We stayed at Janine and Trevor's place for 2 weeks and it was fantastic. They are brilliant hosts and nothing was too much trouble. They were incredibly keen to help in any way they could but also incredibly respectful of our time. Rothesay Bay is an ideal location to see the many unbelievable attributes that the North Island has to offer. If you want to stay local the walk to Mairangi Bay to Paper Moon for a coffee or over to Browns Bay was awesome. We used it as our base and it was perfect for that.