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Host rating
65 %
Last replied
3 Jan 2025
Feedback
2
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Description
Busy, friendly family home in beautiful Hira, 15 to 20 minutes drive North of Nelson, surrounded by paddocks and native bush. We have four children, two at university and two teenagers at home. We love meeting people from all around the world.
We can transport anyone to and from Nelson and are often in town.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are a friendly well travelled family who can offer a true kiwi family exchange.
There may be opportunities to join in with various family activities. We enjoy music, discussing world events, science, arts, history and so on.
We like to exchange recipes and have dinner around the table.
We are sailors and have our own yacht in Nelson, there may be an opportunity to go sailing.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
3 hours of work per day including weeding and weed control, cleaning around the house (outside and inside), general gardening, a bit of farm work (our place is only a couple of hectares), odd jobs such as helping with various projects we have.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
We are generally interested in languages and history.
Accommodation
A classic caravan with a comfortable new mattress . The caravan has power, with a toaster and jug. Shared bathroom in the house, right next door.
Pleasant, picturesque setting in a quiet peaceful location, with native bush with many native birds. Our neighbours do have a rooster; we live in the countryside!
We provide at least one meal a day; we like to have dinner together around the table and can cater to vegetarians.
What else ...
Nelson has a lot to offer; mountain biking, hiking, Abel Tasman park, boating, a vibrant arts scene, lovely scenery, a good place to hang out and then travel onto other places in NZ.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
We have enough parking for a small camper van.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Feedback (1)
She cleaned up our entrance way and fitted right into family life.
Sophia has a good sense of humour and we are sure that she will go far in the world.
The accomodation in the cozy caravan was nice with the birds singing around.
We enjoyed the delicious BBQ and the chats and our son loved it to play with the same aged son of the host. The other 3 children are very polite and well educated as well.
Last but not least the… read more
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Feedback
She cleaned up our entrance way and fitted right into family life.
Sophia has a good sense of humour and we are sure that she will go far in the world.
The accomodation in the cozy caravan was nice with the birds singing around.
We enjoyed the delicious BBQ and the chats and our son loved it to play with the same aged son of the host. The other 3 children are very polite and well educated as well.
Last but not least the… read more
