ON PAUSE as of 3 March 2025 - If my recent arrangement with a host falls through, I will come back to the site and be in touch. Many thanks to all the lovely people who have contacted me, I wish you all the best :-)

Hi I'm a New Zealand resident moving from the lower South Island up to Auckland to be closer to family. I'm a mature ex-pat British woman, I work in community healthcare and am also a technical writer, and would love to stay somewhere peaceful and private, possibly for a few months (or longer if things worked out well) while I look for a permanent place to settle in Auckland. I enjoy quiet and privacy, am respectful and tidy, and am happy to pretty much look after myself. I can provide excellent references . I will be looking for accommodation from roughly the first week of April. :-)