Fantastic location, really great host, thoughtful and very helpful. Place is even better than the description; immaculate, spacious, very well equipped, really comfortable beds and and an outstanding location a few minutes from an excellent beach. Pam was very considerate and helpful and provided a lot of information about the area, what to see and how to get around.
Literally steps to an excellent beach, with swimming, paddle boarding etc. Supermarket is 5 minutes away from the apartment. Lots of good restaurants, cafes and bars in Takapuna which is a 15 minute walk, (you can walk there down the beach which I'd highly recommend). Bus service is pretty good and you can drive there in 5 minutes.
I'd highly recommend this as a place to stay: outstanding host, great apartment with a perfect location in a beautiful neighbourhood, right next to a great beach and quite easy to get into the central city.