For successful jigging, the jigger needs to use a rod which is good for feeling a strike, and needs to stay in contact with the lure and get it to where the fish are. Most fish caught by jigs are on or near the bottom.
Fly from Australia to New Zealand aboard one of the airlines that service both countries, such as Air New Zealand, Quantas, Air Pacific, Air Tahiti Nui and Virgin Australia.
Its around 3 hours to NZ from Australia. Most qantas flights get into sydney at 6:30am from manila. Qantas or phil the quickest to get here otherwise it a night spent somewhere. if direct flight just 5 hrs, but if via Sidney, no. of hrs of stop over + 1.5, Sidney to wellington.