Originally Posted by thorn bird
Once corruption becomes institutionalized and apparently condoned...
No need to wait. Just take off the rose-tinted glasses and have an honest look around you
Returning to the OP's query however: VH-CAT flew (essentially commercially) in NZ for quite some time, some years ago now, after CAA NZ had a brain-fart over 1st of type certifications, commercial ops, adventure aviation
et al. She stayed on the AUS register throughout, offering aerobatic adventure flights aroun NZQN. if memory serves, pax had to join a "club" prior to their flight, making the operation "aerial work" rather than the "air transport" it strictly was. Took it all back to PVT ops as I recall. Someone else will remember better.