I only ever got an initial check ride in a 210 before I went North and got a Job at the first town I stopped at. That was back in the days when you could shake a tree and a dozen Kiwi pilots would fall out in their Jandels saying 'my turn bro'
There are lots of Airvans around now and chances are you will be flying one of them first off in the usual scenic jaunts up North, so the ole 210 time aint that much of a requirement compared to yester year.
I'd still go with an initial multi! After all you are only doing the bare minimum in a single to get on a twin doing the bare minimum to get on a multi crew turbine type operation.