Summer help for the school holidays in Wairarapa, New Zealand

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Hi lovely people,
Can host someone for January. To help for the summer school holidays.

We are a family of 5 with animals and big house and gardens. We always appreciate a bit of help around the place. In exchange for your wonderful help....
You will have a gorgeous double bedroom with your own private bathroom, with so much comfort an beautiful views as well as a good experience with an NZ family.
We have two horses, a cat, a dog, a rabbit and guinea pigs.

Big home, Lots of space. We are tidy, organised and busy. Rural life but close to the town of Masterton. Our nearest city is the very cool Wellington. So we are not isolated. 8kms to Masterton.
We have bikes you can use. A spa pool/jacuzzi. We live next to the river we go swimming there in summer. Gorgeous walks on the countryside all around us. We have wifi.
The scenery is spectacular! 360' views.
please message us if you would like to come. I can tell you more then.
Thanks
The Family.
Type of help
Gardening
Babysitting / child care
General Maintenance
Help in the house
Animal care
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are happy to share our home as a base for you to explore from. Typical kiwi life. Busy Mum and dad. Kids very busy too! We are happy to recommend things to do on your time off. If you do more than 4-5 hours we can give you that extra time off on other days of course to travel. We can help with your english and help you with information about NZ.
Help
Different jobs for different times of year.

Feb 2020 - looking for some childcare help. Driver's license needed.
Languages spoken
English and a little French from school and bit of Spanish.
Accommodation
The guest room is sunny warm luxurious with private bathroom and amazing views from every window. The house is modern, spacious and beautiful viewing over the whole countryside and hills. Friends have very large farm nearby for awsome walks. River next door for swimming.
What else ...
Our area is popular for mountain walks, camping, swing bridge, beaches, lighthouses, vineyards and wine festivals (very good wines) and farming. There’s skydiving, horse riding, quad biking, claybird shooting, yoga, Pilates, fishing, surfing. (To get to the mountain walks you will need to drive or cycle, the bus does not go to the beach or mountains). Lots of rivers. The town has a great park nice for picnics, with a lake and easy walks. There’s a pool, library, post office, cinemas, museum/gallery, info centre, supermarkets, cafes, shops....everything you need in a town. Population 27,000.
There are four busy towns close to us and Masterton is our nearest (8kms), the capital city Wellington is just 90mins drive away. Or there is a train to Wellington from Masterton.
The beaches are 45minute drive from our house (if you have a car). There is no bus to the beach. Lovely river to swim in nearby in the warm weather.

From September to May we have nice weather. (17-39') lots of festivals and outdoor lifestyle events. Quiet time is from june to august inclusive, it is winter (4' -15' ) and can be wet and cold. Everyone hibernates and there are no public holidays in the winter!
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week. Flexi.

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19/11/2019

Left by Workawayer (Justus) for host

What a wonderful family! I had a amazing week with those guys🙌 They live surrounded from nature at a very peaceful place in a beautiful home. I helped one week in the garden and played with the kids what was a lot of fun!. Keep it real guys and thank you again for this experience!

(Excellent )

30/10/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Kristina)

Kristina is lovely, helpful, calm and patient. We highly recommend. Thank you so much Kristina x.

(Excellent )

18/10/2019

Left by Workawayer (Kristina) for host

I stayed with Aoife and her family for about a week and a half, and it was a great experience! Aoife and her husband Lyndon are wonderful people, super kind, and hard workers. I had a great time hanging out with the kids, going to the beach with them, and watching after the animals a bit. The children are very well behaved, and truly enjoy each… read more

(Excellent )

04/06/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Katja & Felix)

Katja and Felix are excellent workawayers. They worked hard, were excellent company, very good sense of humour, very fun and naturally good around the children, very tidy and organised, excellent communicators, not clock watchers, animal lovers. Easy to live with, easy to please and respectful. They both did a bit of everything, housework,… read more

(Excellent )

30/04/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Jordan )

Jordan is a fantastic helper to host. If you have the opportunity to host her, then consider yourself very lucky. She is all round awesome. Thanks so much Jordan. Go raibh mile mile maith agat. Go n'eiridh an bother leat.

(Excellent )

23/01/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Larissa )

Thanks Larissa for all of your help. Larissa did lots of laundry, lots of childcare, pet care and general help with our daily lives with family and housework. It was great to have her here for Christmas, new year and summer holidays. She is easy to live with, friendly, easy to talk to and tidy and patient. The children loved having her here too.… read more

(Excellent )

09/01/2019

Left by Workawayer (Larissa ) for host

I stayed with Aoife, Lyndon and the kids for four weeks during their Christmas holidays. From the very beginning I felt included and welcome in the family, the kids were so polite and accepted me as their new ‚helper‘ right away. Ruby and Lelia are already really mature and help you whenever you don’t know where to find something or how the rules… read more

(Excellent )

28/05/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Amy)

Amy was a good help to us. She helped with the kids puppy and light housework. Thanks heaps Amy.

(Good )

03/05/2018

Left by Workawayer (Amy) for host

Aoife and her family helped to make my first Workaway experience truly incredible. From inviting me into their beautiful home in the stunning Wairarapa, I got to experience what life is like on a family lifestyle block, helping around the house, with the animals and spending time with three wonderful young people during the school holidays who I… read more

(Excellent )

06/03/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Sina)

Sina is a really lovely person to host, I highly recommend her. Thanks Sina we will miss you. Have fun.

(Very good )

20/06/2017

Left by Workawayer (Katharina & Nadine) for host

I stayed with this wonderful family for 10 weeks. Aoife is a great host. She never asks you to do hard work, just a helping hand around the house and with the kids. She is a fantastic chef! You will never get such yummi and healthy food again, I promise! Aoife got a real friend, she always understands your feelings and is very sensitive and… read more

(Excellent )

13/06/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Valerie)

If it was possible to use up all my thankyous, I used them all on Valerie! She used her initiative, helped in every way she could, whenever necessary, always diligent and thinking ahead. She was very supportive of a busy mum and family life. Valerie is a genuinely good soul and easy to live with and always ready with a smile and laugh. We will… read more

(Excellent )

11/06/2017

Left by Workawayer (Valerie) for host

This was my first work away experience and it really set the bar high! Aoife and her family are amazing and very welcoming. It didn't felt like work at all, just like a friend visiting and helping around a bit. The kids are great and easygoing, the house is beautiful and very quite. Close to so many towns that you'll never get bored and you have… read more

(Excellent )

30/04/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Jana)

Thanks so much Jana. It was very good to have your company and your help. It's great that you are so interested in Everything and so confident and positive about learning all about life in nz and meeting new people. You have a great attitude. Have wonderful adventures. See you again.

(Excellent )

28/04/2017

Left by Workawayer (Jana) for host

Aoife is a wonderful person and was always in good mood for a talk about everything :) I really enjoyed the Company of her family and can recommend a stay! She is also a really good chef and know I even now which book I really have to buy for a good dinner :)
Ruby, Lilia and Charlie are really intelligent and good behaving children!
Thank you… read more

(Excellent )

04/04/2017

Left by host for Workawayer (Georgia)

Georgia was an excellent help. We don't ask people to do heavy work so we appreciate having someone who can just fall into our routine and use their initiative, to help with the little things that really keeps a parent happy! Georgia did this very well. Easy to live with and good cheerful company, a tidy person and always eager to help out… read more

(Excellent )

04/04/2017

Left by Workawayer (Georgia) for host

I had a wonderful experience working with Aoife and her beautiful family. Easy to communicate with and plan prior to joining them and as soon as we met I was made to feel welcome. Aoife was very caring and understood my travelling needs so gave me plenty of time to do my own thing and explore the wairarapa, which was perfect for me.
The three… read more

(Excellent )

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