Staying with Howard and Joan was great - they made us very welcome and were so friendly and helpful for us on our first visit to Wellington.
They made us feel we could be at home in their home, and left us a plentiful breakfast each morning we were there - even when we were leaving the house at 7am for an early train.
As people themselves, Howard and Joan are both lovely and this makes them fabulous and accommodating hosts.
Their house is beautiful, the studio in the back is a lovely space that is well-kept and the area they live in is also very charming - it's a nice downhill stretch to the waterfront and city and you can walk through Central Park. The bus back from town is also very easy to use and frequent.
Would definitely recommend this as a place to stay and would stay again if in Wellington.