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Join us in a beautiful rural setting in Coromandel, New Zealand

Looking for a barista and front of house from March 30th through April 18th. A couple of days prior to show you the ropes would be great!! A digital nomad with cafe experience would be perfect. Experience with web design and development would be a ......

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Share our beautiful historic property with self contained studio in Coromandel, New Zealand

I have a long family history with this historic Coromandel property and grounds and enjoy working on it to preserve its natural beauty. My same sex partner and I are keen to meet travellers/people who are genuinely respectful of diversity. We both ......

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Holistic family living and Māori culture in Whāingaroa, Raglan, New Zealand

Kia ora! We are a Te Reo Māori speaking family of 4 and are just beginning an epic project to establish ourselves and restore a beautiful 38acre block just out of Raglan. We're situated in Waitetuna 15 min drive to the beautiful and funky surfing ......

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Permaculture, animals and sustainability near Auckland, New Zealand

We have a lifestyle block 5 minutes from Pukekohe, forty five minutes south of Auckland CBD. I’m an artist and my husband works in Auckland city. We spend most of our time developing and maintaining our small lifestyle farm, and could really use and ......

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Help with some home projects in Thames, New Zealand

Kia ora, I live in sunny Thames, on the Coromandel Peninsula - there are lots of local walks, rivers, beaches and art. I am a teacher by day and in weekends and free time I am working hard to improve my property. So I am looking to meet skilled ......

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Stay a few weeks in lovely Coromandel , New Zealand

My Workawayers help 4 hours per day, five days a week, for really nice and clean accommodation, breakfast and a big lunch and getting a home from home. I am sorry, but I do not cook vegan or just vegetarian. On your days off, you would have to cook ......

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Enjoy family life with us in Lake Taupo, New Zealand

We are a family who live on a small lifestyle block 10 minutes drive from Taupo and 5 minutes drive to our beautiful Lake Taupo. We have lived and travelled a lot overseas with our family and enjoy sharing our home with other global ......

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Daily life with our family in the beachside town of Whitianga, New Zealand

UPDATE February 2026: We are currently renovating our house so if you have building/carpentry skills that would be super handy! You will also need to be prepared to live amongst a house in renovation mode 😃 Working married couple in mid 30s with a ......

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Experience our country life on the edge of Hamilton, New Zealand

Welcome to our family of two adults. We live on a lifestyle block, 10-minutes' drive form Hamilton. We are busy professionals and would enjoy having someone living with us and giving us a helping hand, especially with gardening and around the house. ......

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Join us at our Buddhist retreat center near Thames, New Zealand

Volunteers Retreats: 31 October-9 November 2025 3 April - 12 April 2026 30 October-7 November 2026 We regret that we are unable to host Workawayers at other times. ‘Land of beautiful vision’ is a Triratna Buddhist Retreat Centre located on the ......

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Have fun with a mass of fur babies and join us with our Maltese stud in Waikato, New Zealand

We live in a beautiful lush area of Waikato, New Zealand, close to a quaint town of Cambridge. We live on a lifestyle block in the country and have a Maltese dog stud. We are a family of 2 my husband, myself with my disabled daughter coming over ......

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Stay in my gorgeous cottage and learn about natural plant growing in Waiuku, New Zealand

Hi There I would love to host you in my cute little cottage in the country in Waiuku, rural South Auckland. Here I love to live a healthy peaceful lifestyle, and grow lots of different plants, flowers, vegetables, fruit, etc. I also have a couple of ......

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Share our busy life and have a great Kiwi experience in surftown Raglan, Waikato, New Zealand

We are busy & sociable, enjoy mountain biking & are happy to include you in our outings if we can!! We have had over 300volunteers over the past 16 years and we can share some reviews with you.

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Help out in the garden and hang out with my dogs in South Waikato, New Zealand

I have recently moved into a lovely little 3 bedroom cottage on a 880 sq mtr section in Tokoroa. I have 2 gorgeous dogs who just love visitors!! So you must love dogs as they will want you to become your new best friends from the moment you ......

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Explore the area and learn new skils near Hamilton City, New Zealand

Currently: General property upkeep at present . We live on a small lifestyle block of 2 acres about 16km from Hamilton city outskirts with our young adult and school aged children. We have older children and grandchildren living in Ireland and the ......

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Come help in our house and garden near Thames, Waikato

Friendly couple with 1 dog 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 chickens and a few cattle. We are 8 kms out of the ......

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Volunteer on the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand

We live on a12 ha live style block with beautiful view over the bush to the pacific. Short drive away from some of New Zealand‘s most beautiful white,sandy and safe Beaches. Matarangi and Kuatunu, 20 min. Drive to either Coromandel Town or Whitianga ......

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Help with gardening, farming and other projects at the base of Mt. Pirongia, New Zealand

We are a busy family of five, living on a lifestyle block at the base of Mt Pirongia. My husband and I both manage mental health teams and our boys (16, 14 and 12) all love the outdoors, motorbike and horse riding, swimming, basketball and rugby. ......

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Join our projects in our new veggie garden on half an acre surrounded by native trees in Raglan, New Zealand

I have started a brand new food forest garden on half an acre surrounded by native trees, sea and mountain views. I am looking to grow all my own organic food; veggies and fruit. I used to own the Backpackers and Surfing School, so love meeting ......

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Gardening and landscaping in Taupo, Zealand

We need a hand with some gardening, landscaping and a wee bit of cleaning as we prepare to sell our house :)

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Be part of a busy family and help around the property with special projects in a secluded part of Welcome Bay, NZ.

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Share my syntropic journey in Northland, New Zealand

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Be a part of a regenerating land-based intentional community in Motueka Valley, New Zealand

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Join us at our home and enjoy the beach in Long bay, Auckland, New Zealand

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Help out on our off-grid homestead in Kaitaia, New Zealand