For you Auckland drivers, i have a couple of roads you
must drive.
a) Walkworth to Auckland, via Woodcock road. WIld, tight, windy road. Very little traffic
b) Riverhead Rd. Hang left towards Riverhead, prior to reaching Kumeu. Amazing little bit of road and very close to auckland. Can get busy at the wrong times. Comes out, by the BP station next to the muriwai beach turn off. You can get very light in a few places, so i pays to get a slow runs in prior to a speedy one...
If you're interested, i'll post some maps.
Simon