What a fantastic place in a serene location. If you have spent many hours flying to NZ this is the perfect place to recuperate. Only 45 min from Auckland airport ( pretty heavy traffic) next thing you are in a quiet and peaceful location where everything has been thought of and you can relax on the veranda enjoying the peaceful views with a beer over a rural landscape. Lou and Bruce are great hosts with lots of personal touches such as home made jam from their range of fruit trees. My daughter enjoyed helping to feed the animals and throw the ball for the dogs. You wouldn't have thought Auckland was just over the hills. Close to motorway access.