Accommodation

View of the house with B&B entrance
We are conveniently located in Waimauku – the gateway to Muriwai & the Kaipara Harbour – 30min northwest of Auckland.

Animals

Grey cat sitting on balustrade gazing into the distance
Guests at the farmstay can enjoy lots of cute and friendly farm animals around – Alpacas, cows, chickens, horses, goats, ducks and the cats.

Activities

Whether you would like to explore nature, watch stunning sunsets, relax or be thrillseeking – the area offers something for everyone.

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  • soap bubbles floating in front of the sunset

    March 9, 2018
    Tonight's sunset (with some of Jolans soap bubbles floating around)
  • Sunset over towards Muriwai valley

    February 9, 2016
    This is just an example of the lovely sunsets here.
  • A picture full of little red tomatoes

    March 19, 2024
    Summer has come to an official end, and one can tell. The nights are getting colder, the fog in the…
  • Two black and white goats eating hay

    June 26, 2022
    The weather has turned from somewhat wet and warm to rather wet and cold. The horses have been rugged up…
  • Closeup of white mushroom

    April 22, 2022
    The warm and humid weather produced lovely field mushrooms to be harvested. Earlier we harvested basil, limes and potatoes.
  • Redish sunset over the hills turning the landscape red

    January 30, 2022
    We have not seen much rain in more than 2 months now but rather hot, sunny weather with wind. Both…
  • Base of chsritmas tree with presents and cat hiding behind branches

    December 30, 2021
    Lots and not so much happened. New ducklings, alpaca maintenance, Christmas, holidays and lots of animal fun.
  • An orange sky with a few clouds at the horizon over a green valley with low level light across

    October 8, 2021
    It's been a few rather wet days. Some with intermittent sunshine but not enough to dry up the ground yet.…
  • Cows and alpacas in front of sunset

    September 13, 2021
    I picked a few pictures to keep you entertained and maybe - once we are out of lockdown - you…
  • View across gannet colony with a gannet in the foreground and a large rock in the ocean behind.

    April 1, 2021
    A walk on our local backyard beach, Muriwai Beach. Home to a gannet colony and lovely black sand with beautiful…
  • Eastern Rosella on the fence line

    December 26, 2020
    After being rather busy over the last week before Christmas with a film crew on site and the typical "everything…
  • Rainy landscape in misty layers and some sun pushing through thick clouds orange in the background

    August 25, 2020
    Who likes the weather when it's raining and storming outside? No one - well, maybe the odd people that are…