hey all, brief update! i have been impatiently awaiting word from nzis. i wrote a couple of email requesting update and finally this morning i received this:

Sorry for the delay, I have been unexpectedly swamped with urgent
applications over the past week. I will be making a decision on your
application in the next couple of days so will be in touch soon.

hopefully this means that i will know before this weekend what my status is. everyone keep their fingers crossed!

and if you haven't already, please visit the links along the right side of the page, these are other pages, friends, nz folk, more me...and PICTURES

jon