Volunteer in New Zealand
Country: New Zealand
Last Activity: 28/01/2012
Description
We live on 15 acres of land in the Onaero Valley, Taranaki. Twenty four cows, 6 chickens, a cat and dog share our land. We have an orchard of apples, pears, figs, plums, feijoas, avocados and lots of citrus trees as well an extensive veggie garden. We have a unique outdoor hot tub area with great views down the valley including Mt Taranaki. We are a 5 minute drive from the beach and also enjoy swimming, fishing and kayaking.
Area
Taranaki
Type of work
Animal care,Help in the house,
Farming,
General Maintenance,
Cooking / shopping,
Gardening
Work
We need help with gardening and around the house. Also help with farm work when necessary (fencing repairs, moving cows, etc.).
Languages spoken
English
Accommodation
We live in a spacious 3 bedroom farmhouse. Guests have their own room in the house.
What else ...
We are relaxed and laid back but work hard when we need to. We are looking for people who want to come to experience the Taranaki lifestyle farming situation and a bit of the culture. We have both travelled extensively throughout the world and enjoy meeting new people and sharing cultural experiences.
Host ref number: 8271953554b6
Feedback left about host
We really enjoyed having Elina and Lowe stay and work with us. They are both really lovely people and worked very hard. We also enjoyed putting out the long line with them and celebrating Lowe's birthday with an impromptu party! Would love to have them back any time and highly recommend them to anyone else.
Michele and Merv are really nice people and excellent hosts to Workaway for. They made us feel like a part of their family and we shared some good times with their dog Buddy. We highly recommend them.
Franzi stayed with us for 2 1/2 weeks. She is everything you could want in a workawayer. Very positive and energetic, hard working with a great sense of humour. She became part of our family in the short time she was here and we can only hope that she will come back before she leaves New Zealand and we also look forward to be able to meet Sam.
To stay with Michele and Merv was the best time! They are much more than just workaway host, they were a family for me! They taked much time for me, showed me their home area, taked me to wonderful places! Thank you very much for this great time, which we had together! I definitely go back to visit them again on my trip.
I wish them all the best!
I wish them all the best!
Mike came and stayed with us for a week last year. He was a pleasure to have at our house. He was hardworking, positive and very courteous. He made fast friends with our dog Buddy and made a good job of painting our house. I would recommend him for any situation.
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