Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in New Zealand

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Northland, New Zealand

Experience how I live in a remote area in Northland, New Zealand
Our farm cat needs a good comb before the summer heat. Are there any cat lovers around who would like to do that? I have a small project happening in my lounge. It would be nice to have help to finish it. I've made two shelves, one above the other ......
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about 12 hours ago

Waikato, New Zealand

Help in our house and garden near Thames, Waikato, New Zealand
Friendly couple with 2 dogs living on a 180 acre lifestyle block with bush tracks/forest streams. We generate our own power with hydro and solar and have an under ground spring for water. We have five cattle. We are 8 kms out of the small town of ......
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Otago, New Zealand

Home away from home learning new skills in Oamaru, New Zealand
Hello, we are a well travelled middle aged couple keen to carry on travelling through sharing experiences and stories with travellers that stay with us and hopefully become part of our family. We welcomed a number of travellers (couchsurfers, ......
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about 5 hours ago
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Wellington, New Zealand

Join our creative art project here in 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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Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Join us in creating a sustainable future through permaculture practices in Tahawai, New Zealand
We recently moved onto this property and are setting it up on organic permaculture principles. There is a large greenhouse structure (with no covering) that we are in the process of remediating and an avocado orchard that we will be planting other ......
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about 3 days ago

Canterbury, New Zealand

Join us around our home and garden in Methven, New Zealand
Looking for a couple or 2 friends together, energetic, for all sorts of tasks in country life for 2 weeks in I am incapacitated due to knee surgery so need help.Housework, gardening, feed chickens ,firewood, and general tidying up around the ......
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about 3 hours ago

Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Stay at a suburban house while enjoying the many tourist attractions in and around Rotorua, New Zealand
I welcome independent, self-reliant travelers to my suburban Rotorua base. On offer is a warm, comfortable, fully self-contained bedsit / sleepout / garden house in exchange for focused, targeted assistance to help me maintain the property and ......
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Northland, New Zealand

Extra hands welcome with our eco-build in gorgeous Kerikeri, Northland, New Zealand
Hello! We are an international couple with four children who moved to the Bay of Islands In 2017. We bought a beautiful property 15 minutes outside Kerikeri and are in the process of building an eco straw bale house, creating a permaculture garden ......
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Canterbury, New Zealand

Join a mini garden project or help me with French while exploring Lyttelton, New Zealand
Hi, I'm Beth in British and I live in Lyttelton, on the Peninsula just outside Christchurch. I'm busy working and find it hard to manage the house and garden. Stay for a while and pick a choice of activities that help me round the house, or that ......
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Auckland, New Zealand

Help on a lifestyle block in West Auckland, New Zealand
Hello. We have a wonderful 10 acre lifestyle block close to the villages of Waimauku and Kumeu (wine country) in the north west part of Auckland, just 35 mins drive to the city outside of the rush hour and 20 mins drive to the beautiful Muriwai ......
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about 2 days ago

Nelson & Bays, New Zealand

Help with a creative dream Earthen house project near Motueka, New Zealand
Hi, We are a wee family of three: mum Tereza and two children Sol 9 and Inti 5. They are lovely and curious souls. After our homeschooling adventure we've joined the local Steiner school and kindy last year... The children spend one week with me ......
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about 4 days ago

Northland, New Zealand

Learn about healthy living and enjoy nature in Kaitaia, New Zealand
My husband Mike and I ive in the Far North surrounded by native bush. We love the peace and serenity around us and birdsong waking in the morning. At night we can hear Moreporks and Kiwis calling Our property is 30 minutes to Mangonui and Doubtless ......
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Northland, New Zealand

Creating space for conscious community in Northland, New Zealand
We are looking for a group of 5 to 10 people to take part in a Spring Camp - Creating Conscious Community. This will be in October and November 2026 and we would like people to stay a minimum of two weeks. Accommodation will be in Tipi's and Yurts ......
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about 4 days ago

Otago, New Zealand

Enjoy the mountain views at our converted woodshed home in Kurow, New Zealand
We have a large kiwi woolshed we have turned into an amazing funky home and apartment. It is set on a beautiful farm property with forests and a creek and many animals. We are close to the Waitaki river and the lakes for swims and biking over ......

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about 3 days ago

Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Enjoy my Rotorua lifestyle across the road from the steaming geyser in Rotorua, New Zealand
Kia ora ra. I live in Rotorua having completed my home transformation. I have 1 dog, Te Uira a Labrador cross. I am with He Tuatoatanga, the Maori Spiritual Warrior School which is my past my present and my future. Here, I am in the thick of my ......
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about 3 days ago

Southland, New Zealand

Enjoy peace and calmness in Hedgehope, Southland, New Zealand
We are Frewy and Tash we live in Dunsdale Valley, Hedgehope, Southland. Our property backs onto the Hokonui hills. We both work in the trucking industry as milk truck drivers driving all over Southland Our large section is full of bird life and ......
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about 13 hours ago

Otago, New Zealand

A Wild Garden in Dunedin, New Zealand
Hi, I'm Maureen I enjoy living simply and I am passionate about nature, and active in the reserve that is opposite my home. I love to travel and hitchhike and meet other travellers and hear about their adventures. I work nearly full-time with ......
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about 2 days ago

Otago, New Zealand

Family home in Dunedin NZ- Otago
Our home is set in native bush with lots of native birds it is within walking distance, cycling to town and St Clair Beach (30 minute walk). We have views over the harbor basin.
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about 5 days ago
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Wellington, New Zealand

Enjoy the peacefulness of country living in Stronvar, New Zealand
We are an older couple wishing to prepare our small farm for sale. We have some fencing and gardening tasks that needs doing so we can put the farm up for sale before it becomes too much for us. We live 35km from the nearest town and we love the ......
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Canterbury, New Zealand

Learn about native trees and escape from city life on Banks Peninsula, New Zealand
I am a very friendly 65 year old lady named Nicki. I live part time at Teoka bay on Banks peninsula Canterbury. It's a remote place 1.5 hours drive from Christchurch. I have 6 acres of land with a beautiful old cottage. Our land is neighbors to a ......
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