They include a staging crew of six, 40 television people and 15 PDC officials. It is a well practiced act that sees most of them on the road for about eight months a year, mainly around Britain, for the big tournaments and league events.
About 12,000 tickets have been sold - just a few hundred remain - for the arena, where the staging crew will spend two days turning it into a darts venue. The Auckland Darts Masters will be covered by Sky TV.
Porter said: "We like to give any new tournament three years to build, so there is enough time for it to get a hold and create a culture.
"We know from TV figures that there is a darts fraternity here but we didn't know what to really expect, with it being our first time here.
"We were pleasantly surprised by the rapid sales - we've been delighted. We have a long term strategy which includes increasing the number of people who play the game."
The 16-times world champion Taylor may have slipped from the top ranking but he is still a major force, and won the Sydney event. He is in such demand that Taylor travels with his driver who acts as a personal assistant, allowing Taylor to concentrate as much as possible on his game.
The field also includes four Oceania representatives, Rob Szabo from Wellington plus Australians Simon Whitlock, Paul Nicholson and David Platt.
The final four places will be found from the 130 hopefuls entered in four tournaments over three days at Swanson, starting tomorrow.
