I think am one of the luckiest and wish you all good luck. :-) I would assume the time-line would be similar for most of you except for the part "Application Submitted" to "Online APPROVAL".
EOI Submitted: November 30, 2015 (Job offer + 2 year postgraduate education in NZ) (I hold an Indian Passport)
EOI Selected: December 9, 2015
ITA: January 11, 2016
Application Submitted: January 16, 2016
Online APPROVED: February 16, 2016 (I never received an email from my case officer. Neither did my employer hint about receiving any questionnaire)
Approved-in-principle email: March 2, 2016
Passport Sent: March 4, 2016
Visa Stamped ONLINE status change: March 16, 2016
Passport received: 24 March, 2016
Thanks a lot to all those who have shared valuable information in this forum, and also to those who are helping others by replying to the questions that applicants post in here. Very much appreciated!