Sorry to hear you had a bad start, Kate. It has been preached on here several times in the past about not letting anyone know your real intentions if you're entering NZ on a VV and it looks like there's reason behind this.
The airlines are supposed to check before you leave your originating country whether you have an onward ticket or not, as I'm sure Dawn can confirm, having been caught that way herself. There is confusion about this ruling though, as I've heard of others who say they didn't need one.
I wonder why they've given you a 4 week VP when I thought you were entitled to 6months as a British citizen. Must be some punitive measure because of your 'irregular' entry.
Hope you can manage to get sufficient time to complete all your PR paperwork without any more hassle.
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