For those of you keen on working in NZ or Aus via the NZ registration process....
to be eligible for the NZ registration you need to either have:

a 4 year BSc degree (so have trained in scotland or ireland) OR
any UK BSc/MSc pre-reg in physiotherapy AND at least 1 year of post grad experience.

I did the checks myself with the NZ board and to get NZ registration there is no other way than the two options above I'm afraid. They wont budge on this, they basically want people with comparable levels of education as the NZ 4 year degree.

By the way ou can work in some Australian states without doing the exams on a temporary basis, if you check each Aus state physio website they tell you what thier requirements are.