Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in New Zealand

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Canterbury, New Zealand

Join us in taming our wild garden near Geraldine, New Zealand
Ronald & I live & work on our wild, free-range property just out of Geraldine. It has taken many years to get things to grow on this tough land, but now that it is, we can't keep up! Our garden is chemical-free, which is great, but it does mean a ......
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about 19 hours ago

Waikato, New Zealand

Experience the New Zealand country life with a multi-cultural family in Hamilton, New Zealand
Due to our health issues, we are looking for someone who likes gardening to help/maintain our gardens. We have three kids and currently have a pet dog 'Lulu' (sleeps inside the house during the night), pet ducks, pet goats, cows, and chickens. We ......
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about 11 days ago

Southland, New Zealand

Helping out on a property in Riverton, Southland, New Zealand.
My one acre property sometimes gets away on me and some assistance is appreciated. I am a mature widow, living alone, retired secondary school teacher who works voluntarily in the community. I have travelled considerably and enjoy learning about ......
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Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Experience the Bay of Plenty in the family home in Tauranga City, New Zealand
Living in Tauranga City and our property overlooks the Kaima Ranges. Close to all Facilities and beaches. Surfing, Hot water pools Golf,Sports grounds hosting international and national sporting fixtures, Concerts and great entertainment facilities ......
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Waikato, New Zealand

Explore beautiful spots nearby and surf in the sunny Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand
Having traveled a lot and lived many years overseas, it is my pleasure to host people from other cultures. I particularly enjoy showing people my favourite locations in this gorgeous part of New Zealand (the Coromandel Peninsula). There are some ......
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about 9 days ago

Northland, New Zealand

A hands-on home, a growing family in a peaceful neighbourhood on the north side of Auckland, New Zealand
Help us finish our renovation of a sun drenched, haven on the north shore. Kia ora! We are Lucy and Reece and we live in Hillcrest on Auckland’s North Shore with our new baby girl, Dylan. Reece is a builder and I’m an artist and over the past five ......
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Northland, New Zealand

Enjoy the best of rural and coastal life in Waipu, New Zealand
We are a family of four living in beautiful Waipu, Northland, New Zealand. Come and join us, and our dog Ziggy, on our 10 acre lifestyle block where we are passionate about organic and regenerative food production. Waipu is one of the most beautiful ......
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about 10 days ago

Taranaki, New Zealand

Learn organic and permaculture practices in rural Taranaki, New Zealand
I am a retired dress designer and having run a business in London for many years, have now returned to my native New Zealand to create a permaculture - based garden in rural Taranaki. Having just finished building (the third house in ten years) I ......
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about 4 days ago

Wellington, New Zealand

Help around our rural family home close to Carterton, New Zealand
Hello! I’m Emily, a single mum living in the beautiful Wairarapa region of New Zealand with my two young children (aged 5 and 3). Life is busy, full of adventure, and sometimes a little chaotic, so I’m looking for friendly, reliable Workawayers who ......
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Otago, New Zealand

Help out around our lifestyle block on the edge of Arrowtown, central Otago, New Zealand
Pam and Chris are an older couple into our 70's but still active and Chris works part time. Pam is a retired teacher and Chris is an aviation consultant. We have a 1 ha lifestyle block on the edge of Arrowtown in Central Otago, NZ. We grow flowers, ......
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about 16 hours ago

Auckland, New Zealand

Experience life on our lifestyle block near Auckland, New Zealand
We’re an American-French family living on a 10-acre lifestyle property in the countryside north of Auckland, New Zealand. After years of living and working around the world, we chose New Zealand as the place to put down roots and raise our young son ......
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about 25 days ago

Waikato, New Zealand

Help our family with childminding and daily life in Cambridge, New Zealand
We're a family of 4 in the central North Island who are just looking for some assistance in general household chores and child pick-up during the week. Our girls are 9 and 11 and very good fun. (We are currently looking after a dog, which will ......
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Wellington, New Zealand

join our family home and the chaos in Raumati south, New Zealand
We're a lively, liberal, alternative family of 3 adults, 3 kids, 2 dogs, 2 cats, sometimes foster kittens, and a paddock of ponies across the road - and we need help taming the chaos! If you enjoy decluttering, tidying, and cooking for a crowd, we'd ......
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about 9 days ago

Auckland, New Zealand

Experience life with a couple of kiwis while discovering Auckland, New Zealand
Hello, We are Siobhan and Tom, a couple living at the bottom of the Waitakere ranges in Auckland City. We live on a 10 acre lifestyle block, with some very friendly fat sheep, a few chickens, and a dog. With a car, we are not too far from some of ......
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Northland, New Zealand

Creating a garden of great serenity on our property near Whangarei, New Zealand
We live in a rural area, 15 minutes from Whangarei and a perfect base for exploring to the top of the North Island. We live in an historic ex-hospital ward and are renovating both that and an old cottage on our property to make into a bnb with a ......
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about 18 hours ago

Auckland, New Zealand

Experience a unique intentional community and eco village in Waiheke Island, New Zealand
We live in the beautiful Eco village of 169 hectares on Waiheke Island. The village is a 32yr old community that is home to 15 families of all ages. The village is a 25min drive from Matiatia where the passenger Ferry arrives and 10 minutes drive ......
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West Coast, New Zealand

Experience true Kiwi hospitality near Reefton on the West Coast of New Zealand
My husband and I manage a 700 cow dairy farm in Mawheraiti based between two small towns called Reefton and Ikamatua on the West Coast of the South Island! Reefton, situated on the Lewis Pass road near Victoria Conservation Park (NZ largest) was ......
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about 12 days ago

Nelson & Bays, New Zealand

Help us with some renovation projects in Nelson, New Zealand
We are a family of five, consisting of Francesco, Seija, and our three kids, Lexi and Charlie (who left home), and our young son, Matteo (8). We have a retreat centre and rescued animals on almost one hectare of land. Seija practices as ......
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Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Various projects on our lifestyle block in the beautiful Tukituki Valley in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
We are a couple with grown up children. We live on a 3 Hectare lifestyle block in the beautiful Tukituki Valley in Hawkes bay with our border collie, Ringo and our two cats, Bert and Ernie. A 15-20 minute drive from Napier, Hastings and Havelock ......
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Canterbury, New Zealand

Join our family in Christchurch, New Zealand
Kia ora, we are friendly vegetarian family of 4 who are very lucky to live in Ōtautahi Christchurch, on the ancestral lands of Ngāi Tūāhuriri of Ngāi Tahu. We welcome people to enjoy our home and company, and to help us run our household, tend to ......
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