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Help out with a family in the Bay of Plenty. New Zealand

Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: No minimum

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  • Description

    Description

    My husband & I have 3 adult children no longer living at home. We have hosted school exchange students through AFS in the past and now do support for the students. We have a house by the beach and 30 acres of land further up the coast going inland. This piece of land needs weed control and some fencing. It is our lifestyle block and we run some sheep and cattle on it. We stay there from time to time. We live in an old 4bedroom villa which we are still renovating.
    We have a large vegetable garden on the farm and we have free range ducks and chickens. We can accomodate vegetarians but not really vegan friendly as we eat our own meat, vegetables & eggs.
    We would expect our Workawayers to do 4-5 hour day with 2 days off each week. Days negotiable of course. Three meals a day are provided for the days you work. We try to eat seasonally off the land. We would expect you to share with the cooking and cleaning up. We ask that volunteers organise their own food for their days off (many choose to go on overnight trips for their 2 days off). There is plenty to do on days off i.e. dunes trail for bikes and walking, hiking tracks, and trips up the coast or to the next township.
    My husband is a handyman/farmer & I am a nurse.
    The internet can be accessed by wireless broadband.
    We have 2 dogs which live outside.
    We are non smokers and would only want non smokers please.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
    Help with Computers/ Internet
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    They will benefit by mixing with this community. And they can learn quite a lot about our bicultural community.

  • Help

    Help

    Help with farming, planting trees, gardening, cleaning outside of house, house work, cooking, clearing gorse, spraying gorse, fencing.

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    One double bed & one king single bed. shared bathroom, living area & kitchen.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Volunteers can spend time on the beach.
    There is a walking/cycling track at our backdoor.
    Catch a bus to the next big centre or spend time in Opotiki.
    Some good walking tracks around the area, and a famous very old tree at Hikutaia Domain. Plenty of wonderful sights to be seen up the coast. Having your own car would be an advantage as there is limited public transport from Opotiki and none from our place into Opotiki.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

  • ...

    Hours expected

    4-5 hours per day, some days we might do more hours and then a day off or less the next day. All negotiable.

Host ref number: 987758617959

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