Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in New Zealand

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Auckland, New Zealand

Enjoy Auckland's Hibiscus Coast and help me with the garden at Red Beach, New Zealand
★ Beaches, beaches, beaches, vegan food, bikes and animals - join our whānau! Kia ora e hoa mā, nau mai haere mai ki Aotearoa! Hello friends, welcome to New Zealand! I'm Jess and I've been a host now for almost ten years! I've hosted 100+ ......
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Auckland, New Zealand

Help welcome with gardening, habitat restoration and eco project on Goat island, New Zealand
Looking for help from February to June 2027 at the moment . Hi - We are a family - near to Goat Island, Leigh, around an hour north of Auckland. We are around 10 mins walk from Goat Island marine reserve and beach, a couple of km from the Leigh ......
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about 15 hours ago

Northland, New Zealand

Shape my permaculture and homestead project in Northland, New Zealand
Greetings from Onerahi, Whangarei. I'm Mike and I am restoring the native vegetation of a small valley, finishing off my recently erected house and continuing to establish vegetable gardens/orchard through 2026/27. I've developed a small nursery to ......
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about 24 days ago

Auckland, New Zealand

Experience coastal living north of Auckland, New Zealand
Kia ora / Greetings, Our names are Mike and Karena and we are in our early 60''s. We live in an architecturally recognized house in Opahi Bay which is in beautiful Mahurangi West, a northern coastal rural area in greater Auckland (approximately 1 ......
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Auckland, New Zealand

Family run permaculture farm just 45 minutes South of Auckland, NZ
The three of us, Nigel, Merrin and Judy run a small family farm 45 minutes south of Auckland city. The farm takes its name from the Waitangi stream that runs along our Southern boundary. Designed around a permaculture ethos, we run beef cattle & ......
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Auckland, New Zealand

Be part of our family and help with some outside tasks in in Norwest Auckland, New Zealand
My name is Lyn and I am in my mid-sixties. I am recently retired from full time work but am so busy doing things I love. I have four grandchildren who I absolutely adore. I am still very active with horse-riding, e-biking, walking my dogs, and going ......
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about 2 days ago

Auckland, New Zealand

Join our family and help around our garden in Auckland, New Zealand
We are a family of 3 that includes me and our two sons Reuben 27 and Jericho 29. Their father, my husband has died. We live in Sandringham, Auckland which is 5-6 km from CBD and also beach in different direction. There are many beaches and scenic ......
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about 26 days ago

Northland, New Zealand

Help with guests and conservation activities at a nature sanctuary in Dargaville New Zealand
Nestled on the slopes of the second highest peak in Northland, New Zealand, the nature sanctuary consists of 100 hectares of regenerating native forest. Views of the ocean, an unexplored forest, and the song of native birds are just the some of the ......
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about 10 days ago

Northland, New Zealand

Join our ecological off-grid project in Kerikeri, New Zealand
An environment enhanced with permaculture design to get off the grid in a self sustaining and resourceful way using nature and water with large scale plantings to encourage and restore ecology in this beautiful historical valley where the first ......
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Taranaki, New Zealand

Come and stay with a chill host on the Wild West Taranaki, New Zealand
Hi! I have a home by the beach in south Taranaki, NZ. It’s a wild beautiful place. I also own a lettuce farm! I love art and music and know loads of cool places for you to explore. I’m looking for people who can help me with projects around the ......
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Nelson & Bays, New Zealand

Help out on a beautiful farm next to rivers and national parks in Motueka Valley, New Zealand
We are Greg and Claire, parents of a 1-year-old baby girl and a very active 10-year-old son. We are non-owner stewards of land that has a long history as a communal farm, held by the Renaissance Charitable Trust since 1977. Our work here is ......
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Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Lots of labrador love in Dannevirke, New Zealand
Ideal Workawayers are dog lovers, self-starters, practical people, and those who enjoy a bit of adventure, a bit of mud, and a lot of Labrador hair. This is not a spotless farmhouse with a couple of dogs sleeping quietly by the fire. This is a ......
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Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Experience a unique off-grid location accessed only by cable car in Whanganui National Park, New Zealand
UPDATE: Help needed please for Sept and Oct 2026 for light maintenance and gardening projects! Hello 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 ......
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Southland, New Zealand

Join our family and experience a rural way of living in Little River, New Zealand
We are a family of 5 , 3 generations , 3 dwellings , developing a 3 Acre property into extensive gardens , native tree restoration & fruit trees whilst caring for each other and living largely from the land and ocean. Our Area is a peaceful haven ......
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about 3 days ago

Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Join our outdoor family with 3 boys in Papamoa, New Zealand
Kia ora! We’re a fun-loving family of five with three energetic boys, all aged 7 and under. We’ve recently settled into beautiful Papamoa after a few years living off the grid on a small island and a couple of winters escaping to Bali. Our home is ......
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Otago, New Zealand

Not-for-profit projects at a community hub in Poolburn, South Island, New Zealand
We are a community hub in Poolburn doing a variety of not-for-profit projects with a focus on self-sufficiency, health and fitness. One of the projects is improving gardens and setting up new vegetable gardens. We also have fast unlimited fibre ......
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Wellington, New Zealand

Help with some building and other creative projects around our organic farm in the beautiful Otaki gorge
Our property is in the beautiful Otaki gorge, surrounded by bush and overlooking the river. The property is organic and we live a chemical free, natural life. I am a herbalist and am currently setting up a herbal healing garden and retreat cottage. ......
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about 20 hours ago

Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Enjoy some great scenery near our lifestyle block just steps away from the Tuki Tuki river in Hastings, New Zealand
We have an 18 acre lifestyle block just steps away from the Tuki Tuki river. We are a family of 5 people (2 travelling and 1 living up the road with his girlfriend), 2 horses, 2 dogs and 2 goats! We run a working pottery and divide our time with ......
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about 7 days ago

Waikato, New Zealand

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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Canterbury, New Zealand

Improving native biodiversity in Coastal North Canterbury, New Zealand
Richard and I have a 113 Ha farm used for grazing sheep and beef cattle and forestry with some areas of existing and regenerating native bush, we are extending the natives to improve native biodiversity and birdlife. We also have a QEII reserve ......
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