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We are a German family, living in NZ since 20 years, with 3 children, who have left home and are at university or working.
We have 2 lovely dogs , some chickens , 4 sheep 2 hand reared lambs:) and are in the final process of building our off grid house in the Far North in Kerikeri. We have a 15 acre property where we continuously increase the plantations, with the aim to increase biodiversity, and help with erosion control.
We are looking for two people to house and animal sit for 10 days for us in May - any time between May 5 and 22 - . It is important to us, that you are dog savvy.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please tell us a bit about your past experience with dogs. Our dogs are both very social, friendly and well trained. The dogs are used to having company and can be left alone for max 3 hours per day.
We prefer two people travelling together, as it can get a bit lonely otherwise.
We would like you to arrive 3 days in advance, so we can show you everything you need to know.
Kerikeri has no public transport, so it is recommended to bring a car.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Animal Care
House & pet sitting

Interests
SustainabilityGardeningDIY & craftsCooking & foodCarpentryArt & designAnimalsYoga / WellnessNatureHikingCamping
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Enjoy the beautiful North of New Zealand and explore the area, on your days off

Help
Animal care

Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Accommodation
Extra room and own bathroom in the house , fully equipped kitchen

What else ...
Kerikeri has no public transport, an own car is recommended

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Internet access

Limited internet access

We have pets

We are smokers

Can host families

Space for parking camper vans
Campervans can be parked on the property.

How many Workawayers can stay?
Two

My animals / pets
Sheep
Chicken
Stella (13 years)
Border collie x
Ronja (5 years)
Husky German sheperd x
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I loved working in the garden with Konny, where I learned a lot about NZ plants, and enjoyed helping Stefan with building shelves. The work was balanced and the expectations were… read more
Une famille très sympathique, très attentionnée et avec une énergie positive qui vous met le sourire aux lèvres :)
Je recommande vivement !
They involved me in all their activities and really made me feel like I was part of the family, while I was there. But if… read more
We really enjoyed staying there for nearly 4 weeks.
Really thankful for this experience and we can only recommend this workaway to everyone interested.
With everyone so friendly we enjoyed the work as much as the famous quiznight in the pub.
Some of the kindest people… read more
I also really enjoyed helping them out with some light jobs here and there around the house. Painting was great, but using the "Monster Mower"… read more
I did some work in cleaning and renovating their house. They always kept the number of working hours indicated in the announce sometimes less! They were very kind and patiente with me and they were very kind to my level of English which is… read more
We can warmly… read more
Thank you for the kind hosting! ☺️
Both of them were very welcoming hosts and the work was very fair compared to the experience we had.
A highlight was definitely visiting Konny at the Farmers Market a local food and arts&crafts market nearby.
They gave good… read more
i had a awesome time with konny and stefan.
the work is fun and i learned a lot about building and woodwork.
big thanks for letting me use the e-bikes aswell.
just a good workaway experience!
Thank you !
They were so welcoming, especially with taking us on when they had never had so many workawayers at a time (we were 6 them), and to both me and Murph it was a great experience.
There was a mixed of work, great food, quiz nights, banter, fire pits, and so much… read more
They were amazing hosts, who were always making us feel at home. We usually had dinner together in the evening with lots of great conversations. They always helped us out if we needed anything. And we… read more
Possibly the best thing that could happend to me, thank you for everything ^.^
I would have loved to drink a beer on the veranda. Therefore we sat at the campfire and watched the stars, which was not bad at all.
All the best and thanks for the wonderful… read more
I spend in total 5 weeks with them, 2 weeks in Lower Hutt und 3 weeks up north in KeriKeri.
Coming in I had no experience so they had to teach me most of the work. They were really nice and always willing to answer any of my… read more
