Residence!
Finally, after some 2.5 years, we are permanent residents of New Zealand! This is a big day for us - since day 1 we knew we wanted to stay for the rest of our lives. That day has arrived.
Never again will I spend six hours in an Immigration queue; never again will we have to tell a potential creditor that we’re only on visas.
I love this country more and more each day, and can hardly wait for the day some years hence when we are sworn in as citizens.