Come and experience living in a sheep and cow farm in Wairarapa, NZ

New Zealand

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27/08/2020
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2020

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We live on a large farm at the bottom of the North Island. My husband runs the farm and I run a cafe on our farm which is very busy over the Summer months with tourists passing through to the beautiful Cape Palliser.
We have 3 children 13, 11 and 9.

We love having backpackers join us and have had many from all over the world over the years!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Help around the house
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
if they are interested they can learn about sustainable beef farming practices, and living and contributing to a small community, owning your own business, family life, hospitality
Help
help with preparing meals and cleaning

We live in a beautiful area and enjoy sharing our lives with cool, positive backpackers looking for a kiwi experience.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
hared accommodation with farm staff
What else ...
We live in a beautiful part of New Zealand. We are just 5 minutes from the beach at Lake Ferry and 20 minutes to Cape Palliser where you can see many seals and climb the lighthouse. We are just 15 minutes south of the wine village Martinborough. We have a large, beautiful farm for you to look around.
Guy and I have 3 children - 13, 11 and 9 and we are a busy couple with the farm and a cafe on our farm. We are used to having visitors around as we have had 9 au pairs and many other volunteers/ over the years.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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Feedback left by and about host (9)

29/08/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Tom)

Tom came for 10 days and stayed 11 weeks! - We did not want to let him go!! Clever, kind, funny, positive attitude, hardworking, loads of skills including driving machinery and four wheelers and operating tools, heavy labouring, building, handyman jobs, excellent painter, gardening, cleaning, running errands, driving, amazing with the children and… read more

(Excellent )

22/08/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Jasmin)

We would like to highly recommend Jazz for any further work away experiences. She did a fantastic job of looking after the children and running the household in my absence overseas. She was a huge support to my husband keeping the house tidy, cleaning, driving the children around the countryside and doing some gardening and spring cleaning too.… read more

(Excellent )

18/08/2018

Left by Workawayer (Jasmin) for host

I spent a month at Guy and Andrea’s home helping Guy with Jono and Heidi while Andrea and Lucy were on holiday. They were incredibly kind, friendly and generous. I felt super welcomed and at-home. Loved seeing the farm and exploring the Wairarapa in general. Definitely a highlight of my time in NZ so far. I’m so fortunate to have had them as my… read more

(Excellent )

09/02/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Anna-Marie)

Anna Marie is a positive and energetic helper. She was a huge help and took some amazing photos of our farm and business. She help prepare meals and was great with our three children amongst other jobs such as gardening. Take care and all the best AnnaMarie!

(Excellent )

20/12/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Mathilde & Thibault)

These guys were absolutely fantastic. They stayed for a month and worked completely independently. They show care in all the work they did and showed initiative which was great as we couldn't always be around to show them what to do next. They worked incredibly fast and efficiently with a smile at all times. They cleaned, painted and decorated… read more

(Excellent )

15/12/2016

Left by Workawayer (Mathilde & Thibault) for host

Guy and Andrea are both very welcoming, laid back and incredibly nice people ! We didn’t do a workaway experience and neither did we stay at their place. However, we were in the area looking for a job and at some point, we ended up working for them for one month. The jobs were varied : gardening, windows cleaning, walls and ceilings cleaning,… read more

(Excellent )

18/02/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Seraina)

Seraina was an absolute pleasure to host. She is an extremely hard worker with a positive attitude who loves to get jobs done. She works very well as part of a team and also independently. She is mature, great with the children, motivated and fun!! All the best with your travels Seraina, we miss you xxxxxxxx

(Excellent )

30/12/2015

Left by Workawayer (Seraina) for host

There is no words that can describe how friendly, generous and warm-hearted Andrea and Guy are. They let me feel like home from the first moment on. To stay with two other girls, Isa and Emily, in the Homestay was great. We had a lot of fun together. This three weeks that i could spend here where simply amazing. Its one of my favorite places that… read more

(Excellent )

09/02/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Emily)

Emily is a great girl! She helped up for a few weeks and did jobs such as painting, gardening, cleaning our homestay amongst other things. She is an incredibly hard worker and pays attention to detail. She does not like to leave a job unfinished! She was such a pleasure to have around and got on with the other woofers and fitted in with our… read more

(Excellent )

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