A thousand hours in NZ takes a while to get.
Just to give you a bit of an idea for AirNZ... I was there in NZ and in constant contact with the recruiters. I had around 1400hrs with turbine time and air transport time, they told me they have guys on the books with 2000hrs and around 500 twin and a bunch of IF time.
Look outside of NZ. There is so much available to you and you will have the time of your life.
My current job im racking up around 800hrs a year and blasting around in a Cessna Caravan.
Don't just aim for the airlines....