As a Kiwi still living here I didn't feel like I was getting a fair deal until I started working remotely for a US company paying AU rates.

Making the move from an NZ employer to (essentially) an AU employer got me a ~40% pay rise.

I'm now afraid I've priced my self out of the NZ market and will have a rude landing if I'm forced back into the NZ market (you never know, things happen).

But it is frankly ridiculous how far NZ employers have their heads in the clouds. If remote work stays around and more US companies don't mind a few hours overlap with the West Coast timezone to get access to a native English speaking, Western culture, talent pool... well, I think those NZ employers will start banging the immigration drum a lot harder.