We stayed at Linda's place for 2 weeks while looking for a place to rent. During that time, the apartment sheltered us through cyclone Gabrielle for 3 days without any issue. By the end of the stay, we were rather sad to leave the place as it felt like a second home.
The airbnb was within walking distance to grocery stores, the harbour and city centre. It has a great unobstructed view of the adjacent surburb and was situated at the edge of the city centre, so it felt safer. It may be a little noisy for some as it is situated next to the highway, but you can alleviate that by closing some windows to deflect the noise. The apartment is almost always breezy as it is also facing the sea.
This place comes highly recommended.