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Host rating
80 %
Last replied
21 Sep 2025
Reply rate
60.0 %
Usually responds within 29 days
Feedback
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Description
We are retired professional couple established in Auckland for last 30 yrs and family of 4. Kids are grown up and left home. Living in waterfront, enjoying our retirement. We time to time host travelers to help us in garden works in return providing them accommodation and food for a short say
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
General Maintenance
Interests
Culture
Self development
DIY & crafts
Plant care
Gardening
History
Cooking & food
Carpentry
Nature
Fitness
Outdoor activities
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
They can learn how Immigrant from overseas could successfully establish in Aotearoa NZ, Our own cultural back ground, authentic cooking styles, our music, traditions and how they became integrated part of NZ culture
Help
Help in weeding , pruning or small house maintenance project i e tiding up Garage or fixing some small jobs around
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Russian: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
I would love to learn a bit of French or Spanish
Accommodation
Self contained accommodation, our visitor room with own shower and toilet facility with another small room with own small fridge.
What else ...
We have Kayaks/life jackets and will be available to use and also a Bike to use around the neighborhood. This is secluded , very beautiful area in Auckland with Safety camera operating 24/7 in this small village setting as the area is mainly designed for aged families (IMO). For helpers. We are very social and between 50 -60 yrs old who spent more than 6 months yr outside NZ. Would love to talk about our travel and life experience and our charity/similar works in other parts of world
We prefer people with broad-minded, wanting to see world in its beauty and goodness. Age/gender/religion/believes are not an issue but should be respecting others views on life aspects. We have no pets. have unlimited WiFi and are non smokers
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have Fiber, unlimited WiFi facility
Space for parking camper vans
A car or small Van will be OK as our Garage is occupied by our cars
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
My animals / pets
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He was very kind and generous with us. We really enjoyed our time with him! We started as workawayers and say good buy as friends!
He cooked us authentic Srí Lankan meals for us and teach us about life.
Our job was: gardening, cleaning, painting, gapfilling, and basic renovation jobs.
We had our room with bathroom… read more
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He was very kind and generous with us. We really enjoyed our time with him! We started as workawayers and say good buy as friends!
He cooked us authentic Srí Lankan meals for us and teach us about life.
Our job was: gardening, cleaning, painting, gapfilling, and basic renovation jobs.
We had our room with bathroom… read more
