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Beschreibung
Kia Ora and Hello,
We’re looking for a friendly and reliable couple to join us in exchange for fully self-contained accommodation. Ideally, we’d like couples to stay for 2 to 4 weeks so that we get to know you, but we're flexible.
About us
We’re a warm and welcoming young family with three little ones (all under five). Hilde, is at the tail end of her cancer treatment (one more operation to go in January) and we’re looking for a compassionate and responsible couple to help us keep the household going. This would be for 15 hours per person per week, 3 hours a day from Monday to Friday (days are flexible). Ideally from about 3.30-6.30pm when the kids have come home, but this can also be discussed.
What we'd love help with
🧹 House tasks (tidying, vacuuming, dishes, laundry)
🍳 In charge of cooking two vegan meals a week (these two meals will be for you as well of course – no other food provided)
👶 Helping with our kids (playing, reading, riding bikes in the garden) – if you have experience looking after young children that’s a bonus but not a must have
🛒 Running small errands (e.g., picking up groceries from an online order)
🌿 Gardening & small outdoor projects around the house (especially in spring and autumn)
🚐 A car is a must to get around
Your accommodation
You’ll have your own private one-bedroom apartment, featuring:
✔ A bedroom
✔ A lounge
✔ A bathroom
✔ A fully equipped kitchen
✔ Unlimited WiFi
✔ Android TV
Location (by car)
📍 30-40 minutes from Christchurch
🍷 15 minutes from Waipara (perfect for wine lovers!)
🛒 5 minutes from the supermarket in Amberley
🌿 Just over an hour to Hanmer Springs (great for a weekend getaway)
🚶 If you love walking, there’s a beautiful trail along the river leading to the beach.
We immigrated to New Zealand 13 years ago and love sharing our experiences with others considering the same. We have a cat called Otis, who will love any extra attention as well. Nick works in Christchurch and Hilde has her own company in the tourism industry. The next 6 months will still be a challenging period for us as a family and if you decide to come and stay with us you will truly make a huge impact on our lives ❤
If this sounds like the right fit for you, we’d love to hear from you! 😊
Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten
Gartenarbeiten
Babysitten und Kinderbetreuung
Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie
Hausarbeiten
Handwerkliche Arbeiten
Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
We offer a warm welcome and a different perspective to NZ, as we immigrated here 13 years ago. We have lots of knowledge in that sense, if anyone is considering the same. The area is beautiful if you like nature and peace and yet it's only a 30 to 40 minute drive to Christchurch, 15 minutes to Waipara (with some lovely wineries) or a bit more than an hour to Hanmer Springs, if you wanted to explore the region.
Projekte mit Kindern
Dieses Projekt schließt möglicherweise den Umgang mit Kindern ein. Mehr Informationen findest du in unseren Verhaltensregeln und Tipps hier.
Arbeit
We like to see what you enjoy doing or what you'd like to learn to do and we usually will have a project on the go to meet those ideas. Just to give you a bit of an idea :)
- Help around the house (tidy and clean and small projects)
- Help around the garden (more so small projects than weeding), especially spring and autumn
Let us know what your skills and interests are, we’ve met some amazing people and have had some fantastic things made, like our boat sand pit for the kids for example and two beautiful paintings. No DIY skills required, as we’ve also really enjoyed having the house re-organised and tidied and are appreciative for everyone’s unique area of expertise.
Sprachen
Gesprochene Sprachen
Englisch: Fließend
Niederländisch: Fließend
Spanisch: GrundkenntnisseDieser Gastgeber bietet Sprachaustausch an
Dieser Gastgeber gibt an, dass er dir gern seine Muttersprache beibringt oder selbst eine Sprache lernen möchte.
Bitte wende dich direkt an ihn, um weitere Auskünfte zu erhalten.
Unterkunft
Self-contained apartment above garage (not attached to the main house). Apartment has one bedroom, bathroom and open lounge/kitchen area. Completely furnished and comes with king bed, couch, dining table and chairs, fridge/freezer, oven/stove and pots and pans etc. Includes free unlimited WiFi and washing can be done at our house.
Etwas mehr Information
Internet Zugang
Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang
Wir besitzen Tiere
Wir sind Raucher
Familien möglich
Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen
We have unlimited WiFi and the connection is reasonable in the apartment (router is in the garage underneath the apartment), but we've had people work in the apartment remotely).
Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans
We have a large parking area at the front of our house, but you can stay in our separate one-bedroom apartment.
Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal
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Meine Tiere/Haustiere
Otis (7 Jahren)
Otis is just the sweetest cat. He doesn't normally stay in the apartment, but if you like cats he will love all your cuddles!
Chatte mit Workawayern, die diesen Gastgeber besucht haben
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Absolutely loving, caring and welcoming family (parents as well as kids as well as the cat ;))
Hilde was super flexible even though her daily life is packed (incredible!). Conversation was always easy going.
I can highly recommend it :)
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Chatte mit Workawayern, die diesen Gastgeber besucht haben
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Absolutely loving, caring and welcoming family (parents as well as kids as well as the cat ;))
Hilde was super flexible even though her daily life is packed (incredible!). Conversation was always easy going.
I can highly recommend it :)
They took us in when we had a hard time finding a host and we couldn't have asked for a better first workaway experience :)
The work we did was really interesting and more than fair, as Hilde even made sure the weather was beautiful on our "off-days". The children… read more
The best woofing we have ever done so far:)
Hilde’s family have been so welcoming, caring & flexible with us. We’ve spent our 3 last months in NZ with them and it was such a privilege to have been their host.
On a daily basis we were supporting them by cleaning house, cooking, working on digital mission, taking care of the… read more
- Hilde, Nick and the kids are really wonderful humans !
- The location is really good, not so far from Christchurch, the beach or even Methven and Kaikoura.
- The flat provided on top of the garage by Hilde and Nick was incredible, everything is provided so that you can have your own… read more
The apartment is on the garage, very cozy, and it is very comfortable, the work was varied, sometimes cleaning the… read more
