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20 Apr 2024
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Hi there
Thank you for stopping by ;)
We live in a beautiful farmhouse in Goughs Bay, 20-minute drive from Akaroa. We have a child, so you must be good with children. If you love animals you’ll love our place, dogs, chickens, ducks, friendly sheep and cows, surrounded by amazing natural beauty and quiet, with hours of walks from our doorstep. We are literally at the End of the Earth!
If you love home grown organic produce, and want to learn and experience a sustainable lifestyle during your stay in New Zealand than this is the right place for you.
You will get to enjoy New Zealand farm life and meet our sheep, pet lamb Spotty. Our famous pet dogs Bella and Ruby and farm dog Lance/BOY ;) Of-course, you will also meet our chickens - Margaret, Brown girl, Mary, Rocky... The last but not the least you will get a chance to feed our ducks - Lucky and Ducky and their flock.
We raise our own meat, so we eat meat often. And we like people to commit to the dates they wish to stay for.
We have a range of activities, anyone with skills in small machine maintenance, mechanical, building skills, carpentry, sewing and interior design, painting, metal work will have a lot of fun helping out here, we do everything ourselves and learn as we go.
Farm life is sometimes physically demanding.
cheers
Marie and Asif
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Learn about the history of Akaroa, conservation, tourism, experience New Zealand farm life. Spend time with us and the animals. Chance to explore beautiful Akaroa and Banks Peninsula - Especially the Wildside ecological restoration project. We live in a beautiful area and live a sustainable lifestyle.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Gardening and farming, fencing, drain-laying.
Building projects, experienced carpenters and builders skills.
Small machine maintainence and mechanical skills.
Painting, sewing, interior design.
We have a wide range of outdoor activities. From shed maintenance to fencing, weeding on the farm, planting.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: 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
We offer your own private cabin, dinner (you must provide YOUR OWN breakfasts and lunches) along with other facilities such as limited wi-fi, laundry and showers. No mobile phone coverage.f
What else ...
No vegetarian. Gluten free is ok.
Minimum stay 2 weeks.
We live out of mobile phone range, so cannot receive text messages or calls when at home.
If you are interested send us an email or your resume and we will get back to you ASAP.
Do not hesitate to contact us if you got any further question(s).
And there will be some housekeeping at times, if the weather is not good.
P.S. Contact only, when you are already in New Zealand.
We are keen for people who want to stay longer and fit into our relaxed kiwi lifestyle, giving us a better chance to really get to know each other.
Thank you for your time.
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
Hours expected
Maximum 4 hours a day (each), 5 days a week
Feedback (13)
They were a great fit to our farm and home and we wish them well.
We loved the jobs we did, there was not always much time to check it or to guide us, which for us was no problem at all. I hope the next people… read more
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They were a great fit to our farm and home and we wish them well.
We loved the jobs we did, there was not always much time to check it or to guide us, which for us was no problem at all. I hope the next people… read more
We enjoyed getting to know the farm life and how things work.
The area around the farm and Akaroa was also totally beautiful and we enjoyed exploring.
We will keep the time at Goughs Bay forever within us.
Thank you Asif & Marie for letting us into your life.
We hope one day she will return for another visit and stays in touch!
This is my first workaway, and staying with this family has catalyzed an absolute love for this exchange!!!
I cannot praise more highly every aspect of their home and family —
The architecture of the home is open and beautiful, nestled gently between the hills. Every day, I woke up in a beautiful red… read more
My tasks during my two week stay… read more
Our baby and animals loved her.
She worked hard never complained and was always happy and smiling.
We wish you the best with your nz adventure and look forward to when you return!
My main tasks were: weeding, tree planting and watering, building a… read more
Thank you very much for an amazing jobs you did during your stay with us. The varanda is ready now. All painted and it looks great! We hope you are enjoying your cycle tour around Europe. Send us some pictures when you can.
Stay safe and make the most of your cycling tour :wink:
Cheers
Asif and Marie
Thanks for the interesting conversations and the hospitality Asif and Marie! I wish I could stay… read more
Thank you for the wonderful work you did for us. It was great experience. I wish you luck with your travel around New Zealand. Take care and stay in touch :slight_smile:
Asif and Marie
Marie and Asif
Asif and Marie
P.s.Thank you Matt for IT lessons. Let me know if you need help with scholarship… read more
