Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in New Zealand

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about 3 days ago

Northland, New Zealand

Live in paradise and join our friendly team in Taupō, New Zealand
Hi everyone! We are receiving a lot of enquiries for placements. We have space from November onwards. Please only contact us if you have specific Housekeeping experience in a Hotel/Motel/Hostel/environment. AND previous Reception experience in a ......
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about 20 days ago

Northland, New Zealand

Do some art together in Dargaville, West Coast, New Zealand
Where I am Located: Welcome to Dargaville! My home is a beautiful kauri cottage right on the riverfront, just a 5-minute walk to local shops. If you love nature, I am just a 12-minute drive from New Zealand's longest drivable beach, and 45 minutes ......
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about 6 days ago

Northland, New Zealand

Share our family life and help with gardening and painting in Kerikeri, New Zealand
Organic gardening • Sustainable living • Cultural exchange • Bay of Islands We are Di and Jack, a retired couple on a lifestyle block close to the Bay of Islands. We have hosted people from around the world in the past and have made some wonderful ......
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about 17 days ago

West Coast, New Zealand

Enjoy good company and food in Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand
Hello I'm Richard, a new Zealand man i have a house at the town of Greymouth , west coast I'm a host who wants a bit of help with projects on my property, Building a sauna, and a greenhouse for growing vegetables, these two projects are halfway ......
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Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Take a breath and experience local life in Tōrere Bay, New Zealand
Hello I'm Ben, I live here on my parents property in the beautiful Tōrere bay at the start of the highway towards the East Cape (North Island). My parents started working on the land in the 90's turning a bare paddock into an oasis overlooking the ......
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Otago, New Zealand

Join us on our lifestyle block in a beautiful rural setting near Dunedin, New Zealand
Close to city, a 10 hectare block (27 acres), with ~5 hectares of native bush, lots of birdlife, the rest is pasture with sheep including lambs at the moment. There are magnificent views to the town and Kapukataumahaka (Mt. Cargill), the organ pipes ......
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about 16 hours ago

Auckland, New Zealand

Bungalow life near Piha beach, New Zealand
We are professional creatives and live in a character filled house on half an acre of rambling forest vege gardens on the top of the Waitakere ranges. Our home is 5 minutes drive to the sands of beautiful west coast Piha beach or take the bush track ......
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Marlborough , New Zealand

Join our lovely place on a stunning Kenepuru Sounds property in Marlborough, New Zealand
Our place is situated on the waters edge of the Kenepuru Sound in the stunning Marlborough Sounds which is at the top end of the South Island. We provide accommodation for 24 people in a collection of cottages. Our activities include kayaking, ......
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about 10 days ago

Canterbury, New Zealand

Enjoy a rural getaway with friends while bringing an old cottage back to its glory in Glentui, New Zealand
Hi everyone, I’d love to welcome a couple of travellers to help me with my garden and a house renovation project here in rural Canterbury. My dog Mia and I live on a beautiful, spacious property in Glentui (about 45 minutes from Christchurch). The ......
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Canterbury, New Zealand

Join my rural lifestyle in urban Christchurch, New Zealand
Your host will be a great French woman, an entrepreneur gifted with many skills, used to renovate character houses and attend to an organic garden, a keen beekeeper. You may also get to meet two lovely, smart and sociable young ladies. Everyone ......
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Northland, New Zealand

Experience eco-magic in Paradise Valley near Kerikeri, New Zealand
We are located in the sub tropical north, 20 minutes north of Kerikeri town, Waipapa retail area, petrol station, food shops, (15 mins) We are kaitiaki of 12 hectares of magical organic land, with spring fed river, ancient native forest with ......
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about 11 days ago

Auckland, New Zealand

Help with the garden, house projects in Orere Point in the Auckland region, New Zealand
Kia ora! My name is Linda and I am a 65-year-old art retired curator living on a coastal property with a big garden and old house which I am renovating and developing with the help of a live-in builder, Glenn. I am a vegetarian and like ......
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Wellington, New Zealand

Help us develop a regenerative flower farm to fund our youth work
Do you enjoy youth, nature, regenerative agriculture, holistic wellbeing? We run a youth program . It is for youth who struggle in mainstream education and who come for one day a week to hang out with us. Their vision is to create a food forest in ......
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Southland, New Zealand

Join a family with gardening and caring for the animals in Invercargill, New Zealand
We are on a small property midway between Invercargill and Riverton, Southland. We are beginning our second season developing a garden based on the principles outlined in JM Fortier's 'Market Gardener' book blending in methods used by Richard ......
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about 5 hours ago

Otago, New Zealand

Join our rural community, learn how to garden and help sort at my house in Omakau, Central Otago, New Zealand
I have moved to a small town called Omakau 20minutes north of Alexandra in Central Otago. I am single and in my early 60's. My wee house has had a lot of work done on it by so many amazing people. ❤️ I have now got to the stage where it’s just a bit ......
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about 7 days ago

Marlborough , New Zealand

Help around our pottery studio and garden welcomed in Marlborough, New Zealand
We are hobby clay artists with an interest in Whole Food Plant Based eating- (think healthy vegan). You can eat what you like as you are self-catering in your own flat which means you bring all your own food, drink and snacks. (Some seasonable herb ......

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Canterbury, New Zealand

Enjoy rural family life in Woodbury, New Zealand
We are a friendly, fun family of 5 (plus a mini schnauzer and a golden retriever). We love to eat, laugh, and enjoy life. We have a deer, sheep and beef farm in a rural area. We live a busy life, running the farm, and also a large garden, and ......
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Auckland, New Zealand

Two friends or a couple welcome to help on the stunningly beautiful Great Barrier Island, New Zealand
It's a good idea to check out Aotea (Great Barrier Island) where we live and how to get here before you apply. If you are going to stay for more than a couple of weeks do talk to us about helping with ferry fares We (husband and wife) live in a ......
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about 3 days ago

Canterbury, New Zealand

Epic Permaculture Ecovillage near Ōamaru, New Zealand
Join us in our ecovillage in Ōamaru, the coolest, funkiest town in Aotearoa, New Zealand We are currently seeking WorkAwayers with some building experience to help with a tiny house build from mid-October to mid-December. We are a small ......
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about 18 days ago

Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Come and live with two artists in Whanganui, North Island, New Zealand
We are two artists. We are located ten minutes by foot from the Whanganui city centre overlooking the beuatiful river.Guests have a separate entry to a beautiful accomodation with stunning views over the city and the mighty river te awa tupua, who ......
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