The house is high on the hill and from the garden, you can see far ,far away, hills and busy valleys. On the way, driving with great view, so have to be careful at some tricky part of the way!I appreciate the the time, the host gave me great amount of information which helped me a lot to know and understand, not only the area, but more about environment matters in NZ . Also the info. about great local chocolate maker shops and yammy freash Gelato shop which only used local grown fruits and veg!! that made my way back to Auckland joyful one as well. The house is very clean and there are many scent candles, the room faced the wood deck is blight with sunshine. I enjoyed the feeding unique fee range pigs ,chickens, cows and a calf. The tree planting project by the host is going on, fascinating! The breakfast is splendid, Stronglly recommended to one place stop on the way up to the North.