Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in New Zealand

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Join a Kiwi family and help with day to day life in Martinborough, New Zealand
Hello, We are Michelle and Ross also Abby who is 15 yr and shes home on the weekends from school. We have 2 lifestyle blocks . Home block - we are renovating our home, planting trees , general gardening, weeding ect. Block 2 - a beautiful block ......
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Join our family and friendly animals on our little farm in Tolaga Bay, New Zealand
Unfortunately we are unable to host wwoofers until the end of June as we have friends staying in the wwoofer cabin. Our family, Teresa, Len and the kids, Nathan (12yrs old) and Jacob (11yrs old). We have a small farm (14 acres) that we need help ......

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Native restoration project and life in the Motueka Valley, Tasman, New Zealand
We are a family living on 58 acres in the beautiful Motueka Valley, needing help with our restoration project, trying to replant the majority of the property in natives, and weed out and restore the existing native bush. We are also looking for ......
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Join our furry family on our private farmstead in South Auckland, New Zealand
Hello, Martin and I would love you to join us. We are located in Hunua, South Auckland. We both work at home. If you want to experience our lifestyle but enjoy being not too far from civilization then this is the place for you! We have Highland ......
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Art Project Christchurch, New Zealand
Our property is located in Christchurch, on the banks of Heathcote River. We are 12 minutes from the Heart of Christchurch, with bus stops only 3 minutes walking. After 23 years in the Wairarapa we relocated to Christchurch. I’m a Ceramic and ......
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Bush and beach retreat where we aim to live more lightly, Auckland, New Zealand
I am a mature woman, a former academic (Social Sciences), who has left the city to pursue my dream of a slower, quieter life, more connected to nature. I live on a one acre property in Cornwallis/Karangahape in the beautiful Waitakere Ranges, about ......
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Help me create a gentle, nurturing space within my property in Oratia, New Zealand
Hi my name is Denise and my home is in Oratia New Zealand. My property is nestled in established native bush, NZs rainforest full of native birds. I am 15 mins away from beautiful West Coast beaches and the Waitakere Rangers 16000 hectares of ......

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Join our fun family, helping in our extensive garden near Tauranga, New Zealand
We do not have separate accommodation until we set up our stables for accommodation! My husband Mitch and I have four children aging from 11 to 19 and are very active and sociable. We enjoy food and the outdoors and would love some help on our ......
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Cultural exchange with our family in Kerikeri, New Zealand
Kia ora, We are based in Kerikeri - the fruitgrowing capital of NZ. Myself(Phil) and my wife, Fhiona, bought our beautiful 100 year old house 5 years ago . Set in 3 acres of beautiful gardens, every week we find a new plant that someone has ......

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Join us at our vegan animal sanctuary on the slopes of Taranaki Mounga, New Zealand
Our sanctuary is an off-the-grid farm animal vegan sanctuary on the slopes of Taranaki Mounga. Solar panels provide our power, a river pipeline supplements our tank water catchment and we are working towards self-sufficiency. We have great mobile ......
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Learn about yoga and meditation at a yoga ashram near Wellington, New Zealand
UPDATE: 08/04/2026 We are looking for a suitable person to take care of our ashram between 1st May to 20 June while Swami Madhuram is in Europe. The duties will include some light gardening, cleaning and possibly (if you can) teaching a few Yoga ......

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Enjoy family life with us in Lake Taupo, New Zealand
We are a family who live on a small lifestyle block 10 minutes drive from Taupo and 5 minutes drive to our beautiful Lake Taupo. We have lived and travelled a lot overseas with our family and enjoy sharing our home with other global ......
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An extra pair of hands for a farming family in South Hillend, New Zealand
========= 🐮🐑We are looking for help over the upcoming winter months, to help out with feeding the animals and setting up the farm for winter. We are looking for someone for a short term in May and later on someone who is looking for a longer stay - ......
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Creative living with our community in Wellington, NZ
Do you enjoy kids, nature, regenerative agriculture, holistic wellbeing? We run a non profit country school. This is a very small start up alternative education program that works with homeschoolers and kids who need nature enrichment in their ......
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Explore heritage sites and nature at your doorstep with us in Hyde, New Zealand
I am a kiwi who has returned from overseas who has taken on the project of restoring the Otago Central Hotel in Hyde . We provide free accommodation in exchange for supporting the cafe, hotel and projects such as sustainable farming in the near ......
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Join our foodie family of three in rural, northwest Auckland, New Zealand
We are a couple with a 13 year old son. Our paradise is 9 acres 40 minutes drive Northwest of Auckland, near a small village called Waimauku. The 9 acres is set on a hill sandwiched between two large farms. 6 of our 9 acres is protected native New ......
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Experience family life along the coast in Waikanae, New Zealand
We’re a lively Kiwi-German family — two adults and three spirited kids (7, 4, and 2) — who believe life’s better when it’s full of laughter, language, and a little bit of adventure. Our home buzzes with English and German conversations, spontaneous ......

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Experience rural Kiwi life in the heart of Central Cromwell, New Zealand
I’m lucky to live in a spacious home in the heart of Central Cromwell, just a short walk from both the lake and river, surrounded by some of Central Otago’s most beautiful landscapes. I’m currently renovating the house and would love to welcome ......

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Experience rural living with animals and develop sustainable systems or sign up for an Equine Internship in Leeston, New Zealand
I have a small farm located approx 40mins south of Christchurch. I have been part of workaway since 2018 and enjoy sharing my home and appreciate help as it enables me to focus on working with the horses I have bred as well as other work and ......

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Come join our family in one of the best spots in NZ
Hello, we are a Kiwi family of five. Tyrone and Carla (mum and dad), Cooper (14), Zara (13) and Lila (11). Over the past 15 years we have built a number of projects that bring people together through sport, food and community. We run several ......