I couldnt agree more with the above posts.
I am a ex-kiwi and after working my butt off for GA companies for 2 years with below min wage (this has to be done to get your hours up) and with over 1000hrs now a couple of houndred multi I was still a little below what was needed for B1900
So here I am doing a conversion, as I believe the chances of jobs here are way better. Progression is anyway.
In air NZ you will be a 2nd officer for about 7 years before moving on.
Cant take away that doing the training in NZ is a good thing, the scenary is amazing and there is some amazing flying to be done there.