I was born in NZ but have done all my flying overseas and now have about 5000 hours of turboprop and regional jet time, half F.O and half command. I had been thinking about moving to NZ and what I would have to do to convert my licences. I gather that I'd be applying for F.O. positions at the likes of Air Nelson or Mount Cook Airlines, even if they would consider me without any NZ experience. I'd heard that NZ aviation was a 'closed shop' and all I've read above does seem to bear that out...