Gerry and Jeannette are very nice people. I recommend you to stay in this house. I stayed for two nights with family, and we rent a car, so it was convenient. I don't know about the public transport. The house was clean and comfortable. The home made breakfast was sooooo delicious that we even asked for the recipe. Also, I asked them about tourist attractions in Auckland. They recommended very good places, so we could have a tight schedule and visited all the attractions in one and half day. They showed me photos of the birds island at Muriwai Gannet, searched low tide time for me. Their garden was amazing.