Stillalbatross;
In the context of the thread I am afraid I am having difficulty understanding your post.
Why is it fortunate for Kiwi's that we have vast numbers of bitter and twisted people who wished to fly for ANZ????
For some punters that was their ambition and those that made it certainly put in the hard yards. But ANZ was certainly not the ambition of many others who found much satisfaction in other spheres of aviation activity. If you are of the opinion that the person whose activities started the thread is in any way deserving of any sympathy than I do believe you are much in need of an accelerated course in reality.
Prospector