Applications which include restaurant manager roles continue to be heavily scrutinised by INZ. The key is whether there is a substansial match between your role and that on ANZSCO, but equally importantly if you are truly a manager, who plans and controls the operation of a business?
What's the heirachy in the business you work in? Who do you report do. Who makes the decisions like hiring and firing and what's on the menu? is it a café? is it a fast food establishment?
see here:
https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search...214_202936.pdf
Currently case officers seem to being assigned onshore after 4-5 months from lodgement.