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We have had amazing experiences hosting Workaways in Gladstone which is in the Wairarapa region. The first two photos are of two fabulous Workaways from Germany, we loved having them stay.
We have a big property and in middle of it is our amazing contemporary house surrounded by New Zealand natives and fruit and veggie gardens. We have 2 dogs, as well as many cows. We are very flexible with everything, so we can talk about your workaway hours, pick-ups and all other things. We are very interested in arts, so don't hesitate to ask if you want to see the best of it in the whole Wairarapa.
We prefer to have couples and it is brilliant if you have a car as there are many interesting walks, sites such as the pinnacles, beaches and seals, vineyards, galleries, a bird sanctuary and large farms close by. 7 - 10 days is a perfect length of stay for us.
Jo and Mont
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Gardening
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Living in the nature between hills with an absolutely stunning view (especially the night skies). We are very interested in architecture, gardening, contemporary New Zealand art, festivals, art history and meeting people so we can talk to you about a lot of things. You'll probably learn something about farming. We often look after grandchildren aged 8, 9, 11, 12 & 14 ..two families. They add another very happy cultural exchange as they are real Kiwi kids.
Help
Your main work is gardening, some household duties, sometimes cooking and being around the dogs and a cat. All easy tasks
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
You've got your own large bedroom with a queen-sized bed and a bathroom of your own. You are going to live upstairs, so you have your own space.
What else ...
Unfortunately, there is no public transport to our home so it's great if you have a vehicle, however, we can pick you up and drop you off when you want. There are plenty of beautiful towns as well as lots of vineyards around us, walking tracks, a hydroelectric dam on our property. A 30 minutes drive you'll find a bird reserve (Pukaha) with white kiwis and fantastic art and history museums, Aratoi and a Shears Museum in Masterton, Cobblestones in Greytown, Fell Engine in Featherston.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
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We also very much enjoyed chatting about their culture, travels, families and friends… read more
We loved being able to share our kitchen with them for dinners, Jo cooks very well too and their meat is delicious.
We were able to do lots of different tasks, weeding, gardening, cooking, baking with their grandchildren, helping out on the farm with shearing their… read more
Jo & Mont are a lovely couple and very welcoming and open people, we felt comfortable from the very beginning and they really appreciated our help around the house and property.
During our stay we had so many interesting conversations about New Zeland and the kiwi-lifestyle… read more
We enjoyed helping you with gardening, (weeding) and a bit cleaning. All tasks were easily feasible and of course clarified with us beforehand.
It was such a… read more
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We also very much enjoyed chatting about their culture, travels, families and friends… read more
We loved being able to share our kitchen with them for dinners, Jo cooks very well too and their meat is delicious.
We were able to do lots of different tasks, weeding, gardening, cooking, baking with their grandchildren, helping out on the farm with shearing their… read more
Jo & Mont are a lovely couple and very welcoming and open people, we felt comfortable from the very beginning and they really appreciated our help around the house and property.
During our stay we had so many interesting conversations about New Zeland and the kiwi-lifestyle… read more
We enjoyed helping you with gardening, (weeding) and a bit cleaning. All tasks were easily feasible and of course clarified with us beforehand.
It was such a… read more
Both Katie and Simon worked really hard to manage quite challenging work gardening, pruning and a whole heap of other tasks they very willingly… read more
Mornings were spent getting stuck into gardening… read more
Whenever they were going by somewhere of interest they offered us to come with and have a look, which we really appreciated.
The farm has a really interesting… read more
Jo
Madel is fastidious with the work she does and we would love her… read more
Jo is passionate about arts and she was quite generous to tag me along in her gallery visits in Wellington, Lower Hutt and Masterton. She also loves fashion so you will definitely see… read more
