Nobody said it would be simple did they?
The land of hobbits, Piano Players and the Haka is not rushing to welcome the Cherub with open arms.. They have however assigned us a Determinations Officer, which sounds as if they are taking us seriously.
Hell, don't take my word for it, try typing "Determinations Officer NZ" into google images for yourself.
Things are not going well with my Determinations Officer so far. I'm doing my best here, but his insistance on the Privacy Document being signed by all parties has defeated me.
As I pointed out in my covering letter
Privacy Act Section 6 – Both {the Cherub} and myself have signed this. W-, the parent with NZ citizenship being dead, cannot sign this as requested.
We await further
23 June 2010 at 00:36
He's very determined, isn't he?
23 June 2010 at 07:41
Mr Musgrove - So am I....
23 June 2010 at 07:51
I've seen him in our main post office
23 June 2010 at 07:59
Rog - HA! As I suspected....Well off my trail then..
24 June 2010 at 20:42
Just be more determined that he is. He'll crumble under your baleful glare.
25 June 2010 at 11:28
I effing hate forms. And people who push them on me. Ugh.
My sympathies.
25 June 2010 at 17:28
Now that really does seem to be bureaucracy at its most idiotic. Probably if you forged the signature, they'd be perfectly happy.
4 July 2010 at 21:23
Just checking: are you both still being determined or is one or both of you throwing sticks for the dog?
6 July 2010 at 21:23
Mme Def - I have at least as long as he does to bat forms in his general direction!
Roses - Forms I can do... it's getting the bloody supporting documentation together everytime that really grinds me down.
Mr Musgrove - Been determined in a whole new time zone lately...sadly without dog