huh? As Thump mentioned, the leave without pay situation right now IS because some of the 744s have been parked up already. And those that have taken the offer are off laughing making $$ while the sun shines in the sandpit.
However Air NZ main is still interviewing at present, building a holding pool of pilots sitting on 'yes' letters.
Meanwhile, and I am speculating here, Eagle is trying out the CTC cadets slowly, ready to see if they can take on more when it comes time for big brother to take a bigger bite of their pilots. Remember the so called Air NZ Cadet scheme is due to be launched next year.