muttly's pigeon;
I do realise there are quite a few out there that are looking for that step up into the airlines. But I am a bit cynical, as one day I'll be looking at moving on up into the airlines and as you say the options in NZ are slim, and you need to do what you need to do to get the jobs.
I was after an idea of the experience of the guys moving in now, just to see how many more years I'll be flying down here before I get my chance. (I'm starting to get some Pilot in Command time, in a Multi Turbine machine a tad smaller than the 1900, but its all VFR). By the sounds of the guys with 300 hours multi, I'll be here for a few more years yet, just long enough to get some savings under me before I take the job and the pay cut to move into Eagle (as you say, you do what you need to do!).