At least with this deal you don't have to fly some archaic piece of junk and put up with the childish politics which seem to pervade GA in New Zealand.
Amen, brother!
Sure you get to live in NZ, but why whore yourself to do it?
Because to a lot of people, not having to live in China is worth easily 200k a year. Not to mention the ever-present danger of failing a Chinese medical, or finding yourself out of a job at the whim of some low-ranking Chinese bureaucrat. Same goes for most of the countries where contract flying thrives. The ME is still an alright gig, but Asia and Africa? God... no thanks...