Thank you.
I too would like to thank you all for being here.
We've been struggling with a problem, and I get the impression you might have come fairly close to solving it. One problem we have is that if a Canadian has his wife come to Canada, they are required to live together for two years. There's an asymmetry in the power relationship, because if there's abuse or violence, then the one who has come in from a foreign country is at risk of being deported. So that gives the husband, in this case, a lot of power over the woman because he might abuse her but she won't complain because she might otherwise be deported. If she does complain, in Canada I think the process is expensive and very time-consuming in order to be allowed to stay in this country. So for many the cost is prohibitive, so the domestic violence goes on and is unreported.
Now, in your case, if I understand it correctly, the couple has to live together in New Zealand for one year. Is that right?