We have had such great experiences in New Zealand because of hosts and places like this. Emily and Wyn met us in person for checkin. They were incredibly kind, and spent plenty of time sharing great information about the area.
The house is walkable to a very quiet beach by the cliffs and has another, more popular beach, by a great shopping / dining area. There is also another walkable area which includes Indian, Thai, Italian restaurants and an excellent French cafe, called Bean Grinders. The breakfasts were amazing.
The house was beautifully done, very clean, and provided for all our needs. We would stay here again in a heartbeat and in fact, already agreed we would come back to New Zealand again..
Side Note:
One tip for those traveling New Zealand in general is that most homes will have washing machines for clothes, but not dryers because the weather makes it very effective to dry outside most of the time. We saw quite a bit of rain and did several short stays, so we had a hard time keeping dry clothes. If it is a nice day, make sure to dry your clothes while you can. This is not something the host can prevent of course and I wouldn't expect them to buy a dryer for these rare cases.