actual pays
Some info here not quite right , THL on AS355 pays experienced pilots from 54k to about 75k , 5 or 6 day week depending on deal struck .They are reducing pay rates as new drivers are taken on by hiring lowish time guys.
Auckland rates are better for experience , 75k plus . Recent 2000 hour guy taken on a rescue AS350 started on 85k!.
Heliworks pays min of 75k in Queenstown.
The minimum pay I know of is 45k in Auckland area for under 2000 hours.
I know it sucks compared to working overseas but not everyone wants to tour to ****holes like PNG .
There are a lot of pilots in NZ making 100k but they have been in those jobs for years and they don't move round like Canada where its seasonal.
The jobs that get advertised are generally the lower paid ones , the decent ones are closely guarded.
Why don't a few post their pays here , I'll make about 70k this year doing part time .
Also New Zealand does have flight and duty times like modern countries , amazing eh !!