I suppose I had better offer up some infofor the original poster....
They are not to bad, I certainly think there are worse companies in NZ GA to do your time with, they have their good points and some bad points.
You can do your own reseacrh on Aircraft, bases, etc by looking at their website so I wont repeat it here.
The pay is 23,000pa and they make sure they get their moneys worth outta you, in the auckland base you will do approx 600 multi p.a. so its only a year or so till your'e a gone burger. The flying is mainly out to the Barrier and a freight run to whangarei, with the odd charter thrown in, and of course the scenic flying down at the mountain (which is a great job but unfortunatly lacks the multi). The boss seems to have developed a bit of a relationshiop with Air Nsn over the last little while, and if he puts your name forward then it looks like your a shoe in for the job, if your on the wrong side of him, then things might be a little tougher, like I said before, you rolls your dice and you takes your chances.
The bond is another contentious issue however you are given a chance to look at the contract before you sign it, and for most people its a no brainer.... till you get the call up and youre inside your two years... ouch.
The money is difficult to live on in Auckland, and you will go backwards financially in the time that you spend there(unless you have a girlfriend with a good job
).
The job can be difficult at times and loading heavy bags in the rain is no fun for anyone. I think it is called character building, personally I think you can have too much character.
They have had a LOT of employment issues in the past, however, all the good b@stards seem to be able just to get on with the job, do their time and get a turbo job in no time, funny how that happens.
If you like an ale or fifteen you should have no troubles getting on with the boss, and he never has any problems with dishing out the company supplied stuff to the troops when the boys have had a long day
.