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Hi! I’m a Mum with 3 teenage children living in a suburb close to central Wellington. I'm originally from Dunedin but we've been settled in Wellington for over 20 years now. The kids are aged 21, 17 and 15 years and are an energetic bunch who are busy with school, work and sports. In our free time we enjoy hiking, skiing and travelling around NZ and overseas.
As we live close to Zealandia we are lucky to have many native birds frequent the garden.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
DIY & crafts
Cooking & food
Team sports
Water sports
Sailing / Boating
Nature
Hiking
Fitness
Camping
Beach
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Lots of chatter from nattering with the kids, kiwi slang!
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Help
I’m looking for one or two people to help to tidy the house and garden, mainly cleaning, sweeping, window cleaning and tidying the garden.
If you are someone who enjoys cooking or baking then some help in the kitchen would be great too.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
We have a 4 bed house and the spare is a comfortable double room/lounge with a shared bathroom. Due to having an asthmatic, we are only able to host non-smokers/vapers.
What else ...
We live very close to central Wellington (takes about 35-40mins each way to walk but there are frequent buses for a quick trip too (if you don't have transport) for all sorts of city sightseeing including Te Papa, Oriental Bay, Cuba Street... From the house its a short walk to Zealandia, 25mins to the cable car/botanic gardens and a 10 minute bike ride to Makara Peak mountain bike park.
Note - One of the children does have food allergies and asthma, so we can't host a smoker and we don't have any eggs or nuts in the house (our main meals are also dairy free, but we do have dairy for breakfasts/lunches (and of course chocolate!)). No pets either...due to the allergy situation. It’s not as dire as it sounds...we've had several overseas language students stay and all have been happy with the meals! :-)
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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