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Hi,
We have a large section with a modern house on the coast a short drive to Whangarei.
We moved here this year so we have been making gardens and planting, making a path, variety of work.
We currently have some carpentry, painting and always some weeding and mowing. Always windows and internal clean to do too.
Accommodation is in the house which you will share with Nic and the dog, Bean. Bruce is away half the time working overseas.
We are pretty easygoing about when you do the working hours, some times the jobs are enjoyable and you don't notice time flying by, other jobs a few hours is enough and that's fine too.
Some times there are jobs to work together, some times I will let you know what needs doing and leave you to it.
If you have any particular skills I tend to try to find the job most likely to be the most productive .
Perfectly happy for you to work longer hours some days and then have more days off to explore the area. About 4 hrs a day 5 out of 7 seems about right. But if providing own food then 2.5-3 hrs is fine
Whatever works is all good.
Plenty of room to park your car or van, happy to pick you up from the bus .
, you have your own bathroom
we are not smokers and prefer non smokers to stay.
Happy to have individuals or a couple.Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Help around the house
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
A lovely quiet place to have a breather for a few days. peace and quiet. Vege garden .
, not sure what cultural exchange is involved besides cards in the evening if wanted, lots of local knowledge for places to see in northland.Help
There is a variety of work including weeding, mowing, mulching. There is always cleaning to do if that's your preference. We have a LOT of windows. There is always plenty to do!
Some carpentry work available.Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
own bedroom and bathroom in the house or welcome to stay in your own van, can park out of the weather in the carport and use the bathroom,
What else ...
we have a lot of coast line on the east coast, with absolute stunning beaches and lovely short and long walks.
the bay of islands is accessible for a long day trip or overnight easy trip.
Drive to waipoua forest with the kauri trees and bush walks.
whangarei township has everything you could need altho it is not a big city.
there is a strong international sailing community which sits out the cyclone season from nov to may so there is the chance to get crewing work up to the islands if that is of interest. most international boats leave between april and june.A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
any size, we have lots of room :-)
Can possibly accept pets
Possibly
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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Bean is the most friendly dog I have ever met, walking with her is joyful.
We have plenty of time to do the work, exchange tasty food with veggies from garden, comfy bed and culture chattings.
I enjoyed beautiful walks, moonlight from window and the picnic at… read more
Very easy communication and we felt welcomed. all the best :)
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Bean is the most friendly dog I have ever met, walking with her is joyful.
We have plenty of time to do the work, exchange tasty food with veggies from garden, comfy bed and culture chattings.
I enjoyed beautiful walks, moonlight from window and the picnic at… read more
Very easy communication and we felt welcomed. all the best :)
The work was really varied and fair (I did some weeding, mowed the lawn, cleaned the blinds, painted the house...)
The room was big and super comfortable.
Plus the… read more
would definitely recommend staying with Bruce and Nicola… read more
The work was easy and Nic made sure we didn't get bogged down in work.
- It was a real pleasure to meet you, I hope to see you soon :)
A year ago I was in an avocado orchard in New Zealand !!! I remember this experience with a touch of nostalgia…. I had a really lovely month. Although I didn't see you much, neither you nor your husband, I really enjoyed my stay. Every day in the orchard doing the job I chose to do. The silence, nature, the mild sunny weather, the… read more
Working hours were usually 15 hours (as I supplied own food) and work itself was very reasonable and fun. The… read more
The accommodation was great and Nicola and Bruce took such a good care of us ! We could not have dreamed of a better place to be locked down.
The many different jobs we did were sometime… read more
I spent one month with Bruce and Nicola in their WONDERFUL family farm ! It was a very very experience for me ! Nicola was sooooo kind, patient (with my english improvement) with me. She teached me the picking of avocados (a very peace… read more
I learned a lot on how to handle and cultivate avocados and had some very interesting conversations about a… read more
A must visit.
I was at the farm for about 10 days and did a range of jobs, mowing, painting, sanding and picking. There were so many avocados to eat I was truely in heaven!
The apartment is… read more
Nicola is a wonderfull woman very generous and helpful. She has take the time to giving us advices about hicking and places to visite... And was always available for any questions.
Workawayer's home is really comfortable and we have shared it with two others French, soo friendly !
We have worked 3 hours a day in… read more
The accommodation was great and we shared it with two other lovely work awayers for the first part of our stay. It was a very eco… read more
Also, if privacy is… read more
Good luck with the rest of your time in NZ !
We lived in a broad, modern and well equiped flat with… read more
The orchard is beautifully set amidst extinct volcanoes and i had an incredible room in the workawayers' flat. Nicola and Bruce are lovely people and very good hosts.… read more
Their orchard was really beautiful and located close to Whangarai.
The help we provided was definitely hard at times (mulching and… read more
The jobs were colorful and not too hard and the time schedule is flexible for our needs.
We really felt like home and thank you very much for that.
They are very self sufficient and think about what they are doing, I am very… read more
I had a lot of fun playing scrabble and hope I can come back one day.