We were truly inspired by our stay at the farm! We explored their 800 hectares (2000 acres) per foot, finding forests, a lake, sunset over the oceans and endles rolling hills with paddocks. Paula and Ryan and their kids, and Marlena and Zach and their kid were the sweetest ever, so helpful and fun to spend time with. I worked on my laptop from the cottage and the wi-fi worked great. It was especially nice to hear the birds and feel the breeze from the windows working from the kitchen island. The views from the hill are stunning. Interacting with the animals was a lot of fun, the cat who wants to steal the farm fresh milk, the free-spirited "naughty chicken" who does her own thing while the other chickens are in their pen, and the 500+ gorgeous pregnant cows we met on the paddock path that made us climb up the side of the hill to let them pass. Adventure!
We also made daytrips to Whangarei and other places. In the town of Dargaville we highly recommend the vegan café and store Taste & See.