We stayed at Richard and Amori’s place in Pauanui with our adult children on a chilly winter weekend. The location is great — only a few minutes’ walk to the beautiful beach and the rocks to explore as well. The house is very spacious and flooded with sunshine, and it’s great to have bathrooms on both floors when you have extra people around! Everything we might have needed in the kitchen was there, and it was great to have a decent-sized refrigerator when you have quite a few people to feed. One small note — As the house is open-plan and has mostly hard flooring, you’ll need to just be aware of sounds carrying if you have a child napping or late-morning sleepers. Richard was great in communicating with us, and kindly understanding when I told him we accidentally dropped and broke a plate. Oops. We had a great trip, and can only imagine how nice it must be in the summer! Thanks again, Richard & Amori!