We had an excellent time at Mel and Jono's, very friendly and welcoming hosts. The accommodation is handy for buses into the city centre (we drove in one day and we would recommend public transport as it took us ages to find a parking space, quite stressful in an unfamiliar city!). We were a short drive from the airport which was handy as we had to drop our daughter off for a flight to Christchurch however we had no problems with airport noise. Highly recommended!