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Host rating
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Last replied
21 Apr 2025
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Description
My wife Angela & I live on a beautiful rural 3 acre lifestyle block with extensive gardens and a small orchard only 10 minutes from Warkworth and less than an hour from downtown Auckland city. This makes having your own transport essential to get here and to enjoy the area. The Warkworth & Matakana area has many outstanding places to visit, including outstanding beaches as well as great vineyards, breweries, bushwalks and kayaking.
We are offering a beautiful, brand new, self contained minihouse on our property as accommodation which is private and has stunning views. We always have wonderful comments about our delicious meals and stimulating conversations as we are both well travelled.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
General Maintenance
Interests
Culture
Movies & TV
Gardening
Cooking & food
Books
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
I am French Canadian, originally from Montreal but have lived in New Zealand for over 30 years and am fully immersed in the New Zealand culture. My wife Angela is from London, UK and has lived in New Zealand for nearly 20 years. We have both travelled extensively and have lived in many places overseas. We love sharing our experiences and love to hear of others' experiences and culture. I am a wine lecturer who loves to share my passion for wines, particularly those from New Zealand.
Help
Primarily help will be in the garden and small orchard with weeding, clearing, planting trees, and so forth, which may included some lifting and use of garden power tools. Some of the help will be done as a team but some of the time you will be left to work on your own.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
Separate, private, self-conatined, one bedroom (queen bed) minihouse with beautiful bathroom and full kitchen facilities as well as a lounge with internet access and tv (Netflix). Breakfast food will be provided at the mini-house while lunch and dinner will be served some times at the main house. The mini-house will be immaculate condition on arrival and it is expected to be kept and left the same on departure.
What else ...
Sadly, there is no public transport to the property so it is essential to have your own transport to get to and from the property as well as to explore the area.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Feedback (3)
Thank you so much for inviting us into your warm and kind family and providing us with delicious meals and a beautiful home.
I'm sure go back and looking forward to seeing you next time!
See ya!
Kousuke
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Thank you so much for inviting us into your warm and kind family and providing us with delicious meals and a beautiful home.
I'm sure go back and looking forward to seeing you next time!
See ya!
Kousuke
