Cant see how they could do very well on the tasman although MEL-DUD could be a winner as well as OOL-DUD could also be alright. As SJ/NZ dont fly it and they are dropping MEL and i cant see why as they have done alright with it.
No one i know has ever been on a flight from DUD which hasnt been close to chockas accross the tasman and people still drive to CHC to get better deals with DJ and JQ so tiger could do alright.
Hamilton might be a good one as well, Queenstown might be able to fill a weekly service from Aussie with the backpacker types. Not sure about Rotorua, could do okay but Hamilton is a couple hours away.
Defintley wont do any good out of AKL, WLG or CHC going there would be pointless and most have the 2 LCC's and the many premium carriers.
Good to see they are setting up a cadet program, will be interesting how it compares to REX's joke...........