Something different in the Catlins, New Zealand

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least a week

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  • Description

    Description

    Hi there, my name is Adina and my husband is Richard . He works on a sheep and beef farm where we live and is a keen hunter. I work full time at a vet clinic ( retail) half an hour drive from where we live.
    We have two school children 7and 6 who take a school bus every morning, we would need help with their pick ups and drop offs, if this is something you might like to do please get in touch, we would like to hear from you 😊

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Benefits: accomodation, food, improving your English, learn about rural kiwi culture, learn about farming, there is lots of sightseeing, hunting opportunity and have a good time in general

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

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

  • Help

    Help

    Picking up two kids from daycare and looking after them until we come home from work, cook dinner and help clean the house ( vacuuming , putting toys away etc )

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    Romanian: Fluent
    German: Intermediate

    This host offers a language exchange
    I’m interested in learning Japanese

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We live in a 3 bedroom house with 1 showers and 1 toilet so the house is a bit small but it’s cosy and easy to keep clean. We also have 11 dogs so you got to love animals half are working dogs, 3 are for hunting and 3 puppies

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We live out of Owaka in the Catlins, so if you like peace and quite, tranquility( while the kids aren’t home lol) outdoors, pictures scenery, tramping, sight seeing, wildlife galore this is the place to come to
    We are close to Dunedin, Invercargill, Gore so plenty of other things to do in the weekends if you need some noise, best coffe around is a 20minute drive tho sorry hope it’s not a deal breaker

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    I have a spear room in my house that currently doesn’t have an office desk but that can be arranged I have great internet I stream movies with no problem but I don’t work on a computer at home so I can’t tell how great it is, for my everyday needs it is perfect no problem at all. It’s peaceful and quite out here on the farm but we do have a few dogs that bark sometimes and lots of sheep around that might make some noise sometimes

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    This host can provide space for campervans.

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    One

  • My animals / pets

    My animals / pets

Host ref number: 742877214759

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