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Description
Pruning Help Wanted – Wairarapa 2026 🍇
Pruning Date:
9th - 18th July OR
31st July - 9th August
Hi! We’re Lisa & Craig, and we’d love to welcome you to our small vineyard just south of Martinborough, in the beautiful Wairarapa, New Zealand.
Craig is an Environmental Consultant, and Lisa is a Graphic & Textile Designer who now works primarily in our growing wine business.
We’re looking for 2 couples or individuals to join us for pruning during winter. Experience is a bonus, but not essential — you just need to be fit, willing, and keen to learn.
Accommodation & Food provided
Two queen beds: one in the house and one in a separate nook next to the house, & a 4 bed bunk room.
Shared bathroom with other work aways.
Swimming pool
We can collect you from a Wairarapa train, and/or drop you back into Wellington city after your time with us.
It’s a peaceful rural setting surrounded by vineyards and farms — a wonderful place to experience a workaway.
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Types of help and learning opportunities
Light gardening
Farmstay help
Light maintenance
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Interests
Beach
Movies & TV
Sustainability
Farming
Photography
Music
DIY & crafts
Books
Art & design
Cooking & food
Gardening
Nature -
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
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Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We enjoy learning about life in other countries. We would love to share our Kiwi lifestyle with you. We can tell you all we know about winemaking in New Zealand. Martinborough, the closest town is known for its many vineyards and olive groves.
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Help
We are looking for 2 - 3 couples &/or individuals who can help us with our annual vineyard pruning.
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Languages spoken
English: Fluent
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Accommodation
We have a new house just south of Martinborough. The house is set in a vineyard . There is plenty of space. 1 Queen bed is available in the house, the other queen bed is in the nook next to the house. We also have a 4 bed bunk room in the house. You will share the bathroom with other work aways staying, and rest of the house with my husband & I. Breakfast is a rolling breakfast and we eat lunch & dinner together. Morning & afternoon tea is provided. Non smokers please. Wifi is available, cell reception works through the internet connection, otherwise is patchy in the house.
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What else ...
Close by are many vineyards. There are 4 towns 5 - 40 minutes drive away. About a 40 minute drive away is Cape Palliser where you can see seals and climb the steps to the lighthouse. In the opposite direction is Castle Point which offers a boadwalk to another lighthouse and a lovely beach. Wellington city is known for its great cafes and Te Papa is a fantastic museum.
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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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Space for parking camper vans
If you have your own van, there is plenty of space to park.
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How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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My animals / pets
We have a number of wild birds around the vineyard and take time to protect our native life through trapping.
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Just as importantly, they were wonderful company. We really enjoyed our conversations, getting to know them, and … read more
I had a lot of fun learning how to prune and getting glimpses of what it takes to run a wine business. We got to see where their wine gets made and saw a glimpse of bottling/labeling. We worked for 5 hours a day with tea breaks and lunch in between. I had no prior experience with … read more
I was impressed with how quickly she picked up vineyard pruning – she learnt the job in no time and worked well throughout her stay and … read more
Their vineyard was so beautiful, and I felt very fortunate to be able to work together on harvesting there. They shared a great deal of knowledge and passion about wine with me.
Their home was wonderful, and among all the places I stayed in New Zealand, it was one of … read more
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Just as importantly, they were wonderful company. We really enjoyed our conversations, getting to know them, and … read more
I had a lot of fun learning how to prune and getting glimpses of what it takes to run a wine business. We got to see where their wine gets made and saw a glimpse of bottling/labeling. We worked for 5 hours a day with tea breaks and lunch in between. I had no prior experience with … read more
I was impressed with how quickly she picked up vineyard pruning – she learnt the job in no time and worked well throughout her stay and … read more
Their vineyard was so beautiful, and I felt very fortunate to be able to work together on harvesting there. They shared a great deal of knowledge and passion about wine with me.
Their home was wonderful, and among all the places I stayed in New Zealand, it was one of … read more
If you ever get … read more
I also learned so much about wine making. They made an effort to show and teach us as much as possible.
thank you again Lisa and Craig:)
They welcomed us with open arms and I really enjoyed my time with them.
We helped them with vine pruning after a quick guide from Craig and the work was never a minute over 5 hours a day with plenty of delicious food cooked by Lisa and great conversations and (a lot … read more
