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We are a family with two young kids who are five and seven years old. We live on a large building site in a lovely rural area near New Plymouth and Oakura Beach (ten minutes to either). We need help with childcare after school and sometimes on weekends. If you are keen to help with building, we are also building a workshop and house. We live currently in a tiny house, so you would need to bring a campervan with you.
I am Canadian and my husband is Kiwi. I am a teacher and my husband is an engineer. We are both travellers and enjoy meeting people from around the world. We are looking for extra help during this busy time raising two little boys. For cultural exchange, we are keen to share the occasional meal together and share experiences. We are very busy though building, working and raising kids, so ideally looking for independent travelers who can help us with our workload. We are happy to share ideas of adventures to have around Taranaki and NZ.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We work part time so we are around sometimes to share some meals together but not always. Volunteers are responsible for their own food. We can negotiate work hours as we know it is not great to not have housing available only campervan parking. We can come up with a plan that will work for you.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
We are hoping for some help with some child care and building if you are keen but kids being the priority
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Maori: Beginner
Accommodation
Ideally your own camper van
We would need volunteers to do their own shopping please. So for that reason we ask 15 hours of work per volunteer.
What else ...
Ten minutes from our house is great surfing, beaches, cafes, pub, pharmacy, supermarket, biking, museums, shopping. 30 minutes away is hiking on Mount Taranaki.
It is an awesome area for exploring. The town of New Plymouth is 10 minutes away and the beach town of Oakura is also ten minutes away.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have good internet
Space for parking camper vans
Having a campervan would be essential as we live in a tiny home.
Can possibly accept pets
As long as they are trained to not eat chickens, friendly with kids and you pick up after them
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
