I did have a feeling that certain items such as citizenship and license conversion would be part of the issue, and i am perfectly fine with such things.....

its good to hear that there are other "Foreigners" heading down to the Australia/NZ area other than China and the Middle East. That area has always appealed to me for some reason.....

are there many foreign pilots in the area? Or are they few and far between?

P.S. How would one acquire Permanent Residency?