Judi made us feel at home from day one. Her house is a lovely and quiet place in the middle of Birkenhead, and transportation too the center of the city is easy. We had a long term stay a Judi's place, and therefore shared a food box with her for five days a week. Judi is very helpfull and has a lott of good tips about Auckland and NZ. We studied at AUT in Auckland, so we got a lift with Judi in the morning, when she went to work. She has little dog called Cleo, that properly wont talk to you the first two or three days, but after that Cleo is your new best friend. ur stay was all in all one of the best stay we had in New Zealand, and we can highly recommand staying here for both short and long term stays.