Heather’s place is a dream! My best friend and I had the ultimate weekend getaway at Kereru Studio. We escaped Auckland on a Friday afternoon and cruised up to Mahurangi. Heather and Alan welcomed us to their place and showed us around the incredibly-designed Kereru studio. Before the light faded we walked 20-odd paces to the beach at the end of the lawn where we hopped straight into a double-kayak and paddled around on the tranquil waters of Mahurangi inlet. With tui birds dancing around in the sky above us and the sun setting over native bush, we completely relaxed into the rhythm of nature. If this was our experience in the first 2 hours at Heather’s place you can only imagine how life-giving and soul-filling the next 2 days were... My bestie and I were in need of some R&R after a long year (of everything that life throws at you) so we took the opportunity to have long sleep-ins and restful days. We treated ourselves to champagne in the spa and all our favourite snacks which we had packed with us in the car. Heather had placed freshly-cut flowers and candles on the tables that made our time in the space feel even more special. Everything was lovely and clean and smelled delicious. It was an absolutely gorgeous outlook from the studio, and the most inspiring architecture inside, high ceilings made of beautiful warm wooden textures and big windows and doors leading outside. We made the most of every minute we had at Kereru Studio and it was very hard to leave on Sunday afternoon! Thank you so much Heather and Alan for sharing your magical place with us.