This large home is very close to the beach and has great views both front and back. The kitchen was well equipped including a variety of different pans to cook with and a good oven too. Because the nearest big supermarkets are just over half an hour away in Dunedin we took a chance and bought supplies before seeing the facilities - but needn't have worried. The only extra thing we'd have bought if we'd known is a big container of drinking water as the water from the tap here needs to be boiled.
The area seems very safe and quiet despite neighbours on both sides. There's a big back garden which our daughter appreciated, beyond which it's barely a 2 minute walk along a path through some dunes to a very large, very quiet and picturesque beach.
I foolishly forgot to pack a favourite pair of trousers when I left, but Ken has very kindly mailed them back to Singapore for me!