Our family of four absolutely loved staying in the funky little house. House was super clean and very well stocked, Shane was responsive and easy going.
Very quiet location a little way out of Takaka itself, which suited us because we had bikes so we cycled in every morning for coffee. There's a bike path from the bottom of the road right into Takaka - this bike path links up with a bike path to Pohara (beach). Takaka is probably a bit too far to walk from the house, but bikes were perfect and we ran in once, too.
Shane's son was staying in a housebus on the property during our stay, but this wasn't a problem. The house itself is really private - the only shared space with the housebus is a small laundry/ toilet on the deck which is accessed by a different external door to the house itself.
Takaka is great, local beaches are amazing.