Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in New Zealand

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Join our relaxed, friendly family on Waiheke Island, New Zealand
We are a family of myself Emma and my 2 teenage kids We live in one of the most beautiful parts of New Zealand on Waiheke island. I work 2 days a week in Auckland and the kids are at school everyday during the week.
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Help with gardening and daily life in Balfour, New Zealand
Join us in Balfour (Southland) on our dairy farm with wide-open spaces and fun-loving people. Help around the house, garden, general maintenance, and cooking will be much appreciated. You will become part of a fun, always-changing (adult) ......
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Meet the cutest and friendliest sheep in the world and enjoy our place in Rotorua, New Zealand
This is a working farm. The work is physical hard, and can be repetitive, and takes place in all weather conditions. I’m looking for motivated, reliable helpers who take pride in doing a job properly and can work both independently and with ......
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Join our beautiful tiny hobby farm in Aongatete, New Zealand
We are Jess and Al, and we have a 4 acre small holding snuggled into the Kaimai Range, with an enormous veggie patch, sheep, chickens and 2 excitable dogs. We are currently working on planting an asparagus paddock, a native bush area and are always ......
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Embrace the wild on our sustainable homestead in Northland, New Zealand
We live on 60 acres 40 min out of whangarei, two thirds of it is native bush and some grazing and our space has our house, a big workshop and a sleepout for the volunteers and huge gardens. There is a single and a double bed in the sleepout and ......
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Off-grid paradise being restored to natural state looking for chilled, positive crew in Motueka, New Zealand
looking for chilled, positive, fit, conservation-minded crew who love life Hi there, thanks for visiting our page! *We're flattered to have been favourited over 1,000 times on this website (*800 active users). Our aim is to be the #1 awesome ......
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Join us in Geraldine, South Island, New Zealand
You do not need a NZ work visa to volunteer & help us, as this is not a business, nor paid job position, just Workaway at it's best. Just come and enjoy your stay. We are....Uncle Dave & Aunty Nikki. We live and work on a Geraldine Sheep, Beef & ......
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Join us in a beautiful rural setting in Coromandel, New Zealand
Right now I am looking for a barista and front of house from May 18th. A couple of days prior to show you the ropes would be great!! A digital nomad with cafe experience would be perfect as the hours will be minimal and oncall. My accommodation, ......
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Join our non-profit philosophically based retreat in Wellsford, New Zealand
MAY 20-29 only time for you to visit .... A unique retreat space set up by a Charity, a philosophically based, non-religious organization. It is completely voluntary and free for young people 18-30 to attend! The philosophy is based on love and ......
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Help us with projects at our ski lodge and enjoy the area of Methven, New Zealand
Lindy and I have a small ski lodge in picturesque Methven after spending time working and travelling around the world. Our lodge is only 300m from the centre of town which has great pubs, coffee shops, restaurants and other amenities. Methven is ......
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Improving native biodiversity in Coastal North Canterbury, New Zealand
We have a 113 Ha farm used for grazing sheep and beef cattle and forestry with some areas of existing and regenerating native bush, we are extending the natives to improve native biodiversity and birdlife. We also have a QEII reserve with native ......
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Coastal views, Sea and River within minutes from our Beautiful Farm in Rural Central Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
We are a couple with a sheep and cattle farm, with friendly working dogs, a small house dog and two friendly cats, and chickens. There are lovely views of the sea from the homestead and all over our farm. Driving a few kilometers away. Great for ......
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Live and experience with a New Zealand family in central Nelson, New Zealand
Looking for a workaway to house sit and look after our lovely dog while we are away Friday 26th June- Friday 10th July. May be a few other small tasks however most important someone who can take our dog on 2 short walks, feed and companionship to ......
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Join our family and help with gardening in magical Mangawhai, New Zealand
We are a busy family located rurally in magical Mangawhai, near to beautiful beaches. We grow a lot of food and always need help with gardening projects and general jobs around the farm. We have some very sweet pets and a nice environment
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Learn as you help our family and enjoy blueberries at Wattle Bay, New Zealand
We have a small blueberries orchard. Daniel grew up here in this beautiful piece of country and now we are giving this experience to our daughters. We all enjoy meeting new people, and learning new cultures. We have two young girls Bonnie and ......
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Stay with our family in our peaceful rural home near bike trails and national parks in Wakefield, New Zealand
*We are travelling, and will be hosting again from 1 December 2026 to 1 May 2027* We're Andrea, from New Zealand and Australia, and Gregor, originally from Austria. We're a travelling, worldschooling family with 3 kids, dividing our time between ......
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Land care and building, off grid home in Kerikeri, New Zealand
We are a German family, living in NZ since 20 years, with 3 children, who have left home and are at university or working. We have 2 lovely dogs , some chickens , 4 sheep 2 hand reared lambs:) and are in the final process of building our off grid ......
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Join us for a cultural exchange in beautiful Lower Moutere, New Zealand
I live in a beautiful home with a large garden that I’m slowly turning into a peaceful, welcoming space full of life with myself and my husband, close to Motueka, Tasman. I love meeting new people, sharing stories, and working together with others ......
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Experience Wiccan spiritual workshops in Whangateau, Auckland, New Zealand
I am an organic farmer, wiccan, herbal healing balm maker, taxation consultant and English language teacher and live with my daughter, her partner and my three grandchildren on our 20 acre natural agriculture, permaculture, organic property. We also ......
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Enjoy stunning views and help around our property in Napier, New Zealand
We would like a strong, capable person to help us clean ceilings, inside walls, clean & wipe cupboards, wash windows, water pressure our roof & pathways, paint the ceiling of our new sun room. We are looking for help from 27 May. We like a sense ......
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