An extra pair of hands for a farming family in South Hillend, New Zealand

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  Description

  Hi there,
  We are a family of 4, living on a farm in the deep south of New Zealand, and we are biased but we live in the most beautiful part of the country. We have a 5yo son and a 2yo daughter, a few dogs, a few more sheep and lots more cattle on our farm. We are both open minded and well traveled ourselves so we can relate to (and miss!) the experiences that backpackers encounter and are more than happy to share our great lifestyle with like minded people from different cultures.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house
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  Interests

  

  Plant care

  

  Sustainability

  

  Pets

  

  Events & social

  

  Farming

  

  Charity work

  

  Gardening

  

  Cooking & food

  

  Animals

  

  Winter sports

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Nature

  

  Mountain

  

  Hiking

  

  Camping
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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

  We have a dutch/Belgian background in our household and speak Dutch at home but are both fluent in Engish, and I can help myself out in French and German.
  
  We love the experience of meeting people of different cultures as we both immigrated from other countries many years ago, and we would like to show you the rural lifestyle of Southland, and help you on your way to discover the beauty that our beautiful part of the country has to offer!
  
  It's great to expose our kids to different nationalities and habits as well, to broaden their horizon and exposure to new ideas and habits.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  We are looking for a welcoming pair of hands for the month of September for 2 weeks. My husband will be overseas so mainly being my wing-person to keep our family running smoothly. Tasks are flexible and negotiable but helping out with:
  *Help looking after (one of) our kids if I need to go out on the farm
  *meal prep
  *helping around the house
  *collecting kids from bus stop
  *feeding the pet lambs as we are lambing at the moment! 🌞
  * feeding the chickens, collecting eggs

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Dutch: Fluent
  French: Intermediate

  This 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.
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  Accommodation

  We offer a private sleep out. On the days you work, you can have all meals with the family if desired.

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  What else ...

  As we live rural, you will need your own car to get around the area on your days off. You don't need your own vehicle for during working hours.
  
  As we have small children in our house, we require a person with a mature and responsible mindset and common sense around the kids.

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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

  This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  This host can provide space for campervans.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  One

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  My animals / pets

  Moo's and baa's

  Chooks

  Lizzy

  Dave

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