Originally Posted by
JandM
And if you can prove that he has been out of the country for at least five years and you've been together for five years and more, you can be granted PR straight away, without having first to have Residence. See F2.5.1 here.
http://www.immigration.govt.nz/opsmanual/46503.htm You both need to fill in the appropriate forms for partner-sponsored Residence
http://www.immigration.govt.nz/migra...ly/default.htm and submit with your evidence and a covering letter pointing out that you have the five-year requirement, and they should give you PR. (The possible advantage of this is that there is no cut-off point for using a PR visa, whereas you have to travel to NZ to activate PR within a time limit.)
Thank you so much! I have been getting so frustrated looking for this exact information.