Hi Matthew,

about entry standards, here's what they say on the Victoria University, Wellington info page for their MA in Appl Ling:

Candidates for the MA in Applied Linguistics or TESOL must already have a good undergraduate degree, usually a Bachelor's degree, and at least two years of teaching experience or relevant professional experience, preferably but not necessarily in the teaching of English as another language. You need to have at least a B average in your previous study.

Tuition fees for this course are NZ$18000 for international students - there may be one or two additional fees to pay for services (not sure about that) so perhaps allow for $19000 altogether, which is just under US$13000.

There is also a programme from Auckland Uni, but you'd have to contact them for more details. See their info page at:

http://www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/subjects/index.cfm?P=9002

I imagine the costs and entry requirements will be roughly comparable (as they are at Macquarie Uni in Sydney, Australia too).

good luck.