There is no need for the recreational PPL in New Zealand and it should not be introduced either despite what some people might say.
Ostrich alert! Pure bunkum. How can it be neccessary to have exactly the same licence & medical standard to fly a Bonanza across the Tasman as a Volksplane to the next town for a cheeseburger? Flying can be fun, you don't need a bloated government-run bureaucracy to keep the records and tax all but the very richest out of the air.