We couldn't have been made more welcome at Ulrich and Sigrid's. The accomodation exceeded our expectations being better than described and extremely well kitted out.
Sigrid picked us up from and dropped us back to the airport and they went out of their way to help us.
We didn't use the bus (we had friends in the area) but it runs into Auckland hourly from just round the corner - except on Sundays when it doesn't run at all. We caught the train back to Meadowbank and walked (about half an hour)
Thank you Ulrich and Sigrid for a great stay.