Stay off grid on Rakino Island only 50 minutes by boat from downtown Auckland City.

Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    I am a life loving woman, a mother & grandmother. Recently I moved to Rakino Island, in the Hauraki Gulf. I am off grid, there are no shops here, but there is plenty of garden work, fishing swimming, rare birds, beautiful scenery & fabulous people.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    General Maintenance
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    You will get the fantastic experience of living off grid, on an island with no shops. Many rare species of birds live here, as the island is pest free, no rats, mice, ferrets etc. The community is very small, 25 people, they are fun & worth meeting. Fishing is great here & the swimming too. Come on, visit here & see for yourself. It is beautiful.

  • Help

    Help

    The garden at my new house is very overgrown. I want you to help me find the garden & reform it. There are lost fruit trees & pathways, hidden under vines & long grass. There is also planting to do later.

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Your own small cottage. Shared bathroom/toilet/kitchen

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    there are many beautiful & significant walks around this area, quite amazing beaches up & down the coast. 1 1/2 hour north of Auckland city, 12.5km to main highway with main bus services using this route.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

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    Hours expected

    Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 512216529328

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