Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in New Zealand

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about 6 days ago

Taranaki, New Zealand

Learn all about dairy products and cows in beautiful Inglewood, New Zealand
New Zealand is known for it's production of world class dairy products, and Taranaki in particular is a strong and traditional dairying area. Come and see what it is all about straight from the cow! Having hosted over 100 workaways pre- covid - we ......
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Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Join our family in rural Nuhaka, New Zealand
Kia ora - My name is Jessie and my husband is Jared ~ we have 3 boys. Ages 9, 6 and 2 years old. I work from home teaching 3 other children 3days per week while my older 2 children attend school. My husband works Fulltime doing long hours on the ......
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about 25 days ago

Northland, New Zealand

Live by the beach and help with a restorative landscaping project in Dolphin Bay, New Zealand
Hi! Welcome to New Zealand! We are looking for a couple to come and stay in our fully self contained caravan which is parked next to its own private beach in the corner of our 10 acre coastal beach property in Northland. There is snorkeling and ......
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about 1 day ago

Northland, New Zealand

Help a family with daily life and gardening in Pataua South, New Zealand
We are a family of six who live on 5 acres in the Whangarei heads, one of the most beautiful places in New Zealand. We are a 2km drive to closest beach and a 30 minute drive to the Whangarei city. My husband Nev works at home as a structural ......
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about 3 days ago

Canterbury, New Zealand

Learn a bit about gardening and enjoy a stay in Christchurch the garden city, New Zealand
I live in Christchurch on the South Island of New Zealand . I have a 3 bedroom home with quite a big vegetable garden and good range of fruit trees. There is always plenty of work in the garden and around my home which I would be so grateful to have ......
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Canterbury, New Zealand

Enjoy beautiful mountains views and learn making Indian food in Timaru, New Zealand
Hi there we richie and angie have lifestyle properties with beautiful views of the mountains and have afew cow's and sheep we are 10 min away from timaru town.we have 4 bedrooms plus separate sleepout including kitchen and bathroom for couples,and ......
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Canterbury, New Zealand

Experience small rural kiwi village with true local hospitality in Methven, New Zealand
Scott is a farmer and originally from the UK, he has been in NZ on and off for 13 years. I came to NZ following the snow as a ski instructor in 2008 and loved it so much I stayed. Early starts mean we have early nights in the week. We love heading ......
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Wellington, New Zealand

Join on a small homestead with friendly farm animals and a private cottage, Masterton, New Zealand
We are a young family from California who moved to New Zealand 4 years ago. Alex is a dual citizen of the USA and NZ so we decided to take a leap of faith and follow our dream of moving to the countryside of New Zealand. We bought this homestead ......
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Northland, New Zealand

Help out on our off-grid homestead in Kaitaia, New Zealand
We live in the beautiful Far North on a secluded 92 hectare slice of heaven. 25 hectares is garden and pasture where we have a small heard of cows mainly for pasture management. The rest is native bush. We're a homestead aiming to grow as much of ......
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West Coast, New Zealand

Off-the-grid lifestyle close to Charleston, New Zealand
Don. I have a farm situated near national parks and beaches. Close to white water rafting, jet boating, fishing, seal colonies etc . I enjoy fishing and sailing. Gay friendly environment . The farm is run as non profit and is self sufficient in its ......
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about 7 days ago

Auckland, New Zealand

Join our family with a native forrest restoration project in Clevedon, Auckland New Zealand
Its the time of the year that we spend a lot of time on the newly planted trees to release and weed manage. We planted 23,000 trees last year Besides the reforestation, we also have an existing forrest and a new area to be prepped for planting ......
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Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Off-grid living in Woodville, New Zealand
We are an Austrian and New Zealand couple with a 10y/o boy, Living off grid, Beside the Manawatu River 10km East of Woodville. Here we have been working with the land to create a forest garden, camping area, converted bus accomodations and ......
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about 10 hours ago

Taranaki, New Zealand

Help our family around the house and garden in rural Taranaki, New Zealand
We have a dry stock farm with mostly young dairy cows that we graze for their owners. We live in an old house that has plenty of character and needs a lot of work! We enjoy travelling and being with travellers, and love talking to you about your ......
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about 11 days ago

Waikato, New Zealand

Help our family with some garden projects, 40 minutes to the stunningly beautiful Tongariro Crossing , New Zealand
Hi, We are a family of 4, with 2 teenagers aged 18 & 14, we live 10 minutes north of Turangi and 30 mins south of Taupo, on a 1/4 acre section with our friendly cat, dog & 2 chickens. We would love to offer our cute, warm & cosy caravan (but we ......
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about 4 days ago

Otago, New Zealand

Learn to surf and take care of a local beach habitat in Heyward Point, New Zealand
We are a rural coastal property with gardens and animals, we practice organic farming and regeneration of native bush, we also love surfing and take care of our local surf point. We take conservation very seriously and we are focused on regeneration ......
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Waikato, New Zealand

Join our family in the North Island, Aria, New Zealand
I'm a Mum of two beautiful children aged 4 and 10 months. We live next door to my husbands parents. We live on a lifestyle block in Āria (South Waikato), about 10 mins from Pio Pio. We have a friendly group of family living around us & the rural ......
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Northland, New Zealand

Help on our little slice of Paradise near beautiful beaches and surrounds in Whangarei, New Zealand
We are a very energetic couple who love to have fun. We have 2 adult daughters (and son in laws) and 4 young grandchildren who live close by and who are a huge part of our lives. We have a large lifestyle block that we enjoy in between pursuing our ......
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Otago, New Zealand

Join our family in our rural home close to the coastal town of Oamaru, New Zealand
We are a farming family with three children 7, 4 and nearly 2 year old. Our home is a rural property less than 10 minutes from Oamaru, a coastal town with a vibrant and quirky downtown and beautiful historic precinct. Anna’s passionate about ......
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about 2 days ago

Auckland, New Zealand

House and dog sitting in Waiuku, New Zealand
Kia ora. My name is Emma and I am looking for a very responsible person or pair to house and dog sit my active 3 year old golden retriever. I need someone from the 17th December until 5th January. We live in Waiuku, a short walking distance to the ......
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Tasman, New Zealand

Help a young family of 6 living on an acre block with some outdoor projects in Thorpe/Dovedale, New Zealand
Hello, We are a relax young family of 6 living on an acre block. The kids are 16, 11, 9 and 3.5 years old and we have a friendly dog, chickens and ducks. The property was flooded a couple of month ago in a weather event and we are looking for help ......
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