I think we have found our hood. We are still on the house hunt but are widening our search to include this sweet suburb about 15 minutes from downtown Auckland City.
Kohimarama, affectionately called ‘Kohi’ by locals, is nestled between Mission Bay (super touristy) and Saint Heliers (super posh) on Waitemata Harbour. It is probably the quietest stretch of the three bays with a wee ‘downtown’ – read: a place to get gelato and the best baguette in all of Auckland, thank you very much – and heaps of beach. Glorious beach.