Our hosts were very welcoming and were able to help us plan our travels in the area. Bruce provided the best tastiest fish (rainbow trout) we'd eaten in decades. We loved staying in a quiet neighbourhood with good facilities for cooking our own food and street lights that didn't keep us awake at night. The area is lovely and there are many excellent forests nearby which are of great interest to us. It was especially exciting to see riflebird, kaka and north island robin. The giant forest trees dripping with epiphytic ferns and the plethora of bryophytes are truly worth seeing.