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Join our outdoorsy, bilingual family in beautiful Taranaki, New Zealand

We are lucky to call New Plymouth home, as it's such a special little place where all things fun can be found: the sea, the mountain, the wind and beautiful surrounding nature. Our house is ideally located next to a council-owned reserve, in a ......

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Join us on our lifestyle block and discover gardening and rural life with Kiwi couple, near Whangarei, New Zealand

We are a married couple, whose children no longer live at home, living on a lifestyle property where we farm cattle for their meat. Our property is a 20 minute drive from Whangarei City in a rural location with no public transport. The meat produced ......

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Join our retreat in Leigh, near Auckland, New Zealand

We’re Helen and Dean, the hosts of this retreat, a wedding and events venue nestled in beautiful Matheson Bay, an hour north of Auckland city. Together we’re building a place that blends nature, creativity, and connection — and we love welcoming ......

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Help us with various tasks around the property in New Plymouth, New Zealand

Hi, we are a couple of retired but active ex travellers on a lifestyle block, with a few chooks, and an old house with a nearly organic veggie patch and garden, looking for some help around the property in exchange for some food and board.

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Help in the garden and learn composting at our waterfront home, Weymouth by the Sea, Auckland New Zealand

Hi to all I do furniture restorations and repairs at Dovetail Restorations. My partner, Margaret, is back to Auckland University and doing her Master Degree. We live in Weymouth by the Sea , South Auckland, about 15 minutes south of the Airport. We ......

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Join our family around the house and in the garden in Canterbury, New Zealand

Kia ora and Hello, We’re looking for a friendly and reliable couple to join us in exchange for fully self-contained accommodation. Ideally, we’d like couples to stay for 2 to 4 weeks so that we get to know you, but we're flexible. ***We have space ......

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Experience living in the countryside family home in Netherton, New Zealand

Welcome to our private Homestead. We are a couple in our 30s, we love meeting new people, we are easy going and always laughing at something. We have a Homestead (private not a business) as well as a Dairy Farm. We have lots of friendly animals ......

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Help us at our 'time out space' Retreat in beautiful Taranaki, New Zealand

We are a young family living about 15 minutes from New Plymouth. We host a Retreat which is a time out space for families and individuals who are going through a challenging time, to stay for free. We are looking for help with welcoming our guests ......

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Enjoy a rural getaway with friends while bringing an old cottage back to its glory in Glentui, New Zealand

Hi everyone, I’d love to welcome a small group of people to help out with a house renovation project here in rural Canterbury. My dog Mia and I live on a beautiful, spacious property in Glentui (about 45 minutes from Christchurch). The place is ......

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Join us, our two dogs and help in the garden near Ōpōtiki, New Zealand

We are a retired couple that had nine years hosting international students and love meeting people from all over the world. We have two dogs, a large vegetable garden and just over an acre of park like flower gardens that need regular attention. We ......

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Stay in a community near the beaches in Upper Moutere, New Zealand

We are a family of three, Anna, Hamish and Ada with a dog called Russ, chickens and four cows. Ideally we are looking for a couple to help us out with gardening and keeping our small farm tidy. But we would love to hear your personal skills and what ......

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Join me creating a food forest in Picton, New Zealand

Nestled amongst tall kānuka trees above a beautiful valley, overlooking bush-clad hills and it gets all-day sun. It's a short walk to the town centre, shops, beaches, bush tracks and marina. Newly renovated Workawayer accommodation for 1 person or a ......

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Stay by the ocean and hang out with our family in Taieri Mouth, New Zealand

We are located in coastal rural Otago, on the sea/river, in Taieri Mouth. Dunedin is a 40 minute drive away. Our little beach cabin is very, very basic. Outdoor non-flush toilet, water is scarce and is collected from rainfall (showers maximum of 3 ......

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Help with a variety of projects in Nelson, New Zealand

Hi Workway folk - we are Peter and Monika - a couple living in Nelson New Zealand. We love having visitors and sharing stories with people. We have a nice home in Nelson not far from most things you might like to explore in and around Nelson. We ......

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Join a Kiwi family and help with day to day life in Martinborough, New Zealand

Hello, We are Michelle and Ross also Abby who is 15 yr and shes home on the weekends from school. We have 2 lifestyle blocks . Home block - we are renovating our home, planting trees , general gardening, weeding ect. Block 2 - a beautiful block ......

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Join our family and friendly animals on our little farm in Tolaga Bay, New Zealand

Unfortunately we are unable to host wwoofers until the end of June as we have friends staying in the wwoofer cabin. Our family, Teresa, Len and the kids, Nathan (12yrs old) and Jacob (11yrs old). We have a small farm (14 acres) that we need help ......

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Native restoration project and life in the Motueka Valley, Tasman, New Zealand

We are a family living on 58 acres in the beautiful Motueka Valley, needing help with our restoration project, trying to replant the majority of the property in natives, and weed out and restore the existing native bush. We are also looking for ......

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Art Project Christchurch, New Zealand

Our property is located in Christchurch, on the banks of Heathcote River. We are 12 minutes from the Heart of Christchurch, with bus stops only 3 minutes walking. After 23 years in the Wairarapa we relocated to Christchurch. I’m a Ceramic and ......

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Bush and beach retreat where we aim to live more lightly, Auckland, New Zealand

I am a mature woman, a former academic (Social Sciences), who has left the city to pursue my dream of a slower, quieter life, more connected to nature. I live on a one acre property in Cornwallis/Karangahape in the beautiful Waitakere Ranges, about ......

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Help me create a gentle, nurturing space within my property in Oratia, New Zealand

Hi my name is Denise and my home is in Oratia New Zealand. My property is nestled in established native bush, NZs rainforest full of native birds. I am 15 mins away from beautiful West Coast beaches and the Waitakere Rangers 16000 hectares of ......

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