Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Waikato, New Zealand

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Waikato, New Zealand

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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Help with outdoor projects at our lifestyle block in the Coromandel Ranges, New Zealand
Hello, Mandy and I (Brian) would love you to join us in Te Mata. We are looking for helping hands on our 30-acre lifestyle block for 2 weeks in late September, early October 2026. We are in need of physically fit Workawayer/s preferably a couple, ......
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Come and help with bush regeneration on our beautiful farm in the Kaimai, New Zealand
My husband and I, both in our sixties, have bought a 100 Ha dairy farm with 20Ha native bush at the foot of the rugged Kaimai range. After living overseas for years, it is nice to settle with our animals, 2 dogs and 2 horses but there is plenty of ......
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about 4 days ago

Waikato, New Zealand

Help with gardening and the many projects I have going on in Te Awamutu, New Zealand
We are Jack and Hadassah Jones. We are an international couple. Jack is English, spent many years in Germany and married Hadassah who is a Kiwi. Hadassah grew up in Papua New Guinea, has an American accent but is a New Zealander. We both have ......
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about 5 days ago

Waikato, New Zealand

Daily life with our family in the beachside town of Whitianga, New Zealand
UPDATE September 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 😃 NOTE: we are about to start renovating ......
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Join our family and help us transform our new home in Hamilton, New Zealand
We are a family of four living in Hamilton. We have hosted Workawayers before and really enjoyed meeting people from around the world. We stopped hosting while we moved house and are now ready to welcome Workawayers again. Tash works in ......
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about 8 days ago

Waikato, New Zealand

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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Waikato, New Zealand

Urban food & Forest Garden in Raglan, New Zealand
Raglan (Surfing Capital of NZ) is a great place to be, even for those who don't like the waves. I dont answer messages when my calendar is blocked - RED I'm a retired Nurse and former Organic Beef Farmer who moved from the farm into urban Raglan at ......
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about 10 days ago

Waikato, New Zealand

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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about 10 days ago

Waikato, New Zealand

Stay a few weeks in lovely Coromandel , New Zealand
During late autumn and winter, we welcome one Workawayer at a time to share our home. The help is 4 hours per day, five days a week, leaving plenty of free time to explore or relax. In return, we offer clean and comfortable accommodation, breakfast ......
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about 11 days ago

Waikato, New Zealand

Help with my plants and stay in beautiful area in Raglan, New Zealand
Kia ora, I am a woman in my 60s on a lifestyle block in Raglan on the West Coast of the North Island. The property borders a reserve where you can walk to the famous Raglan surf beach. I have small nursery project where I am raising plants to ......
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Join us at our Buddhist retreat center near Thames, New Zealand
Volunteers Retreats: 30 October-7 November 2026 9 April - 17 April 2027 30 October - 6 November 2027 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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about 19 days ago

Waikato, New Zealand

Help us with gardening and explore Hamilton, New Zealand
We are a christian non smoking family on a secluded lifestyle property with established trees and "English gardens". 1 acre Gardens + 1 acre Paddocks. We have a large pool, spa pool, gym and grass tennis court(now a soccer pitch). We have organic ......
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about 20 days ago

Waikato, New Zealand

Share our beautiful historic property with self contained studio in Coromandel, New Zealand
I'm Jane and I have a long family history with this beautiful property. Spen, my partner, and I, enjoy working on the property, to preserve its natural beauty though she has less experience with gardening than me. The truth is, whilst the mind is ......
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about 22 days ago

Waikato, New Zealand

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 at our forested wonderland on the Coromandell peninsula Peninsula, New Zealand
our project is restoring 7 bush cabins we are planning on extensive permaculture garden set ups and hope to have some art fun with murals throughout the entire village.wifi is marginal at best at this early stage.for best photos look up coroglen Rd ......
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Be part of our surf and nature loving household in Raglan, New Zealand
Hi Workawayers, We are situated in the heart of Raglan in a nice little tucked away valley (walking distance to the town center). On our private property there are a few dwellings, two main houses, a yurt and a tiny house. Our little valley ......
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Permaculture, animals and sustainability near Auckland, New Zealand
The best of both worlds. We have a small farm 5 minutes from Pukekohe, forty five minutes south of Auckland CBD, and a house in Auckland city that we will be uplifted and shifted to the farm at the end of the year. The work we need help with is ......
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Lend us a helping hand at our charming house and garden in Waihi, New Zealand
We are an acitve older couple enjoying our charming house and garden in Waihi. The beautiful Waihi surf beach is a 12 minute drive and we are close to the Karangahake Gorge, Whangamata, The Hauraki Rail Trail for cyclists and bush walks. We are one ......
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Help restore our property to pristine native bush & enjoy swims at the beach in Waiomu, New Zealand
Hi there! We’re Megan & Jamie. We live on the beautiful Thames coast on the Coromandel peninsula. I work from home with the occasional day trip to Auckland, Jamie works in town (Thames) at a native tree nursery. We have a 3 year old son August, a 1 ......
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