Let's not get away from the misty-eyed dream.
I'd like to hear from the mates driving light rotary/float planes in NZ.
Is the pay so crap? And how much? Why are you accepting that?
Then why?
Big difference between an hours builder and a soon-to-retire bloke from the airlines.
I've spent a month in NZ and have to say it is the most magical place (despite holiday goggles) I've ever visited, having actually lived in Africa (Ethiopia) and South America (Colombia), and obviously known most of Europe.