A large, clean and cozy wooden home at an awesome place. Just perfect. We were warmly welcomed by the co-host. The house offers enough space for a family and has a perfect deck for lunch in the sun (in the middle of winter!). Two electric heaters made it very comfy even during colder nights.
Matarangi is a fantastic place to enjoy your holidays. We spent hours on the beach (5 min to walk) with almost nobody else there. You can reach the top spots like Hot Water Beach or New Chum Beach in less than an hour and the local store offers most groceries. One should also visit Luke's Kitchen next village and have a great pizza or just locally-roasted organic coffee.
Just go there and enjoy. We would definitely come back (again and again)!