Yay.... Not that it makes that much difference but...

Australia passport queues eased for NZers
Australia passport queues eased for NZers (NZ Herald 22/11/05)

From Thursday, New Zealand and Australian passport-holders arriving at major Australian airports will be able to queue in the same lanes for customs and immigration checks.

The changes were announced yesterday by the Australian Minister for Justice and Customs, Senator Chris Ellison, and the New Zealand Minister of Customs, Nanaia Mahuta.

Finally things catch up over here...
Mind you, still means you have to wait for the luggage to turn up on the carosel...