Since your partner is a New Zealand citizen you would have been better to have applied for Permanent Residency under the Family/Partnership category.
Cheers
Suzanne. 
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PR....Partnership Category.
25th July '08... Application approved in principle.
1st August '08...Husband received his passport containing "blue stickers".
Whole process from beginning to approval and blue stickers in passport...3 months and 9 days.
Texas>>>>Wellington..October '08.
PROUD TO BE A NEW ZEALANDER.
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