We enjoyed staying in Heather's apartment. Especially we liked the fact that it has a garden and the nice big bed. The kitchen is equipped to satisfy your needs not only for short stays but also longer ones like ours (and we like to cook).
We also liked that the apartment is not far from the center of Auckland, since I was working at the University of Auckland during our stay. The neighbourhood is friendly with its quiet streets and we walked with the baby in her pram to several parks and the sea (we also walked to the center, but thats a long walk of 4 km).
The apartment is close to Auckland Zoo and when the wind direction is right, you can hear the lion roar from the garden :)
As Danes we were happy to find out that the local organic supermarket actually sells sourdough rye bread which is a major part of our diet at home :) In any case the close shopping and take away possibilities are nice.
Heather helped us getting settled in every possible way she could, and made arriving in a new country after 36 hours of travel with an infant easy.
During our 2 months stay Heather has helped us out on several issues and shared her knowledge and travelling tips as a local. She is very welcoming and thoughtful and she has in every way confirmed our belief that the New Zealanders is a considerate and friendly people who welcome others with open arms.
The people living upstairs were friendly and welcoming as well, but we didn't talk too much to them. As mentioned in another comment it is true that we could hear the tenants upstairs since it is a wooden house, but it was nothing that bothered us.