Come spend time in our family farm by the sea in Gisborne, New Zealand

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  Description

  Come stay on Australasias oldest Angus Stud Farm beside the sea. We are on the beach, 10 minutes from Gisborne in a beautiful homestead. We would love to get to know new cultures and give you an experience of kiwi farm life. We are a very happy family and have traveled NZ and overseas ourselves so appreciate meeting new people! Welcome to use us as a base to explore NZ!
  
  We would love a traveling couple to come join us on our farm on the beach, near some epic surf spots 20minutes north of Gisborne. We live in a gorgeous homestead with our 3 young boys, dog milo and would love a hand with gardening and painting, our chicken house/garden shed and and planting native trees on our farm! You will have your own bedroom with ensuite. Paul and I are a busy but laid back couple and our social kids have loved having woofers join us in the past. We would love some one who is proactive positive and is engaging with kids, especially happy to play football or cricket! We have hosted workaways for many years and always end up being great friends by the end.
  
  Please do not apply if you are not already within NZ.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We are a Husband and Wife Team who are very laid back, enjoy meeting new people and cultures with a passion for travel, the environment and music. We like to give our guests an experience of NZ farm life with trips on the farm and beautiful walks from our house. We are a 2 minute drive from Gisbornes best surf spot. You will have a taste of busy family farm life!

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  We need help with our busy family life (3 v social boys aged 10 ,8 and 5 years) and maintaining our lovely home, gardens. Would love help for four hours in the morning with help around our homestead, gardening, painting, cleaning, and sometimes looking after our kids and with our native tree planting on the farm. We are pretty flexible with days and timings of your hours helping out. Travelers can go out in the farm with Paul for a true kiwi farm experience or enjoy the beach. We know NZ really well and tend to become great friends with our workawayers putting them in touch with our contacts throughout the country. We really appeciate volunteers that are proactive and enjoy engaging with a playing sport with our kids!

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent

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  Accommodation

  We have a lovely guest bedroom with a queen bed and ensuite. Food provided with make your own breakfast and lunch, with dinner cooked by Sarah.

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  What else ...

  We are 5 minutes drive from Makorori beach Gisborne's top surf spot and around the corner from dive tatapouri where you can feed the stingrays. There are a number of yoga and pilates studios in town that Sarah can recommend. There is no public transport but we can pick you up from Gisborne but your own car will make you more independent to explore the area.
  
  We expect everyone to help washing dishes/empty dishwasher when the host cooks other general household duties done by the guest (own washing, changing own sheets). We have unlimited wifi. Non smokers please.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  Yes we have wifi but little cell reception. Space for your own desk with internet

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  Space for parking camper vans

  Plenty of space for your van to be parked

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  Hours expected

  4 hours a day, 5 days a week

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