On a trip from the US and needed to get some laundry done half way through our trip. Wash Station…read morewas quick, efficient and clean. We got all of our laundry done in under an hour (wash and dry) for $25 for 2 large loads. Detergent was included making the process very simple! Highly recommend!

It seems pretty clean, but to wash is $12-15, dry is $2. You don't need to buy soap or softener it…read moreis all included. Still pricey in my opinion.

We appreciated this laundromat, located walking distance from the Sheraton FourPoints (up hill on…read morethe way there, blessedly downhill on the return). Machines are easy to navigate, and washers stay locked until the end of the cycle. Those that accept credit card payment are clearly marked and we were able to figure out the credit card keypad the first attempt. Soap is available two doors down; if you can't find the $5NZ small box of powder, the folks at the register there will help you locate it.

Awesome place to do laundry while traveling. Love that you can use credit card. It was clean and I…read morefelt safe as a single female there.

Sunday morning had a different twist of affairs this weekend, I ended up along with my family…read moretracking down the closest Bird Recovery Centre to our home on the North Shore. Why you may ask? A little baby Kingfisher about three weeks old had somehow managed to fall out or be scared out of its nest in a near by Phoenix Palm and become trapped on the balcony. A Quick internet search found a phone number in Green Bay, West Auckland - a Bird Rescue Centre, the lovely lady directed me to my closest rescue centre called SPCA BirdWing, no need to call the phone number she said- just show up. We Arrived at Rothesay Bay, and easily parked at the front of the house, with easy to read signs directing you along the side, and to a back door which was open. Met an eccentric knowledgeable lady called Sylvia and she was able to take the wee bird in, put some powder on his feathers to get rid of any bugs or fleas, and put the baby bird into a special room on its own till it got big enough to share with the other Kingfishers she had recovering. Amazing to see Morepork Owls, Blue Penguins, Baby Seagulls, Ducks, Lovebirds, and Tui's all at the centre healing together.

The bird lady!! Sylvia is famous around here for the amazing things she does for poor injured…read morebirds. According to Sylvia, up to 20 injured birds can be brought into her shelter each day! That is a heck of a lot of birds! I have to admit I have brought in quite a few feathered creatures over the last ten years. As my cats have gotten older the birds have stopped coming but when they were kittens I tell you... we were often running around putting birds in shoe boxes and racing them up to the bird lady. It's so good to know that there's actually something you can do to help these birds and give them a chance to survive! Even if you don't have a hurt birdie to take in it's worth poking your head in to have a look at the birds in the cages at this house in Rothesay Bay. There are penguins and owls and all sorts of birds, some of which I've never before seen in my life. Would be an awesome place to take the kids! Go Sylvia... still doing an awesome job here!

I have been meaning to write a review about the friendly staff and fantastic service we received at…read moreGemmell's in September. We were visiting from the US and returning home the next day when we discovered our suitcase zipper was (what seemed) broken beyond repair. My husband made it significantly worse with his attempts to fix it and everyone we talked to said to go to Gemmell's. I saw why immediately! They were absolute miracle workers and so wonderful about everything. They recognized our time crunch with our imminent departure and stepped in and saved the day and the trip for us. Thank you so very much - I wish we had a Gemmell's!

Without doubt the best place for all you shoe and bag repairs. I highly rated these guys for the…read morequality of work and service.!!!!

Red Kite Preschool is centrally located in Epsom Auckland and my two children attend. When I…read morecollect them each day they are animated and happy. The teaching staff is 100% qualified and children's individual interests are valued and built-on. My children have positive and nurturing relationships with their teachers. I would highly recommend Red Kite Preschool for your children.

From the owner: Red Kite is a happy, welcoming preschool with committed and well qualified teaching staff. We…read moreoffer your child quality care in a safe, warm and supportive environment, with teacher ratios well above industry norms. Our playgrounds are large so that children can enjoy plenty of age-appropriate opportunities for play. Timetable options are flexible, and we can accommodate part time attendance from as little as 9hrs per week.

These people make all sorts of claims on their site that they fix phones and computers, the same…read moreday or in a 30minute time frame making the whole prospect of getting repairs done hassle free. They also claim they will DIAGNOSE your phone first, and then let you know before fixing it, at the best possible and most competitive prices. 100's of 5star reviews they say. It all sounds so attractive, and certainly lures you into using their services, but let me tell you they are operating in a deceptive manner, and in addition to this review am making a complaint to the Commerce Commission about their misleading advertising practice. I am still waiting on my phone after 12days, the service is non existent, they are rude and unhelpful, still have not received a diagnosis on my phone, paid $200 for supposed charging port to be changed, did not do any of the things they were meant to do. Do NOT trust these people, they get your business, and then lie and unacceptably long time to even respond. Shockingly bad & dishonest service. Dont use these people!!!

From the owner: TechnoFix is a company with a vision to deliver Phone & Computer repairs at an affordable price…read more Currently, we are specialising in iPhone, iPad, iPod Samsung phones and all kinds for Laptops & Computers With an effective team of experienced Technicians, we promise our clients to deliver the best quality repairs at the most affordable price. Affordable price does not mean we use cheap quality parts, it means we keep our margins low.

You have to be careful where you take you clothes for alterations, having worked in retail part…read moretime for years I had heard my fair share of bad experiences with these places, especially the chain alteration places. So after doing some research I discovered Wendy and Tom are trusted to alter clothing for designers, that I thought would be good enough for my $500 pants. These pants were made out of textured fabric and needed taking in on both sides, the legs made skinnier, so it was quite a bit of work. I was so impressed with Wendy and Tom. I went in, put them on, they pinned to how I described I wanted them to be and then when I picked them up in a weeks time, they were done, exactly how I wanted them. Couldn't ask for better than that and I have sent my parents there for alterations too and they were also impressed by the service, great people. Next time you need clothes altered, come here, they do a better job than the others.

Fantastic place to get any alterations done to any clothing…read more Wendy can tweak any piece to make it fit like a glove. They've consistently made my clothes fit so much better

When I walked through this childcare centre in Henderson I was blown away…read more The exterior doesn't really give anything away, it looks more like a corporate office space, however step indoors and all is revealed. This is an amazing, modern and inspirational space with children's rooms carefully crafted to cater to babies and preschoolers. Bright colours, designer couches, stylish cushions, artwork and lots of room for the children to move. The outside playground is just as cool and has loads of different things for kids to explore on. My kids are way too old for this early childhood centre now but I'd recommend them to new families. The centre also has community rooms so offers family service facilities on site like teen and young mum programme, plunked and budgeting services. I think that families involved in the centre would take advantage of these services.

Had several watches repaired here over the years, and I recommend that you don't. Twice the new…read morebattery ran flat after only a few months, I could cope with this. But not when I bought in my son's $100 watch for a new battery and was charged $80! Normally a new battery is $20-30, and was told that the seal may be damaged. Within weeks the watch fogged up and stopped working. I know - I should not have paid and left him with the watch, my lesson. I recommend the watch repair off Queen St, this one is shonky.

Dear Swee and Staff We cannot Thankyou enough…read more The family were more than happy with every single aspect of Peters funeral. We felt confident and totally involved we were listened to. So many people sang your praises. Alice our celebrant was amazing. People commented even on how nice the catering was. All handled professionally but very intimate and caring. Several family members commented how easy it was to talk to you and how the empathy shown by yourself and staff was exemplary. Kindest regards Linda Stopforth

Had a family reception organised for the arrival of Mum's ashes, but after standing in the heat for…read morean hour, people gave up and left. There was no notification that they were running an hour late. My 90 year old Dad was also subjected to a lot of fake sympathy, in an effort to upsell their services. They are disingenuine and uncaring.