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Good Luck,
You should have gotten a written job offer if not several before jumping in head first. Getting a job in New Zeland, no matter what skills and degrees you have will be much harder than you think.
1. You need a Work Permit
2. You can't get a Work Permit without Written Job Offer and to a point sponsorship
3. No Work Permit means NO Written Job Offer
4. Step 3 sends you back to step 1

Your paperwork can't have things missing such as records and dates. You won't get approved for anything other than a Tourist Visa period. Your EOI needs to be approved, you NEED written job offer no matter who high your skill level is period.
Anything out of order or missing means you need to be ready to leave New Zealand when they say so.