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Hello everyone! We are looking for help with some renovations, which will mostly be painting and some landscaping projects.
Work times are usually 4 hours a day (including a break for morning tea) 3 days on, 1 day off, 2 days on, 1 day off - although this may vary week to week depending on weather, etc. We would also love to have your help some evenings in the kitchen while preparing/cleaning up after dinner.
We are a small family living in sunny Whakatane. I (Janet) am a naturapath and bowen therapist, and my partner (Don) is a plumber/handyman. My sons Aaron and Michael are also often around to help out with the renovations (Aaron usually answers the emails here!). Michael is finishing his studies at the university of Auckland, while Aaron travels the world and writes fulltime as an author.
My house is a quick five minutes walk from town and will be the house I am doing up this year! We have a spare bedroom with two king single beds which we use for workaways. We also have a second spare room in which we can put a queen mattress or two single mattresses, for workers who are keen to stay while the main room is full!
There is ultra-fast broadband, the house is sunny and warm, and there are many fruit trees on the property you are welcome to (when in season).
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are all kiwis and have lived in Whakatane, and love to share our local foods and a bit of the kiwi lifestyle with our visitors. We also have plenty of local tips for travelling our country and know all the local sights for you to see. Whakatane is more of a domestic tourist destination so many of our best activities are unknown to foreign travelers, but we are happy to share all our tricks with you!
Help
Hello there, we are looking for a couple of hard working folk to help with painting our house and general cleaning and gardening in Whakatane. There's plenty of work for anyone willing to help and learn a few tricks of the trade.
We ask workawayers to spend four hours a day working on the house, doing 5 days on, 2 day off (we are flexible though). In return, we offer free accommodation at our lovely house, 3 meals a day, and our local knowledge of the area. We might ask you to help in the kitchen and with the dishes though ;)
We're looking for anyone who can help with the renovations, those with a hard working attitude who are ready to get stuck into the task :) Photos of the houses we'll be working on (As well as some of the inside of our house) are shown in our profile.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
My house is a quick five minutes walk from town. We have a spare bedroom with two king single beds which we use for workaways. We also have a second spare room in which we can put a queen mattress or two single mattresses, for workers who are keen to stay while the main room is full!
There is ultra-fast broadband, the house is sunny and warm, and there are many fruit trees on the property you are welcome to (when in season).
There is a local bus in Whakatane that can take you over to the beautiful Ohope beach for around $3 (voted best beach in NZ for a couple of years in a row). We will also be happy to take you over to the beach occasionally if we have the time.
We are looking for people to stay for any length of time :)
What else ...
The main attractions in Whakatane are:
- White Island Tours - take a boat trip out to the amazing active volcano in our bay and take a walk around it.
- Swim with the dolphins (and seals)
- Ohope Beach - $3 on the Bayhopper bus (20 minutes). Great place to learn to surf, swim and sunbathe. Might be able to take you over ourselves sometimes as well!
- Downtown whakatane with local cafes and supermarket just 5 minutes walk away.
- Local walks - Otawairere Bay, walk to the hub, river walk, walk to the heads
- Juliens berry farm - Delicious berries and ice cream, plus minigolf
- Fishing at the heads with our rods
- Whale island tours - the chance to see some protected/endangered species of new Zealand
- Awakeri Hotsprings
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Good wifi and a table to work at
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4 hours a day, 5 days/week with 2 days off
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She cooked us delicious healthy meals, and we had a lot of good and learning conversations about culture, countries, stories and more.
100% recommended host.
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She cooked us delicious healthy meals, and we had a lot of good and learning conversations about culture, countries, stories and more.
100% recommended host.
Fist of all, Janet is a wonderful and caring person. We spent a lot of time together and I felt very welcome at her beautiful house in Whakatane.
I stayed in a private bedroom and got 3 very healthy and delicious meals per day. The work was easy.… read more
Janet and Don welcomed us into their home as if we were family, making us feel at home.
Janet has been available to answer our every question, providing advice on our future destinations.
Thanks again for your hospitality
