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Beschreibung
Our small farm is just south of Timaru on the east coast of the beautiful South Island, New Zealand.
We are close to lots of lovely NZ landscapes and it is a great place to explore if you love nature.
We feel like our home is a little piece of paradise.
On the farm we have a few very spoilt cattle and lease some land out to some girls to use for their for horses. We take hay off the paddocks in the summer and store it for sale during the winter.
There is a large vegetable and fruit garden and we like to eat fresh from our garden as much as possible over the summer season. We grow our garden mostly by organic methods and try to preserve as much as we can of our produce for off season use.
Overseas we did voluntary work for others and since returning home we have been grateful to have some help to get our property back in shape. Sadly Brent passed away in August 2022 after a brief battle with cancer. Our son Josh has moved home and lives on site to support me but I will be needing more help to keep things maintained. NB Josh has a dog who doesn't live at the house but likes to visit occasionally for a hug! There are two cute kittens that live outside and are hopefully going to provide rodent control as well as lots of cuddles.
Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten
Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten
Gartenarbeiten
Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten
Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof
Handwerkliche Arbeiten

UNO-Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung, die dieser Gastgeber verfolgt

Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
We have travelled to and lived in several different countries and we have always preferred to live locally rather than as a tourist. If you stay with us you will live local and learn what it is like to be a kiwi!

Arbeit
***Seeking practical helpers for farm tidy up tasks.
I need a little gang of helpers to assist me to get some things in order on the farm. Specific physical jobs that i need help with are:
Planting out small trees into the paddock and spreading old hay around them
Helping bring firewood from back paddock and stacking in woodshed ready for winter.
Weeding the garden and cutting back ivy that seems to be determined to take over my yard!
Any building expertise to help repair the shed and some of the yard fences etc would be great (if you can competently use tools eg a hammer, drill, saw etc then you'd be very useful)
Ideally we would like someone who can work independently with some of the tasks.
If you have practical skills and are willing to roll up your sleeves and work alongside us you will fit right in! Hours of work and how they are structured is negotiable and flexible.
Please refer to our calendar for availability.
Gesprochene Sprachen
Englisch: Fließend

Unterkunft
Accommodation is a double or single bedroom with separate shower and toilet facilities.
There is also a self contained flat.
We are a non-smoking household.
Was noch ...
We have several nice tracks close to our home which can be explored on foot or or take one of our bikes, and it is a just ten minute bike ride to the coastal tracks and/or scenic reserves, another 10 minutes will get you into city centre and to the lovely swimming beach at Caroline Bay. There are lots of great hiking trails and things to explore around the district including ancient Maori rock art. Dunedin, Christchurch, Mount Cook, Tekapo and the beautiful southern lakes are within 2-3 hours drive and are options for a good day trip from here if you have a vehicle.
I have lots of books, games and puzzles if you enjoy quiet activities in your downtime.
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Wir besitzen Tiere

Wir sind Raucher

Familien möglich

Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans
We can host self contained units only on our small farm if you are travelling in a campervan.

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The area is idyllic New Zealand farm land with animals around. Nicky's son's… read more
The work was fair and well organized, Niki provided us with protective clothes and the tools to work safely and easily. We built garden beds, cleared old hay from a hayshed, organized the workshop, weeded and removed ivy.
Nicki provided us with food to prepare our… read more
The work was great and… read more
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thank you for having so warmly welcomed and hosted me in your home! I really enjoyed the 10 days with you and I will always remember this time with a lot of happiness. I loved your beautiful garden, the nature around and the cozy place under the tree. I will miss the outstanding culinary art of Nicki, your wonderful family… read more
We had a great time with you.
Thank you for all your tips too. :wink:
We hope to see you again maybe in a few months, when we are near to Timaru back.
The flood at the beginning was definitely an unusual start but we were glad that we could help Nicki to get along with it. Despite of that both of them made sure that we felt welcome from the very first day on. They involved us in their family life so we got to know all of them pretty fast (They are very lovely… read more
it was wonderful because i had found Nicki and Brent who live in the town where i wanted to work, was magic. Subsequently they gave me all help i had needed to find a nice place in Timaru. so… read more
It was our first WorkAway in new-zealand and it was perfect to discover the kiwi culture with them.
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