Join our family and help us look after our animals in Takaka, New Zealand

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  Description

  Hi all,
  My husband and I have relocated to New Zealand after living abroad for 20 years. We have taken on a project of managing a kiwi fruit orchard in the beautiful Golden Bay region.
  We have 2 horses and a few chickens that I would need some help with when I am travelling. There is also a bit of gardening to do, and the possibility for you to work on the orchard if you are also looking for some paid work.
  
  We are looking for someone hard working and reliable, ideally with a bit of horse experience :)
  If you have experience with horses you would be welcome to ride them

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening

  Animal Care
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  Interests

  

  Sustainability

  

  Pets

  

  Movies & TV

  

  Farming

  

  Plant care

  

  Music

  

  Books

  

  Languages

  

  Gardening

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Animals

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Team sports

  

  Nature

  

  Fitness

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Hiking
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  What's this?
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  My husband is Kiwi and I am French, so I have been through the process of learning English myself and I will be patient and pedagogue! There are also many foreign workers working on our kiwi orchard, so you will also have the opportunity to meet them and settle into the community

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  Help

  We have 2 horses, so each morning and night they need to be fed. During winter, they also need their cover on at night and removed in the morning.
  Regarding the 4 chickens, they need to be fed, water changed, and their cage cleaned every week
  The remainder of your time will be spent doing a bit of gardening & weeding

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  French: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  We are a bilingual French/kiwi family
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  Accommodation

  You will have your own sleep out, kitchen (stoves, oven, microwave, fridge) and bathroom (incl shower and washing machine) which are all in proximity of one another. Your sleep out is 20 meters away from the main house so you have your own privacy.
  Since you will have your own kitchen, you are expected to cook your own meals. We would be happy to provide some eggs and meat once a week. There will also be possibilities for to help yourself from the veggie garden

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  What else ...

  lots of national parks around Takaka to hike

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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

  I would like at least 3 hours /day as an exchange for accommodation

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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