We loved our stay with Nikk and Dimitri, a brilliant private apartment with super bathroom and living space. All the cooking necessities and pretty relaxing sofa to chill out on at the end of days exploring. Duke (dog) and Tutu (cat) are great characters, if you love pets you'll love these. The home we found was a great base to explore the Northland from, we visited a lot of beautiful bays, Cape Reinga and KeriKeri is an ideal town if you need to get any essentials.
Highly recommended! And would stay again :)