Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in New Zealand

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Come experience a hub of cultural experience and spend time outdoors gardening in Whanganui, New Zeland
Hi, my name is Grace and I am a retired school teacher. I like to spend my days in my well established gardens or visiting with family. I am an experienced traveller and been all around the world. I enjoy meeting people and sharing stories. I have ......
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Join our family and experience a rural way of living in Little River, New Zealand
We are a family of 5 , 3 generations , 3 dwellings , developing a 3 Acre property into extensive gardens , native tree restoration & fruit trees whilst caring for each other and living largely from the land and ocean. Our Area is a peaceful haven ......
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Join us on our rural lifestyle property in Taupo, New Zealand
We are a husband and wife who run a small farm which is non profit. We sometimes hold community events as well as hosting people from overseas. We have lots of animals, mainly sheep. We live in a small rural village which is in the centre of the ......
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Look after our home and dog in Auckland, New Zealand
We are going away between the 24th-3rd and then again 6-10th. Happy to have you stay from before the 24th to the 10th with us and our main priority is that you look after our home and dog while we are away! I am a tech entrepreneur and Jiu Jitsu ......
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Join our family of four and help with outdoor projects in Ashburton, New Zealand
We are a family of four (husband, wife and two young children), along with our dog and cat. We live in rural Mid Canterbury, 5 minutes from Methven. Methven is a small rural town, but is busy in the winter months due to Mt Hutt.
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Peaceful stay by the river in Kurow, New Zealand
Hi there, I live on the bank of the Waitaki river, a large fishing river flowing from Mt Cook, and the downstream Lakes. I am looking for some help to do some outdoor work, a little bit of vineyard work together and some help building a workaway ......

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Become part of our family on our small farm in Fairlie, New Zealand
We live on a small farm and raise sheep and cattle. We are within walking distance of Fairlie population approx 800 (which is near Tekapo/Mt Cook/Timaru/Geraldine). We are near a Christian church, swimming pool (seasonal), library and some shops. We ......
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Join me on my pretty character farmlet in Winton, New Zealand
A pretty little 5 acre character lifestyle block 20 minutes from the city of Invercargill or 10 minutes from the lovely town of Winton. Would suit an animal lover as in residence are 3 dogs, 2 cats, 3 goats, 4 pet sheep 11 chooks and two horses. An ......
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Join me and learn about medical herbal plants in Coromandel, New Zealand
I am a retired medical herbalist living on 5 acres of land. My work is to grow herbs for medicine, and make an edible landscape with lots of fruit and nut trees. There's 20 freerange chickens , Tosca the rescue dog , & Tiki the rescue goat busy ......

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Share our family life and enjoy the outdoors in New Plymouth, New Zealand
Hello! We’re a family of four who love to meet people from around the world and share our little slice of life. In 2020, we moved from the U.S. to Taranaki sight unseen and loved it so much we decided to stay. Tyson is a doctor at the local ......

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House/pet sitter required in the picturesque Mokoreta valley, New Zealand
Edited profile & title to reflect we need someone to look after the animals. Ideally horsey but so long as you’re not scared of them it’ll be fine 😊. There will be a payment for this on our return. We love having people in our house and think it's ......
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Join me at my beach home on Stewart Island, New Zealand
Kia ora (hi) My name is Amanda and I live on Rakiura/Stewart Island where my ancestors before me have lived for many many generations. I live at Butterfield Beach and am developing a permaculture garden. I could do with some help maintaining the ......

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Join us on our property in the beautiful Maraetotara Valley, New Zealand
We are a family of five with 20 acres situated in the beautiful Maraetotara Valley. Our 3 boys, my husband who is Cornish and I am Māori. I am happy to teach you about my culture. We also have 4 dogs, Max, Chloe, Tia and Leeza and 3 cats, Mama Cat, ......
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Join our family and explore the area in Dunedin, New Zealand
We are a kiwi family of 3 - Cat is a university lecturer, Adrian is a builder and Sophia is an energetic 12 year old. We have 2 cats, Muffy and Chowder. We were workawayers ourselves, travelling around Europe for a year until Covid sent us back ......

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Workawayers welcome around my garden in Okato, New Zealand
Okato is a small village about 30km south of New Plymouth. I am reaching out for help around the garden, mowing lawns, pruning mulching and general property maintenance. Okato feels like country living. There is a community feel about the area, and ......
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Join us in our ecovillage in Ōamaru, the coolest, funkiest town in Aotearoa, New Zealand
We are currently seeking WorkAwayers with some experience house painting December 12-17. We are developing an ecovillage just south of Oamaru--the coolest, funkiest town in New Zealand! There is a blossoming community of artists, musicians, and ......
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Join a warm and friendly international community in Greymouth, New Zealand
Hi from Greymouth! Thank you for visiting our profile! We love welcoming travelers to join us here. UPCOMING AVAILABILITY - TBC Feel free to contact us to arrange a time to arrange a time later on. ---- We are a fun and sociable hostel looking ......
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Help our family with gardening or earth building Whangaroa Harbour in the Far North of New Zealand
We're a married couple with two grown up children who have left home and 1 cat, living on a beautiful property with stunning views overlooking Whangaroa Harbour in the Far North of New Zealand. We have a small and simple off-grid set up, and live ......

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Help us with moving towards self sufficiency on our little lifestyle farm in Carterton, New Zealand
We moved onto a little lifestyle farm just out of Carterton, in the Wairarapa (1.5hrs North of Wellington) in 2022. We live with one of our teenage sons (the other one is travelling in Europe). We work part time. My husband Saali is a music teacher ......
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Help with gardening, native planting, weed control and crafts in Nelson & Bays, NZ
We have a large lifestyle block and we have a strong focus on conservation. We are planting and regenerating large areas of native bush. We have 12 alpacas and an organic vegetable garden and orchard. We provide felting, eco-dyeing and mosaics ......