Plenty of shops and entertainments within 5 minutes from the house:
Northlink Shopping Centre (Warehouse, Mitre 10, Briscoes, Torpedo 7, KMart, etc),
Northland Shopping Mall (Countdown, Paknsave, cafe, banks, etc.)
Plenty of restaurant and bars (Brazooka, the coffee club, Papanui Flame, etc.)
Bottle Lake Forest Park and beach park is 10 minutes away and plenty of local parks and walks.
Willowbank Wildlife Reserve is 8 minutes away and it's a family friendly zoo.