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16 Sep 2026
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Description
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🐮🐑We are looking for help over the upcoming summer months, to help out with the kids over the school holidays. We are looking for someone/a couple for January and start of February.
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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 6yo son and a 3yo daughter, 2 dogs, a couple of chickens, 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. -
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 -
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
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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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Help
I work part time as a veterinarian in the local vet clinic so during school holidays, it would be great to have a big buddy around the house for our 6yo son, for 2.5d a week, when I am at work and my husband is on the farm. You are most welcome to go on the farm with Roel and help out, while supervising our son. The days I am home, are completely to yourself and also the weekends.
The following tasks could be helpful too, if you enjoy them:
*meal prep
*helping around the house
* feeding the chickens, collecting eggs -
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
French: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
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Accommodation
We offer a private cabin away from the house with shared bathroom and kitchen in the main house. 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. -
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?
Two
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My animals / pets
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Chooks
Mack
A huntaway working dog
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We were provided with a cosy and fully equipped cottage, which made our stay very comfortable. Liz always cared about us, regularly checking if we needed anything and even … read more
The kids are lovely and my stay truly felt a bit like home! Liz gave me a lot of tips for hiking and activities in the area and I had a lot of time to explore.
The caravan … read more
We learned a lot about Dutch traditions and the farm life, which we loved, and the work in … read more
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We were provided with a cosy and fully equipped cottage, which made our stay very comfortable. Liz always cared about us, regularly checking if we needed anything and even … read more
The kids are lovely and my stay truly felt a bit like home! Liz gave me a lot of tips for hiking and activities in the area and I had a lot of time to explore.
The caravan … read more
We learned a lot about Dutch traditions and the farm life, which we loved, and the work in … read more
We had great talks and Liz always tries to help. The kids are just wonderful and I had a lot of fun playing and building castles together.
If it would fit into my plans I would have stayed much longer, but I am looking forward to visit them again.☺️
