hum cafe, Auckland on Flickr.This little cafe was just a bunch of couches and armchairs sprawled outside a plastic-clad apartment block at the end of the Garrett St bridge. The building is an artist space full of studios, and the run the cafe from a little shed out the front. We sat here for hours drinking coffee and drawing.

hum cafe, Auckland on Flickr.

This little cafe was just a bunch of couches and armchairs sprawled outside a plastic-clad apartment block at the end of the Garrett St bridge. The building is an artist space full of studios, and the run the cafe from a little shed out the front. We sat here for hours drinking coffee and drawing.

St Kevin’s Arcade, Auckland on Flickr.This little shopping arcade on K’ Road was my favourite place in Auckland. The cafe you can see down the end was so cute, licensed, and with an amazing view of the city.

St Kevin’s Arcade, Auckland on Flickr.

This little shopping arcade on K’ Road was my favourite place in Auckland. The cafe you can see down the end was so cute, licensed, and with an amazing view of the city.

Workshop on Flickr.I was so jealous of everything in here. But I guess when you’re building your own house you can put whatever you want in it. Check out those amazing brass hands!

Workshop on Flickr.

I was so jealous of everything in here. But I guess when you’re building your own house you can put whatever you want in it. Check out those amazing brass hands!

Keegan and I visited a family living in the bush outside Auckland who have built their own house without official permission. It was so beautiful, consisting of all the essentials but put together with such consideration and care that every corner held something of interest. It was such a comfortable, lived in home. This is where we slept.

Keegan and I visited a family living in the bush outside Auckland who have built their own house without official permission. It was so beautiful, consisting of all the essentials but put together with such consideration and care that every corner held something of interest. It was such a comfortable, lived in home. This is where we slept.