I'm in a similar situation to HelipilotNZ, Pomme training for a CPL H and full time job to boot, I'm not going through any Uni though.
A mate at work knows someone just starting a CPL H through Massey but its going to cost him 70K NZ which is plenty more than I'm paying (admitedly he's on a 300 & I'm on a 22. Seems like the ground school is subsidised but the flying may not be.
I know one thing, Uni's will do anything to sell courses and if people want to pay....
It's a shame, NZ has shed loads of jobs, just not in aviation but that's not unique. Whats more worrying is the sometimes poor perception of NZ employers, can't be all bad.