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.
Cows steaming in the cold air against the sunlight

Winter done and dusted

There was nothing extraordinary to write about this winter, really. It’s not been too wet and not too dry, neither too cold or too warm. We had a few frosty nights and a few pretty rainy days but all in all it was reasonably warm and okay from a mud perspective.

Every now and then some of our ex rescue ducks show up and are asking for food or waddle around the house and picking the spiders and bugs off the cladding.

The cats are not fans of winter weather unless you lite a fire in the woodburner.

In the mornings, when it’s cooler in the house and the sun comes up outside, they seek any possibility to make good use of that sunlight.

You find cats scattered in sunny spots around the house, soaking up warmth and sunlight.

You need to be careful not to stumble across the fluffy trip hazards.

The winter came with its usual fog and floods. Although the flooding seem to be getting more with more development and more sealed areas upstream.

We also had the odd storm with hail lighting, rain and thunder.

But all was good, nothing was damaged or has flown away and all buildings and animals are doing well.

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