We had a fantastic stay at the Shearer's Retreat. We're a family of 5 (2 adults, 3 kids) and there was plenty there to keep everyone entertained - lots of board games for the kids, trampoline and monkey bars outside and lots of animals in the surrounding fields for the kids to look at.
We were treated to fresh eggs in the morning and on the last day the kids got to feed the lambs which was really cool.
Location was great, it's around 10 minutes to the Luge / Zorb etc. and about 15 minutes to town. There's a smaller village about 5 minutes drive away with a petrol station, bakery, pub, store etc. if you don't want to head into town.
Really nice chilled spot to get away from the hustle and bustle of Auckland and will definitely stay here again in the future.