Come and help gardening, look after Olives Trees and around the home in Oamaru, New Zealand

New Zealand

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01/09/2020
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2020

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Hi I enjoy having people to stay in our home . I have 16 acres olive trees, 10 cows, goats, 15 new calves and 3 cats . We also have large vegetable gardens and flowers garden. We live on a hill in a beautiful, very quiet and relaxing area, that over looks the sea which is 6 km from Oamaru. I am building a new house and need help with settting up new gardens
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
General Maintenance
Farmstay help
Help around the house
Animal Care
Language practice
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are a kiwi family that would like to share our life style with other people. Come and spend time with us and get to know us and our way of life. Go to the beach, enjoy the wildlife and nature. see the penguins, Plenty of opportunities for cycling and walking. Great for the active.
Help
I would love some help gardening ,firewood, building ,house cleaning and looking after the olive trees, feeding new calves.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
A queen bed and a single bed in our home, you can also have accommodation in campervan. You would share the kitchen and bathroom.
What else ...
Oamaru has a working Victorian precinct that is world heritage status, with many attractions. HQ for Steam Punk movement, yellow-eyed penguin, little blue penguins, seals, sea lions, Home of Oamaru Stone. You can see Elephant Rocks, Moeraki Boulders, Vanished World of fossil. I have just started with B&B so you will have also opportunity to meet and talk to people from all over the world.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 ,5 days a week

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15/08/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Akane)

Alana was a wonderful workaways very helpful .She enjoyed feed the cows and being out on the farm .I recommend her as good value thanks a lot. Helen

(Excellent )

09/08/2020

Left by Workawayer (Akane) for host

Thank you for wonderful 3 weeks. I fed the cows and calves with Helen , enjoy gardening , helping neighbors move and so on. Her family and friends were nice. House was warm and very comfortable. I spent time near the fireplace a lot.I liked that cow and calves lick my hands and hair. They were friendly and so cute. I miss them already ... I would… read more

(Excellent )

05/06/2020

Left by Workawayer (Philipp & Jessica) for host

Helen was the best host and now good friend that we could have asked for, especially when she accepted us on the last day before Covid19 lockdown even though she already had 3 workawayers. Helen was very easy-going, generous and cooked awesome tasty and healthy food. She also was very careful with our special diet requests (Jessica is… read more

(Excellent )

05/06/2020

Left by host for Workawayer (Philipp & Jessica)

We had amazing time during lock down .Philip and Jessica a wonderful couple very helpful and great workers .We got lots of jobs done but best of all made new friends .I enjoying there stay and would recommend them .great stay thanks for again miss them already

(Excellent )

03/02/2020

Left by Workawayer (Rozanna) for host

Helen was incredibly welcoming! Really giving me a home away from home and showing me the sights if oamaru aswell as going out of her way to take me to lovely local gardens and lots of coffee out- a real treat :) the work was varied and flexible with timing but mainly gardening which I love so she joined me weeding and tidying the garden. I really… read more

(Excellent )

17/12/2019

Left by Workawayer (Sharon & Davide) for host

Fantastic stay! Helen is really adorable and powerful at the same time.. She’s really a fantastic host, you can’t ask more! The house was fantastic and super comfy... We really loved spend our time with her and the cute calves (we miss them all soooo much!!)
We really recommend this place!

(Excellent )

16/12/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Sharon & Davide)

Amazing couple enjoyed having very much .Sharon cooked some yummy food .they loved spending time with the calves . Great stay

(Excellent )

16/12/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Cindy)

Great stay enjoyed so much .Cindy arrived a city kid and Leif a farmland she fixed in so well and gave everything a go thanks for a wonderful stay

(Excellent )

27/10/2019

Left by Workawayer (Cindy) for host

This was my first Workaway experience and I had an incredible time! I stayed for 3.5 weeks. Helen was truly amazing and treated me as if I was part of the family. I felt very welcomed and the room was very cozy. Helen was a great cook so we had many delicious meals together. I met a number of her family and friends and we even took a few trips… read more

(Excellent )

16/12/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Joanna & Roman)

Amazing time spend together I enjoyed having them stay .got lots of jobs done thanks so much for great work .they fitted in so well they are now family thanks again

(Excellent )

09/12/2019

Left by Workawayer (Joanna & Roman) for host

We were to stay a week, we stayed a month, and the time flew so relentlessly that we feel like we arrived yesterday. Helen has an absolutely powerful heart, great heaps of warmth and goodness, lots of energy that can undoubtedly be given to several people! The food was absolutely fantastic, Helen is a great cook plus she bakes delicious things -… read more

(Excellent )

12/11/2018

Left by Workawayer (Caroline & Peter) for host

We stayed for two weeks at Mark and Helen's and we had a really great time!
There was lots of variety in the work, the food was great (Helen is a great cook) and we loved the property, the town and the animals (especially their house pets!)
Helen and Mark were great to be around, very kind and very helpful. Time went by very quickly and we wished… read more

(Excellent )

13/10/2018

Left by Workawayer (Sonoe) for host

I really recommended to stay with them !!

I loved my experience staying with Helen and Mark.
It was one of forgettable memories in my life.We had a great 2 weeks with them and lovely animals !!!
Helen took us to the beautiful places around Oamaru.Also she shared with us about her life style,I really respect it.Mark told us a lot of things and… read more

(Excellent )

08/10/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Sonoe)

We enjoyed having you stay .great workers .We have heaps of fun .Thanks heaps for your help

(Excellent )

20/05/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Ryosuke & Yoshie)

We really enjoyed having guys stay it was a great experience .had lots of fun and they volunteered working hard great experience

(Excellent )

08/05/2018

Left by Workawayer (Ryosuke & Yoshie) for host

We stayed with Helen and Mark for three weeks, and it was really great. We cannot thank them enough with any words.
Helen is a very generous and vigorous person. She taught us many things such as planting, digging, feeding calves and cows, and the way of living in New Zealand. She brought us several places, even though she had a lot of things to… read more

(Excellent )

16/02/2018

Left by Workawayer (Nicola & Julia) for host

We stayed with Helen and Mark rather last minute, but they were kind enough to take us in, no matter how unplanned our arrival was. And we just had the best time ever! The both of them are so very kind and forthcoming and just full of warmth - it’s impossible to not feel at home in their beautiful house! The work was totally doable, nothing too… read more

(Excellent )

13/02/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Nicola & Julia)

A great stay worked well had a good time thanks heaps

(Excellent )

01/06/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Marie)

We had a great time I learned to make bread thanks I found Marie easy to get on with . A good experience thanks

(Excellent )

21/04/2017

Left by Workawayer (Marie) for host

I had a lovely stay at Marks and Helens place. We had heaps of good laughs and a lot of baking sessions. The work was never hard and more than fair. I really enjoyed mowing the lawn on the electric lawnmowers :D. Every day is different and spontaneous. Helen drove with us to Moeraki, so we could watch the seals and sometimes we had a coffee in… read more

(Excellent )

29/05/2017

Left by Workawayer (Liang) for host

We stayed about two weeks with Helen and Mark helping on their property and having good times. We loved our comfy bed, the fireplace and enjoyed good meals as well as Marks humor. Helen is really easy going and very helpful. It was nice to sit together in the living room after dinner and having fluffy cats around. We totally recommend Helen and… read more

(Excellent )

09/04/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Merel)

I enjoyed having Merel to stay . I found she to be very helpful and fitted into our family really well . We had heaps of fun . I would have her back anytime

(Excellent )

29/03/2017

Left by Workawayer (Merel) for host

I had a very good time at Helen's and Mark's place. The help needed is fair and not hard.
I really appreciated the fact that Helen was happy to show me the area, such as seeing the penguins in Oamaru. I even went on a day trip with her and her friend.
I have only been at their place for ten days but we became friends quite fast and ten days… read more

(Excellent )

19/03/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Christine & Jonas)

We had a great time . They build a goat house . They were good volunteers. Enjoyed there stay .

(Very good )

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