Zorana’s house is much more spacious than I expected, with some extremely comfy couches. It’s also clean and warm (it got to -2 while we were there and we were warm enough, though Zorana kindly lent us a radiator for the baby’s room). There are stairs though that small children will need supervision on. Zorana was a very helpful host.
Raetihi was a nice change to stay in - metres from the house is a 3km(??) walk along a stream with some interesting sculptures and amazing native bush. Also a bmx pump track. Similar distance the other way is an awesome cafe with a fenced in outdoor garden and fresh coffee and out of the oven pasties, etc.