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Hi we are a retired couple who have lived in New Zealand for the past 21 years we came on holidays, fell in love with New Zealand and have been here ever since. We originally come from England and Wales . We have travelled to many parts of the world and enjoy meeting people and hearing about their adventures.
We live on a small holding of 1.2 hectares with a large garden consisting of ponds, walkways, paddocks, an orchard, greenhouse and veg garden. Our extended family are dogs, cats, alpacas, chickens and ducks, It is essential to like animals. Richard is a chef and loves cooking we both enjoy creating art projects of which we have many in the garden and we enjoy gardening . We would love to share the knowledge and skills we have acquired over the years with people who come to stay and there are always new thing to be learned from meeting new people about their culture and skills they bring with them.
Our accommodation is within our home and you would be included as part of the family, pitching in with daily tasks, meals general housework, gardening, animal care, and any DIY project we are working on at the time.
Whangarei is a beautiful area we have museums, galleries the new Hunderwasser Art centre is a sight to behold in itself and the surrounding Town basin is a great place to visit for refreshments and a walk. There are many white sandy beaches on our coast line with fishing and diving being an option at the Poor Knights, the Bay of Islands is only 1 hour north of here. There are also some beautiful bush walks and waterfalls around Whangarei.
We live in the country where there is no public transport so it is advisable to have your own form of transport.
We are a No Smoking accommodation
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
How to care for dogs, alpacas, chickens and ducks. Gardening skills weeding, pruning, growing plants, vegetables and prepare them for eating. Cooking skills having fun creating art and some DIY skills working together with us. Learning about our surrounding area and seeing some beautiful places.
Help
We would like help with gardening, general household tasks, cooking, animal care, art and DIY projects
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
Accommodation is a room in our home with Wifi and internet access it has twin beds so it can be used by friends travelling together or a couple there is a separate bathroom.
What else ...
Our expectations of people around our home is to treat our home and everyone in it with respect and keep it neat clean and tidy you will be expected to clean up after yourself and join in with general household duties
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
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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The room… read more
They were certainly animal lovers, especially the cats and the dogs. They learned to do eyecare, grooming, teeth cleaning and medication for our little dogs. There were also plenty of extra cuddles for our furry friends. Each day… read more
We arrived, and we were a bit afraid because we didn't know anything about gardening of farm life.
But A & R reassured us right away.
They first introduced us to all the family (Dewy, Pinky, Oscar, Kenya, the chickens and the alpacas). Then made us… read more
It was an absolute pleasure to have them stay. They are extremely good workers, able to take on a challenge or two and work independently with… read more
They learnt us a lot about gardening and DIY.
Their animals are really cute ! The… read more
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The room… read more
They were certainly animal lovers, especially the cats and the dogs. They learned to do eyecare, grooming, teeth cleaning and medication for our little dogs. There were also plenty of extra cuddles for our furry friends. Each day… read more
We arrived, and we were a bit afraid because we didn't know anything about gardening of farm life.
But A & R reassured us right away.
They first introduced us to all the family (Dewy, Pinky, Oscar, Kenya, the chickens and the alpacas). Then made us… read more
It was an absolute pleasure to have them stay. They are extremely good workers, able to take on a challenge or two and work independently with… read more
They learnt us a lot about gardening and DIY.
Their animals are really cute ! The… read more
She was happy to tackle ANY job, be it veg gardening, assisting with meal preparation, picking fruit and veg and some home maintenance!,… read more
They are very kind hosts and gave ma a lot of information around Whangarei and where to go in my freetime. The tasks were not too hard and after that I always enjoyed a wonderful meal. I also really liked… read more
Margaret has many… read more
I worked in their garden most of the time with weeding, pruning trees and bushes, planting veggies and cleaning the area. I had a blast staying outside in this little heaven.
I helped sometimes in the kitchen, preparing meals (Richard is a amazing cook), baking… read more
My tasks included weeding, cutting down tree branches and plants, planting vegetables, cleaning the outside of the house or helping move… read more
Die Tiere sind alle toll besonders… read more
