Explore the lovely town of Oamaru in beautiful New Zealand

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  Description

  This one is for the ladies!
  
  We have moved to Oamaru and are looking for strong, hardworking workawayers to help us with this lovely property.The layout of our house makes it perfect for female workawayers.
  
  We can only host non-smokers and non-vapers! Short-term is fine for our place, but we are flexible.
  
  I'm Jo and my daughter, Chantelle, moved to this lovely property in Oamaru that has Highland Cows, sheep, and chickens. We fostered unwanted and abandoned cats and kittens and when we decided to leave Australia we brought the cats that nobody wanted with us! If you have allergies I would not recommend that you stay with us.
  
  I worked at a University in Australia but am now retired (although I have never worked so hard in my life as I do now!) and Chantelle is an editor and works from home.
  
  We are located 6 minutes from Oamaru township. Being new to the area and we want to explore every chance we get and we'd be happy to take you with us.
  
  The things we value in life are peace and harmony. We are fortunate enough to live in a tiny pocket of paradise in a beautiful country, and wish the same for every living soul on earth. Everyone has the right to live freely, to be safe and to have the opportunity to pursue their dreams. Like-minded travellers are welcome in our home.
  
  We need all sorts of things done - but mostly planting and maintaining the garden and helping with the animals. There is a lot to do and we are keen to host people willing to get stuck in to farm life. There may also be some paid work helping with the cabin rental.
  
  As mentioned, we can only host non-smokers and non-vapers!

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Language practice

  Light gardening

  Creative DIY projects

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  Light maintenance

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Interests

  

  Hiking

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Pets

  

  Culture

  

  Plant care

  

  Photography

  

  Music

  

  Languages

  

  Gardening

  

  Drawing & painting

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Books

  

  Astronomy

  

  Art & design

  

  Nature
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  We can help you with your English and share our knowledge of Australia and New Zealand. If you are planning a trip to Australia we can tell you about amazing places to visit that you won't find in the tourist brochures and the best places to explore in and around Auckland. AND you can see the Aurora from Oamaru. :)

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  Help

  We would be delighted if you can spend some time with us helping with gardening - pruning, digging, planting, fertilising and clearing fallen branches. We are looking for hardworkers, as we work hard!
  
  We would expect just 3 hours of focused and efficient help a day so that you have plenty of time to explore the area and have fun.
  
  On the day of your arrival we would ask you to make up your bed and on the day of your departure we ask you to put your bedding into the washing machine.
  
  In return for just three hours of help per day we can provide you with a comfortable bed in our home plus breakfast and dinner. It would be great if you can also help with cooking and cleaning up after yourself.
  
  We would expect that you would be out and about exploring during the day and would take care of your own lunch but if you are home you can help yourself, or make lunch for us all, or we'll make lunch for you!
  
  We are meat-eaters and are happy to try and cater for vegetarians and vegans, as long as you don't judge us - we've been judged for our choices before and it is a bit uncomfortable. :) If meat-eaters offend you please try to find a vegetarian / vegan family with whom to stay.
  
  Non-smokers and non-vapers only, please. This is a deal-breaker!

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Italian: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
  You can contact them directly for more information.
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  Accommodation

  We are happy to share our home with you - including the bathroom.

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  What else ...

  We are keen to host travellers who like to go out and explore during the day. This gives us our space and down-time that we need but if we are going exploring we can take you with us!
  
  We are a 6 minute drive to the centre of town.
  
  If you can spend three hours a day helping out, and working on your own with minimal instruction at times, and do a good job that you are proud of, we would love to hear from you! If you are looking to take it easy, this is not the property for you!
  
  Hours are negotiable...I am sure we can work something out so that we all get something positive out of this experience.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  There is room for a motorhome to park up.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  It is not ideal for additional pets as we have 4 cats and a dog, 6 cows, 5 sheep, 4 chickens and a duck.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  One

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  My animals / pets

  

  Toby

  Black, big Southlander boy

  

  Riley

  Grey and white

  

  Polly

  Ginger and white patchwork

  

  Meala

  Ginger

  

  Bella

  Black

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