Appreciate the links, had checked those articles out already actually did have some luck up towards Tawharanui area around the rocks there, mild success around Leigh and Ti Point. The points the article mentions around the east coast of Auckland I didn't actually find overly helpful and a few locals warned me off say theres not much fish around these days with the pollution (whether this was just to get me to stop fishing I don't know!) 

There have to be some other rock fishers here surely! I'm a few years off of getting a boat so something to tie me over would be seriously helpful. Also struggling with getting snagged in rocky areas, is there a better set up than the ledger for this? If the wind works I obviously strayline but if theres any head wind I generally need a little bit of weight to carry the cast over a shelf or a ledge and naturally get snagged a decent amount (one of the other problems fishing new spots blind!)