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This exchange would be great for a couple, friends or solo travelers. We look forward to the opportunity to host and share our home. We are living rurally near Wellsford on 2 acres of want to be beautiful gardens - it's an ongoing job ! The ......
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We are husband and wife couple, Jane and Kelly. We live on the banks of the Whanganui River, surrounded by the Whanganui National Park, however the only access to our property is via boat or, the more popular option, by aerial cable car. We live ......
I'm a young pensioner living on 4 acres of land (next to 25 acres of covenanted native bush) that I am re-wilding and creating some biodiversity for animals, insects and birds to find a safe home. There is a lot of gardening work but also small ......
WELCOMING HELPERS....
Do you long to step away from the outside world for a while, immerse yourself in nature and learn essential life skills? Then look no further as we are looking for helpers in our wee piece of Paradise at the moment ......
Happy family with 2 children, a girl (9) and a boy (8). We live in Titirangi, Auckland. We're easy going, love meeting new people, travelling, and learning other languages. We're a little further away (55 min by bus) from Auckland city center but ......
We are a young couple from California who moved to New Zealand 2 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 ......
Hi! I'm Conal. I live in an eco-village and festival space on a 130 acre farm in the Kaipara district. The first project was a hexagonal compressed earth brick house, that's basically done now and will be your accommodation :-)
Now I'm making a ......
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We are a busy family of 4 - Myself, my husband Mark, Harry (6 years) and Alice (5 years). We live 5 minutes from Ashburton on a small farming block where we have calves, pigs, hens and our friendly dog Bella.
Mark works on my family farm full ......
Hello guys, welcome to sunny Northland.
It's now 2024 and I haven't hosted anyone from Workaway yet. I joined not long before the border closure. From 2012, until now, my hosting experience has been with other volunteer sites. I've met some ......
Hi Workawayers, before reading the below please be aware that we are fully booked with backpackers/helpers until mid June 2024 and will not be hosting again until July 2024. That apart welcome to New Zealand's Far North - an ideal place to either ......
Hi there - We'd love you to come and help out in our homely hostel in central Nelson, be part of a fun team and meet other travellers from all over the world. Many find our hostel to be a great starting point for their time in New Zealand. You will ......
We are a chilled young family of 6 living on an acre block. The kids are 14, 9, 7 and 2 years old and we have a friendly dog, chickens, ducks, a goat and pony.
We are into eco-friendly gardening, regenerating the land and some light building, film ......
We are a sustainably designed, rural property on the edge of a protected wetland of regional significance in the lower North Island of New Zealand. We have fully organic domestic vegetable gardens, a small orchard, and firewood trees in addition to ......
House is built, gardens established. Then what? Well, somehow there is always a to-do list as long as your arm. We are fortunate to live in a beautiful house in an unspoilt valley and bird sanctuary which is part of Waiheke's ecovillage. We are a ......
Our place is based in the Baton Valley, 90 minutes from Nelson, and operated by a trust that owns the property at the top of the valley bordering Kahurangi National Park and 12 years ago built a replica of an original hotel which operated on this ......
We're a family of four (children are 15 and 17 years old) 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 surrounded by native ......
Work in nature at beautiful Waipatiki Beach (just north of Napier, New Zealand). We have a private Eco-Project where we are regenerating 20 acres of farmland to native forest. In addition there are two public reserves with extensive native bush and ......
This is a permaculture homestead in Little River with aims of being relatively self sufficient. Luke Bird is the host who breeds a range of poultry, belongs to the Southern seed exchange- a heritage seed savers group, and works at the Christchurch ......
I am originally from New York and moved to New Zealand 22 years ago. I am often in Christchurch, so there will be times when you will be housesitting as well. I live by myself. I have two children, and they are grown and are in university. I prefer ......
We welcome people to help us with our little bit of paradise. Our 10 hectare property includes:
* A stretch of the stream that we've cleared of exotic pest plants and are slowly replanting in NZ natives. We've planted over 8,000 plants so far. ......