It is "New Zealand". Anyway, as far as I'm aware, airlines don't care where you learnt to fly as long as you have the minimum experience and the personality they want. If I was you, I would select a flying school that you are happy with for personal reasons (price, lifestyle, personal attention etc,) and not worry too much about what the airlines think.
Also, you may get more responses by asking a moderator to move this thread to the Dununder and Godzone forums.