I just wanna say I had a very rough and long labour. My water brok 23/11 late at night and i had contractors all night every 5-10 min... I went to hospital on 24/11 4pm where my midwife was meeting me. Because my contractors suddenly stopped during mid day i kinda had to be induced and contractions began from 5pm until 5am the next morning and because my cervix did not get any thinner during those 12 hrs I ended up having C section. My midwife was with me at the hospital from 4pm-7am next morning (15hrs)... she is a very experienced midwife and very friendly. She visited me twice while I was in hospital and gave me a lot of support and talking to me a lot as I was very depressed the first few days. Also she would ring or text me to see how things were as she knew I weren't that happy with the feeding. I would recommend her if you need to find a midwife and english isn't your concern. She looks after Auckland central region and her clinic is located in Onehunga. If anyone is interested I can give you her contact number.