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We are looking for helpers, single, couple or traveling pair that are happy to share a double room (may be a shared twin room if single) with own bathroom.
My wife, 7 year old girl, 3 year old boy and I have a small lifestyle block where we are currently growing an avocado orchard. We have cattle, calves, and chickens.
We would like helpers that can stay for at least 2 weeks.
We are a small working farm. Helpers will not be required to work on the farm operation but are welcome to the experience.
Helpers will be working on tasks that produce anything to be sold.
We are 4 min south of Te Puke, 20min to Mt Manganui Beaches and 22min to Tauranga township. Some transfers/transport will be available but own is preferred
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Time with a kiwi family.
Rural setting and outlook.
Fun mixed with hard work between your exploration of the beautiful Bay of Plenty
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Tasks available all year round
Tasks will be varied:
Looking after our chickens (1000), Feeding and collecting eggs
Helping with feeding Cattle, Cattle health and wellbeing (lots of play time)
helping with Avocados – mulching, compost prep, tractor help
General farm type help
Helping with our orchid plants, repotting work
Vege garden maintenance and general house gardening
Helping with Renovation
Meal prep and cooking
Helping with the little people from time to time
General cleaning
Helpers will be working on tasks that produce anything to be sold.
From End July to Nov we raise 150 Calves. Your help with this would be great :)
A usual week is 4 to 5 hours per day as agreed in exchange for Accommodation, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and WiFi. Fulldays can be done to “bank” full days off at the end of the stay. 4 hours per day if tasks are hard, 5 hours if work is light :)
We are after Mature, Hard-Working Helpers.
Always a cold beer available after a hard day
- This is a non smoking house, if you do smoke you will need to outside away from the house.
- We eat a regular meat diet. If you are vegan or vegetarian you are welcome, but you will need to help with food preparation and cooking :-)
Languages
Languages spoken
English: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
Double Room with shared main bathroom. Single Room with shared main bathroom
Food - heaps of ingredients provided for you to make your own Breakfast/Lunch. Shared dinners with shared cooking responsibly.
What else ...
We are a small working farm. Helpers will not be required to work on the farm operation but are welcome to the experience. Helpers will be working on tasks that produce anything to be sold. …
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Our internet wifi is Starlink - up to 200mbs. I work a few small businesses and have worked for large corporate in the small-medium sized business team so can help with ideas and brainstorming :)
Space for parking camper vans
We also have a campervan so have facilities here.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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My main job was taking care of the chickens. Feeding them, collecting eggs, cleaning them, etc. which was definitely an interesting experience:)
After a day of work there was always good… read more
Your note filled us with joy, like a sweet melody in our hearts. It's been a splendid time having you around during your maiden voyage with Workaway. Memories made with you will linger in our minds like timeless tunes.
Tessa, your partner in tasks, made the… read more
I was there with another workawayer, Tessa, who I got to share my tasks with. Almost every day was something new to learn, from… read more
Claire swept into our lives like a whirlwind of energy, gracing our home with her presence for two magical weeks. With her strong work ethic and keen ability to take charge, she effortlessly danced through tasks, a true master of independence and… read more
The food they whipped up was simply magical - each meal a symphony of flavors that… read more
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My main job was taking care of the chickens. Feeding them, collecting eggs, cleaning them, etc. which was definitely an interesting experience:)
After a day of work there was always good… read more
Your note filled us with joy, like a sweet melody in our hearts. It's been a splendid time having you around during your maiden voyage with Workaway. Memories made with you will linger in our minds like timeless tunes.
Tessa, your partner in tasks, made the… read more
I was there with another workawayer, Tessa, who I got to share my tasks with. Almost every day was something new to learn, from… read more
Claire swept into our lives like a whirlwind of energy, gracing our home with her presence for two magical weeks. With her strong work ethic and keen ability to take charge, she effortlessly danced through tasks, a true master of independence and… read more
The food they whipped up was simply magical - each meal a symphony of flavors that… read more
Mackenzie and Grady, our kids, formed a special bond with Freddie, and their playtime together was heartwarming… read more
Mackenzie and Grady adored playing with Charlotte and Maïlys, and the kids formed an instant bond that made their time together truly special.
Not only were Charlotte and… read more
Risto's willingness to help with building… read more
Our time with Alan, Katherine, and the kids was absolutely amazing, and life on the farm was inspiring. We loved every moment of the cozy chats, story's of New Zealand, delicious food, and the amazing work with the chickens.… read more
The political debates, while occasionally intense, added some… read more
During her stay, Alina fully embraced family life, from visiting the beach and enjoying the Christmas parade to going bike riding and… read more
The two kids are lovely and I enjoyed playing with them.
My "work" was mostly playing with the kids, make dinner and do some gardening.
We fed the calves everyday and it was a great routine!
I had interesting conversations with Alan! He is a curious man, with many opinions and knowledge about life and… read more
We will miss her, Mac keeps asking where you… read more
We had lots of fun and Bobby can cook some awesome Malaysian dishes.
Little Grady (Ben) is doing great! I'll send photos.
You would be lucky to have these guys come stay with you.
All the best with "Ben" ! 😜😜
They worked on the lifestyle block with the Plants and gardens and planted out a whole vege garden. They did a lot of work in the young Avo orchard and with our orchid plants too.
They had a great time with our… read more
We had friendly talks and games with the beautiful Mackenzie. Also we went to the beach one day and in the way to work in some other land, we stoped at one river, very beautiful :)
About the job,
We were there with my friend Clau for a week, did some work in the vegie garden… read more
They worked on the lifestyle block with the Plants and gardens and planted out a whole vege garden. They did a lot of work in the young Avo orchard and w2ith out orchid plants too.
They had a great time with… read more
They had a great time with our little girl and she (and us)will miss them… read more
Their lifestyle block is situated in beautiful countryside surrounded by fruit orchards but only a… read more
We were lucky enough to have them for 2 weeks and they were so helpful that we were able to get ahead of “the list”. Don’t be fooled by their age, they will out-work any 20-year-old, and with their years of life skills and knowledge almost no task is unachievable.
They made a real impression on our… read more
