 After being sparingly used, he returned to New Zealand on 21 September 2017, signing for Auckland City.Bright has represented New Zealand at under-15, under-16, under-17 and under-20 levels.He played in all of New Zealand's matches during their failed qualifying campaign for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship, scoring four goals, including a hat-trick in a 13–0 win over Tonga.