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Hi Travellers
We are a family of four who live on a farm in Taranaki. We are a well travelled family who enjoy the outdoors. Mount Taranaki is only 30mins away and I have a lot of experience (70 Summits) and knowledge if you want to do some hiking.
We have hosted many travelling people that we have meet through surfing and hiking over the years, we still keep in contact with many.
On our land we have planted several thousand trees over the last few years so some help with weeding is what we need most.
There is some painting and other projects to be done around the property but we are pretty flexible so will find you work to suit your skills.
We are 15 minutes drive from New Plymouth, so our location will really only suit people with transport.
Accommodation is a 1 bedroom self contained unit that is very comfortable, and would suit a couple, or two or three friends travelling together.
You will need your own car to stay here as we live 15mins from the centre of town and the beaches
We have two girls 19and 17 who are very busy with adventure racing, Dancing, singing and other activities.
We both work from home and keep very busy.
Look forward to meeting you.
Nev and Maryanne.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We have loved inviting people up to our home if time allows and the fit is right.
We love to cook for others and also experiencing food from other cultures.
We enjoy family meals together most nights.
We have a pool table in our outdoor area and having a beer or glass of wine at the end of the day can often happen.
Projects involving children
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Help
Weeding around the native trees that we have planted.
Painting around our house if weather and skills are as needed.
Waterblasting any number of buildings around the property.
Spraying weeds around the property, we graze a few sheep and cows and have planted several acres in to trees.
General cleaning, windows etc around our house and other buildings.
We will never make you do a task you hate or that we would not do ourselves.
We have two other houses on the property that parents live in so sometimes we get cleaning projects done for them, as it is hard to keep everything cleaned and maintained ourselves.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Maori: Beginner
Accommodation
The little one bedroom unit is fantastic, comfortable and clean.
It is great for people to stay in as you will have your own space, bedroom, shower, toilet, laundry and kitchen.
You can be totally self sufficient and can join in with our family as appropriate.
We are well set up for people to cook there own meals in the accomodation and some times we eat together at our house.
Our oldest daughter is now at University in Auckland .
We can supply some of your meat and vegetables for your meals.
You will need your own transport to stay here.
What else ...
New Plymouth is a small vibrant town with fantastic walkways, museum, beaches, surfing and hiking. The mountain bike park is fun, or riding 12km along the coastal walkway is always a highlight for visitors and something that we often do.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
I have an office attached to the accomodation with internet etc.
Space for parking camper vans
Heaps of safe parking on site
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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Our experience with you was extremely enriching. The work was very flexible. We had a lot of free time to discover the region. The accommodation we stayed in was very well equipped, there was everything we needed (special mention for the bed that we found very comfortable). We really enjoyed the… read more
You were both very Respectful as younger Workawayers and we had such a fantastic time with you both.
I would highly recommend you guys to anyone and love that you are going to stay with friends of mine also as you travel the country.
Enjoy your time in NZ
The work was quite flexible, nicely communicated and depending on the weather outside on the farm or some cleaning inside the house.
The little hut was amazingly equipped with everything one needed and even though it said on their page that they don't provide… read more
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Our experience with you was extremely enriching. The work was very flexible. We had a lot of free time to discover the region. The accommodation we stayed in was very well equipped, there was everything we needed (special mention for the bed that we found very comfortable). We really enjoyed the… read more
You were both very Respectful as younger Workawayers and we had such a fantastic time with you both.
I would highly recommend you guys to anyone and love that you are going to stay with friends of mine also as you travel the country.
Enjoy your time in NZ
The work was quite flexible, nicely communicated and depending on the weather outside on the farm or some cleaning inside the house.
The little hut was amazingly equipped with everything one needed and even though it said on their page that they don't provide… read more
They were a lot of fun to have around and very respectful to have around.
Thankyou to you both for all the hard work and how tidy you left the unit when you left.
we hope our paths cross again one day.
All the best
Nev, Maryanne, Makayla, Jessa
We stayed in a separate pravite unit with everything what's needed (kitchen, toilet, shower, washing machine, bed, heater...).
Although, we where told they don't provide food, a few times we got some meat to prepare by ourselves or were invited for a very… read more
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It was impressive to get to know them and we would absolutely love to stay with them again.
