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***Covid 19 update: I am looking for workawayers who are currently in NZ to join me at my beautiful lodge situated near Collingwood, Golden Bay. The biggest task is care giving and elderly companionship, and workawayers should also enjoy cooking, light housekeeping, and taking my dog Princess for walks! As a result of this virus, I can no longer entertain lodge guests and have no income. Therefore, applicants (couples preferred) will have to share the cost of food and living (to be discussed).*** We are a boutique bed & breakfast lodge established in the Aorere Valley in Golden Bay at the top of the South Island. I host couples with their own car so you are able to enjoy the area's stunning views, great walks and beaches. We do not involve workaways in any activity involving guests or the business. We just enjoy the international exchange and foreign cuisine.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practice
Elderly Companionship
Gardening
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Practice speaking English. Explore the incredible beauty of the Abel Tasman parks and beaches as seen the films The Hobbit & Lord of the Rings. Enjoy the great food of the region, wine and star kissed skies with unpolluted mountain air. Hear some great stories from Reg's 40 years in hospitality, savour home cooked food, and enjoy company from Princess the Labrador.
Help
This guest lodge is set in 25 acres of bush and native forest with beautiful views. I am getting older (almost 80), and am looking for general living companionship. Priority given to couples. Care-giving will involve cooking meals for us to eat together, some house work and chopping firewood. If you love cooking, I have a fully equipped kitchen in which to indulge your cooking talent!
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
Workers have guest suite in the lodge with an ensuite and spectacular views! You'll also have full access to the lodge facilities, including the library, TV etc. Reg can accommodate vegetarian and vegan diets.
If you work remotely or are studying online, then you'll have plenty of time to work here enjoying the peace! Or, if you have a valid work visa then there are plenty of seasonal jobs in the community which you can apply to whilst staying here.
Please email.
What else ...
We expect our workaway guests to be couples and have a vehicle to explore the district. Our village of Collingwood is only 13 km away and Takaka is a 30 minute drive from the lodge.
Mussel Inn is a real rustic Kiwi experience with good wholesome food, fine boutique beers produced in their own brewery, excellent live music and friendly atmosphere.
The Heaphy Track in the Kahurangi National Park, is one of New Zealand’s great walking tracks where you can experience some of the best scenery in the country.
Wharariki Beach wild and beautiful – wind and waves have created massive rock and sand dune formations. The caves, islands, and arches, where seals breed, are among the most dramatic in the country.
Abel Tasman National Park famous for its golden beaches, granite cliffs, and coastal track, it is a wonderful place to visit, explore, kayak and sail any time of the year.
Farewell Spit is a nature reserve on a sand spit jutting into the Tasman Sea. You can walk on the base of the spit, and there are excellent 4WD (four-wheel drive) safaris (based in Collingwood) along to the lighthouse and bird habitats.
Te Waikoropupu (Pupu) Springs near Takaka are known for the clarity of the water and are New Zealand’s largest freshwater springs and a ‘wahi tapu’ (scared place) to the local Maori.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
The setup here gives you plenty of time to work on your own projects online.
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
My animals / pets
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Hope you enjoy all the dishes!! 🍕🍝🍲Good to watch "love at the first sight " with you 🤭
Keep warm and take care
Gaëlle and Nyny
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Hope you enjoy all the dishes!! 🍕🍝🍲Good to watch "love at the first sight " with you 🤭
Keep warm and take care
Gaëlle and Nyny
They were keen to learn and lots of energy.
The cabin we stayed in had everything we needed with a very comfy bed. Just watch out for spiders!
Thanks Reg, it was nice to stay at your piece of paradise.
The accommodation was great; we had our own cabin with our own bathroom and kitchen area.
He was a fabulous host who offered us fair jobs and working hours and was always there for us if we had any questions. Our jobs mostly consisted of weeding, some… read more
The work was very fair and Reg was an amazing host. He gave us a day off when we could go exploring.
The cabin was lovely and spacious, and gave us our personal space. However Reg was very welcoming and opened his home to us and we loved the opportunity to cook, especially the amazing… read more
The lodge is in a remote beautiful place surrounded by many cool places to visit and where you can enjoy nature at its most. Reg's house is big, comfortable, quiet and welcoming. We had a private cabin that was just a few steps away from the main lodge where to sleep and ensuite bathroom.… read more
They are so talented, versatile, and skilled in all aspects of tasks given to them.
Especially Joe with his carpentry skills. I gave him full access to my tools and shed. He knew how to use them for all sorts of little jobs. He really could have… read more
We enjoy the time with Reg and Princess on his nice Place. We had differents jobs to do. Cooking there was very nice, we had good, enouth and healthy food. Reg was very helpful and is a very nice and funny Person.
We deffinitly will come again if we are in NZ and recomend this Place to all… read more
