From own experience and what other immigrated friends experienced, titles and degrees are indeed not very valued in NZ. Everyone that I know (except for the ones that got recruited because of their specialist knowledge) had to start right at the bottom of the job ladder or even start in a completely different area of work. Once, some NZ experience is gained, many doors start to open very quickly and after one or two years, you are there where you left your job in your own country - or somewhere even better .
On the salaries: I am not sure, that at the end of the day (when living) in Oz after tax and rent/rates and everything else is being paid, you really have more money left in your pocket. We are running a company in Australia as well and I don't really see much of a difference.
|