We were four Canadians traveling through New Zealand and we stayed at Duncan’s house for two days. The house is modern, welcoming and very comfortable. It is situated around an apple orchard and a small sheep pasture it was a very relaxing environment. But it is also very close to Hastings which has restaurants, grocery stores and all amenities. We appreciated that a fruit basket was offered to us. Duncan came around to ask us if all was ok and we appreciated meeting him. We would definitely recommend this house.