Home had a view of the sky tower, and is a 15 minute walk to Newmarket, or a 5-10 minute walk to a bus stop which will take you through Newmarket to Auckland cbd. Recommend grabbing a HOP card if you plan to bus around.
Barb's home is super cute and spacious. It's a separate flat which shares a wall (with a locked door) with the main house. If you are a light or restless sleeper I would recommend bringing earplugs as the house can make a lot of old creaky noises, and there are sometimes planes overhead, but I personally didn't find this disturbing at all and had a great sleep.
This is really the best value place I've stayed at in Auckland so far, and Newmarket is a great suburb to base yourself in. The westfield mall opened end of last year and it's massive. Lots of food nearby to pick from too.
Barb was a very attentive host, and would reply to messages super fast / proactively send information we needed etc. I would definitely stay again, thank you Barb!