Hello everyone,
I have just received an email notification confirming the approval of our citizenship (myself, wife, and 3 kids).
We applied on 9th of March 2023, just as soon as the online calculator showed we were eligible. We did an online application for all of us.

Residency was granted on 9th of June 2018.
We were out of New Zealand between 10th December 2018 to 10th January 2019 (about a month outside).

I am now waiting for the ceremony invitation in Wellington.

Thank you all for the wonderful information you have been providing to support one another,