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Beschreibung
We are a New Zealand/Irish family with a passion for the outdoors and a desire to live as close to nature as possible. Andy is a builder and Deborah runs a stargazing tour company. In our spare time we fish, dive, surf, garden or play on the beach with our son and dog.
Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten
GartenarbeitenHeimwerker- und BauarbeitenBetreuung von TierenBabysitten und KinderbetreuungZubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die FamilieHausarbeitenHandwerkliche ArbeitenKultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
We welcome you to be part of our family, learn from us, be part of our off-the-grid lifestyle and contribute your energy, skills and passions to our fun and busy days. You could learn how to make your own yogurt, muesli and sourdough bread too.
Projekte mit Kindern
Dieses Projekt schließt möglicherweise den Umgang mit Kindern ein. Mehr Informationen findest du in unseren Verhaltensregeln und Tipps hier.
Arbeit
We would love your help! Currently we need help with weeding, lawns / weedeating, clearing our bush track, firewood and cleaning. You will need to be responsible and able to help independently.
Gesprochene Sprachen
Englisch: Fließend
Unterkunft
You will have your own room with a comfortable king sized bed in our house.
Your meals are included. Usually, you will prepare your own breakfast, which may be Deb's homemade muesli and yogurt, or the kiwi favourite of weetbix, and lunch which is often home baked sourdough bread. Most nights Deb will cook everyone’s dinner, but if Deb is busy your help with dinner would be greatly appreciated. Many of these dinners will include freshly caught fish, locally sourced meat and vegetables from the garden. If you love to cook please say. The cook always enjoys a break!
There are a couple of small shops on the island (several kilometres away from the house) which can provide most of those bits and bobs that you may need. But for anything that you can't do without, we suggest you bring it with you from the mainland.Was noch ...
With your time off you can visit the beautiful nearby beaches, and enjoy the many stunning hikes all over Great Barrier Island, try your hand at surfing or catch a fish or two.
We have some boogie boards and a beginner surf board that you are welcome to use. We live only 1km from a stunning, white sand surf beach.
There is no public transportation on the island. Hitchhiking is common and safe on our friendly island. Or there is a shuttle that can be booked to help you get to/from the ferry or a hike.
We are a family and are often in bed early and up early. We don't expect you to do the same, but we're not a party place.Etwas mehr Information
Internet Zugang
Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang
Wir besitzen Tiere
Wir sind Raucher
Familien möglich
Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen
We have Starlink internet. We don't have a dedicated office space, but you are welcome to use the dining table as your office during the day - that's what we do!
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They were very generous giving us lifts when they could and allowing us to borrow surfboards and wetsuits.
That said, we felt it might have been helpful if their profile had mentioned that they prefer guests who enjoy quieter evenings and tend to… read more
Jana is also an amazing cook and I… read more
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Korrekte Angaben im Profil:
(4.9)
Kultureller Austausch:
(4.9)
Kommunikation:
(4.7)
They were very generous giving us lifts when they could and allowing us to borrow surfboards and wetsuits.
That said, we felt it might have been helpful if their profile had mentioned that they prefer guests who enjoy quieter evenings and tend to… read more
Jana is also an amazing cook and I… read more
Sanne was also a great house guest. She knew how to both be friendly, helpful and give us space. With this… read more
I really appreciated Deb taking some time to tell me about the stars one… read more
She got stuck into jobs and took pride in completing them. For example, our flax hedge needed cutting back and tidying up, and Maaike got right into the thick of it. She made sure all the dead flax and grass was pulled / cut out as well as cutting back the low hanging flax that gets caught in the lawn mower. Maaike… read more
The self made bread, yogurt, milk, self hunted meats that Deb and Andy cook are very delicious. And having generous dinners with them is one of plenty highlights of my experience. I also… read more
We really enjoyed having Maggie come and help us for a week, we only wish she could… read more
Blue stayed for two weeks and was… read more
Perry stayed for 10 days and was a joy to host. She joined me body boarding, was really interested in the way we do things and learnt how easy it is to make your own yogurt. Perry is great with kids too and I loved… read more
My jobs included weeding, lawn mowing and cleaning. The jobs were quite easy and I had good instructions. Deb and I had surfs together the most days and I could… read more
While I tried my best to be as clear as I could with instructions, there were a few times that those instructions were not followed. I know this was not intentional, and I would encourage Misaki to ask questions when she doesn't… read more
Thank you for accepting me for 10 days.
I helped mostly weeding, gardening and cleaning and it was flexible and plenty of time to explore the island.
They were busy for the guests.
To be honest I didn't feel so welcomed and I hope I could have much time to talk.
However meals Deborah made with the fish Andy caught were sos… read more
Lila was also great with our 5 year old boy, Airt. He was very keen to hang out with Lila and she gave him lots of her time, reading books, playing games,… read more
Thanks for having us, shared a bite of your life, taking us to… read more
They were great with our 4 year old son. Involving him in their tasks so that he could be contributing too, having in depth conversations with him, reading books and playing games.
Manuka was cut for grape vine supports, our… read more
Martin also looked after our 4 year old son, cleaned the house , cooked for our family, did… read more
Right away, Amelia bonded with Airt, our 4 year old boy, playing with him on his swing, having adventures in the bush or simply reading books and playing games. There was no task that was any trouble - cleaning and windows were done beautifully, Airt's room and our… read more
She cut back willows, did a lot of weeding, cleaned our house, windows, waxed the boat and mowed our lawns.
Blythe also did a lot of cooking and was great at infusing fantastic flavour into our meals. She is a great cook!
Blythe read our 4 year lots of books and he enjoyed hanging out with her while she was weeding… read more
She took care of our 4 year old while I was away on business for 8 days and Andy was here but working. We felt confident in Lisa’s abilities at all times. She was responsible, flexible as plans changed, worked hard and did a good job.
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended!
Thanks so much for your help Mel! You’re welcome back anytime 😊
She fitted in with our family very quickly and helped out around the house a lot - often tidying and cleaning up without being asked. I really enjoyed finding that tasks I was expecting to do when I got home had been done already!
Saskia was brilliant with our son Airt. He loved having Saskia be part of his… read more
Marie was great with our three year old son, engaging with him and extending him as well as doing the often tricky jobs - such as putting on sunscreen. Marie took our son to Playcentre twice (so I could work) and I had great feedback from the other Mums saying how… read more
-This was my fifth workaway experience and probably the best one. Deborah, Andy, and Airt are very special people who make you feel like home from the very first minute you're there. I had a great 3 weeks with them. Andy took me fishing and tried to teach me how to surf. Although the Wifi is limited as… read more
We really hope Bec and Mitch will be back one day.
Thank you both for all your… read more
We really wanted a WorkAway experience that offered challenges & new learning… read more
They are AMAZING! Hard working, easy going, fun and with a great creative flair. They built a fire bath, finished the work required on our rental accomodation (which now looks fantastic!), maintained our garden, cleaned our house and entertained our 3 year old son (even overnight for… read more