So that is what it looks like when we discover our surroundings. By now, we moved from our Couchsurfing place to a shared flat near my workplace at Mt Wellington. It's quiet here, but it's perfect concerning the position: We have a huge shopping center with several supermarkets in walking distance, as well as a train and a bus stop.
Maybe we will make a daytrip to one of the Islands soon. One of them is an extinct volcano (one of the many in and around Auckland): Rangitoto Island.
That's what it looks like from Auckland: