hey thanks all who posted so far. its great to receive so much positive feed back. im still learning what hoops i have to leap through.....
couple more questions...
1. is the normal progression to long haul type flying in europe via doing short haul jet first rather than say starting as a second officer on a heavy after flying a turbo prop?
2. if i took the plunge and did a 738 rating down here in NZ and got say 1000 hours up on type and then went to easyjet and they had a job on the airbus, i assume id have to fork out again for a rating(via the bonding process)?
3. any other kiwis out there want to share their experiences please feel free to msg me!