Are the Kiwis happy though?
Celeritas,
Having been there 2 months ago on an Emirates jump seat famil that doesn't exist I can tell you first hand the highest paid controller gets paid less then Top FPC AsA including all allowances.
Upside - the OCS folks are the happiest people I have ever met in ATC. Close to the mood as an instructor in Tassie before they short staffed us.
Downside - COOOOLD. That's why a whole heap would come here (Brisvegas) tomorrow if there was a proper pay for experience program. A lovely lady there offered to house sit my waterfront pad on the Gold Coast so she didn't have to go back to Christitscoldchurch as OCS in Auckland is overstaffed.
Too good too be true,
Skase Jnr