Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Canterbury, New Zealand

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Stay at our family with our native garden near Lyttelton, New Zealand
We are a small family (two kids) and live in a renovated villa in the port of Lyttelton, Christchurch. We need some help in the garden to do landscaping and building steps and have a small but cosy cabin to offer as accommodation in exchange. ......
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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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We are looking for people to come and help in the garden and around the house and who feel comfortable joining in the family in Christchurch, New Zealand
We have lived here now for 38 years bringing up our 5 children and we now enjoy visits from our 12 grand children .We have a large garden and a 10 acre lifestyle block, but are still only 10min drive from the CBD. We look out on the new Christchurch ......
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Help with daily life in Christchurch, New Zealand
I am a single woman, aged 75. I have 2 adult children (one who lives in Christchurch & another who lives in the Northern Hemisphere) & three grandchildren. I work part-time as a tour guide, I assist people relocating to Christchurch & I offer ......
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Help tame an overgrown garden near Christchurch, New Zealand
We bought our property just over three years ago - it's a 2.5 acre section with a large overgrown garden. We soon realised how much work it is to get the garden back to the standard that we would love! We live a 5 minute drive from Rangiora and 30 ......
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Help with gardening and childminding while experiencing the Kiwi way of living in Methven, New Zealand
Hi There We are a French (Charline 38) Kiwi (Jon 50) couple we are living in Methvenfor 8 years now. We also have a kids Calypso she is 3 The Cat Toby spend most of his day on outside (very friendly) We need someone to help us at home with the ......
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Join a busy happy family in Canterbury, New Zealand
*️️️️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️️️️ Please check our Workaway Calendar to find out when we are needing help *️️️️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️️️️ We are a busy, happy family of four living and working on our small landholding. Husband runs a digital media company from ......
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Experience the great outdoors in Cheviot, New Zealand
We are a happy semi retired couple who enjoy living on our 8 acre lifestyle block on the edge of the great rural village of Cheviot in North Canterbury. We are a 1 hour drive from Kaikoura to the north; 1 hour 45 mins to Christchurch City in the ......
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Help with gardening and painting while experiencing country living in Oxford, New Zealand
We have a semi rural property in the Oxford township. We like to grow most of our own food and raise our own cattle. When we can we like help those in need. The Oxford area offers great day walks (and longer ones too), beautiful rivers and local's ......
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Join our family surrounded by native forestry and explore the beauty of Kakahu, New Zealand
My wife and I have three young children and enjoy a life where we can learn through experience and interaction with our surroundings, our country and our world. We are hobby beekeepers wanting to setup an apiary on our family property and create ......
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Gardening, DIY and art projects in the sunny side of Diamond Harbour, New Zealand
Diamond Harbour is a small settlement on the sunny side of Lyttelton Harbour - surrounded by hills where there are numerous walks. My house is smallish with a distinctive style. Lots of sun and a goof fire in the living area when it’s cold. I enjoy ......
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Help our family with some garden projects in Temuka, New Zealand
We are a chilean/newzealand retired couple wiht a Down Syndrome son and another who loves music and playing guitar. We have lived in Colombia, Singapore, Chile and in NZ. Our conversations some times are in "spanglish"
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Help with organic gardening and more in Ashburton Christchurch, New Zealand
Welcome to our Ashburton homestead! We're transforming a farm into a self-sustaining, eco-friendly space focused on permaculture, organic gardening, and zero-waste living. Join us in growing our own food, composting, and creating a balanced ......
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Stay close to the local beach, enjoy beautiful views and help us on our lifestyle block in Purau, New Zealand
We're on Banks Peninsula just outside Christchurch, and we're looking for someone or a couple to help us on our lifestyle block. We are Jon and Eunice, originally from the UK, and our 8 year old Joseph. We are 5mins walk to our local, quiet beach ......
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Enjoy the countryside around our home near Leeston, New Zealand
Help needed changes week to week, season to season and can include assistance around the house (cleaning, cooking), gardening, occasional childcare & eco projects such as developing vege garden. It does not include farm work. We are located on a ......
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Join our family and help with our home in Christchurch, New Zealand
Family with 2 teens. Lots of rooms and 3 awesome dogs (English Pointer, Dane and a wee Chihuahua). Perfect place to live and enjoy life. Lots of natural beauty and space
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Help with daily family life and enjoy city living in Christchurch, New Zealand
Hello we are JD & Helen (Koko), we are a multicultural couple, from Ukraine and Australia, and we have both travelled a lot. We work from home and away, and run a couple of small businesses. We have been Workawayers ourselves, We live in Ilam, ......
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Organic farming near the Mountain town of Methven, New Zealand
We are a small 5 acre farm just 10 km out of the Mountain town of Methven, Focusing on organics and sustainable farming practices we are developing our farm to become as great of a resource for our family as possible, for this we try and produce as ......
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Homestay with an international family in Ashburton, New Zealand
We are a German family living in New Zealand for a very long time. Mum, looking for like-minded friends to stop, have a cuppa, a chat, a laugh, maybe do an hours gardening together. Just looking to speak some German and English with the kids. We are ......
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Farming, gardening and building in a self sufficient small scale farm in Ashburton, New Zealand
I am the holder of a six acre lifestyle property. Growing my own food in the garden. I am gracing sheep and keep chickens for my egg supply. On the property there is a 2 bedroom main house and a one bedroom self contained cottage.
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