G`day chopper,
First question you have to ask your self, is do you want to fly helicopters or aeroplanes ?, doing your ppl (A) will not help in your quest to fly helicopters.
Doing your license in N.Z will be a different experience for sure, you will be exposed to night and sling and mountain training..
B47 helicopters are museum pieces, they were good back in there hayday, train on a R22 or H300 if you want no govenor experience.