What Mr Hat said.
Gotta weigh up whats important to you
1. Time to command
2. Lifestyle and time off afforded by the conditions compared to others
3. Money compared to others nationally, regionally and globally
4. Job security (a relative term), mind you it is govt owned for now.
If 1 is important then dont wait. If 2 and living in NZ are what matters to you then its probably the best there is.
Each to their own. Out of 10 pilots you'll prolly get 12 different answers.