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Host rating
100 %
Last replied
16 Jun 2025
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Description
Hello Workawayers!
Thank you for checking out our WorkAway profile.
We are a family of three — Ben (33), Kayla (33), and Olive (2.5). We’ve hosted on and off over the past few years and enjoy being part of the WorkAway community whenever it fits in with our busy lives. Cultural exchange comes naturally to us as travelers, and we love helping people have the best possible stay in New Zealand.
Our home is a small family homestead on 6 acres in the Otunui Valley, surrounded by diverse farms and beautiful nature. We dream of growing as much of our own food as possible — though please note, this is not a commercial operation.
The help we need at the moment includes collecting fresh eggs for breakfast, repairing fencing, general housekeeping, lawn mowing, cooking, spending time with our sheep, and assisting with planting and gardening.
We’re located 25 minutes west of Taumarunui in a rural setting. Having your own car is an advantage but not essential.
If you’re trustworthy, friendly, and have references, and would like to experience rural NZ life, we’d like to hear from you!
B, K & O
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Interests
Culture
Farming
Cooking & food
Gardening
Music
Animals
Outdoor activities
Camping
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We live in a remote rural environment surrounded by diverse farming and vast nature. The isolation and strong small community is an experience you will only find in places like this.
Explore the Wanganui River from our door step, learn some basics about farming and help grow your own food.
Many great walks and mountain biking tracks in the area for you to explore
Help
During your stay, you might find yourself gathering eggs in the morning, lending a hand with fencing projects, helping out with light housekeeping, giving the lawn a tidy-up, sharing your cooking skills in the kitchen, befriending our sheep, or getting involved in planting and gardening.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
All food is included with your own bedroom and a private bathroom.
Camper parking available, multiple powered site options .
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We can make an office space available on request.
Space for parking camper vans
There is a seperate driveway to the farm, there is a carport and power supply where motorhomes / campervans can park / camp. This spot is private from the main house
How many Workawayers can stay?
One
My animals / pets
Chickies
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Feedback (5)
Ben, Kayla and Olive are kind and welcoming. The place is beautiful, with a lovely house and amazing views.
The work was varied and not too hard.
I’m happy I got to stay there and I would recommend it to other woofers. 😊
I enjoyed a lot the country, they have a good relations with the farmers around, I was lucky… read more
Ben, Keyla and Olive gave me a very warm welcome in there nice and cosy home.
The work was as expected and very variable so it never got boring.
It was a nice experience and the perfect brake in traveling around new Zealand.
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Ben, Kayla and Olive are kind and welcoming. The place is beautiful, with a lovely house and amazing views.
The work was varied and not too hard.
I’m happy I got to stay there and I would recommend it to other woofers. 😊
I enjoyed a lot the country, they have a good relations with the farmers around, I was lucky… read more
Ben, Keyla and Olive gave me a very warm welcome in there nice and cosy home.
The work was as expected and very variable so it never got boring.
It was a nice experience and the perfect brake in traveling around new Zealand.
