A giant Australian mining company founded by a New Zealander is trying to lure hundreds of New Zealanders across the ditch with the promise of salaries starting at more than $150,000. The company expected to hire several hundred New Zealanders, Grey said. READ MORE: China caught up in new spat with Pacific nationThe company expected to hire several hundred New Zealanders. But the company would also help people's spouses find work too, if the whole family wanted to move across, Grey said. The Australian mining company was founded by New Zealander Chris Ellison, who moved to Australia from Dunedin at the age of 19.
