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👋 Kia Ora and welcome to our beautiful home in Hamurana, Rotorua! We are semiretired farmers, Rex and Diane, with a lifestyle block with dogs, sheep and cattle. Diana has a small garden in the backyard. Our house boasts beautiful views of Rotorua lake. We share our home with the most wonderful preschool teacher, Margie.
💪 You’ll get free accommodation and 3 meals/day for 4-5h of daily work on 5 days/week. We prefer independent and mature people to stay with us.
🚗 You do not need your own car but it would be preferred for you to fully explore Rotorua.
📶 We do not have wifi. However, we have an excellent cell reception and network. The 4G works better and faster than using the 5G on Skinny/Spark’s network. You can choose this from your cell phone settings.
🥩We’re meat eaters and love cooking. We are excited to learn new, vegetarian recipes. Please keep in mind that it might be difficult for us to cater to vegans since we want to share dinner together on most nights.
🚭 We don’t smoke and prefer non-smokers.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Interests
Farming
Charity work
Gardening
Cooking & food
Books
Animals
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
✝️ We host a weekly meal and bible study in our home. We are involved in a local Christian church. You’re free to be of any religion or not at all, we welcome everyone into our home and lives.
🇳🇿 Rotorua is full of Māori culture and is known for volcanic activity, including some of the most beautiful hot springs.
🚜 We have been farming for more than 50 years and are happy to share our knowledge with others.
🌏 We enjoy having visitors from other countries in our home and learning from one another.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
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Help with gardening, cleaning, cooking on the lifestyle block. There is always something to do at the farm. Work is 4-5 hours/day for 5 days/week. This leaves plenty of time for you to explore the beautiful Rotorua.
Languages
Languages spoken
Danish: Beginner
German: BeginnerThis 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.
Accommodation
In our home we have a double room with shared bathroom
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Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
Have a caravan plug available
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Feedback (3)
I ended up staying with them for a month, and had the best experience! 🤗 Honest, genuine people that are super friendly and easy to get along with. Selah Hills is a beautiful place, and they really make an effort to open their home to everyone! I met so many amazing people during my time here and felt like part of… read more
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I ended up staying with them for a month, and had the best experience! 🤗 Honest, genuine people that are super friendly and easy to get along with. Selah Hills is a beautiful place, and they really make an effort to open their home to everyone! I met so many amazing people during my time here and felt like part of… read more
