Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in New Zealand

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Help create a permaculture food forest & be part of our family in Ōhau, New Zealand
We are a warm, creative, slightly chaotic family who loves nature, good food, being outdoors, and meeting people from around the world. We host Workawayers because we enjoy sharing our home, ideas, skills, and garden — and because we love the ......
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Join me at my Bay of Islands Getaway, New Zealand
My home is a lifestyle property on a cliff above the Pacific Ocean in the Bay of Islands outside of Russell. It is covered mostly in forest and is home to many native flora and fauna including breeding kiwis. I have a caravan that has being ......
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Help on a lifestyle block in West Auckland, New Zealand
Hello. We have a wonderful 10 acre lifestyle block close to the villages of Waimauku and Kumeu (wine country) in the north west part of Auckland, just 35 mins drive to the city outside of the rush hour and 20 mins drive to the beautiful Muriwai ......
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Stay at a suburban house while enjoying the many tourist attractions in and around Rotorua, New Zealand
after a break for a few years, I'm back on Workaway and look forward to connecting again with people who can help maintain and improve a modest suburban home that is now on the market for sale in the tourist mecca of Rotorua...
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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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Experience our conservation eco-sanctuary in Picton/Waikawa, New Zealand
Welcome. This workaway suits outdoor nature- loving, conservation motivated, purpose-driven & community focused workawayers with a positive attitude, can-do spirit, physical stamina and kind-heartedness. Meals suit gluten-able lacto-ovo ......
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Join our family on our lifestyle block outside Christchurch, New Zealand
UPDATE: Hi all - we are looking for Workawayers to join us for a Kiwi Christmas then housesit and look after the animals until January 4th. Probably best suited to travelling friends or a couple, ideally arriving the weekend of 20/21 December (a bit ......
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Garden and help around the house in a rural property near the beach in Kaiwaka, New Zealand
Hi Travelers. My name is Chad. I'm a full-time builder with my own construction company and also a full-time dad to my two daughters aged 16 & 18, one home schooled and one in part time work. As you could imagine life is quite busy for me. We are a ......
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Enjoy our family life in Rotorua, New Zealand
My name is Robyn and I was born in NZ but have also lived in other countries. My husband is Fijian Indian and came to study in NZ and then stayed on in NZ. We have four children, one son still lives at home. We enjoy meeting people from other ......
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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'm a retired Nurse and former Organic Beef Farmer who moved from the farm into urban Raglan at the start of 2024. It's a big change being in the village ......
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Join a family creating a self-sufficient bush paradise near Taipa, New Zealand
We have 121 hectares of land of which 100 hectares is native bush. We do not have tracks through the Bush but that is in the plan. You can walk up our hill and have a view across the valleys and out to the distant coast. We are establishing ......
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Help with housesitting in Paerata, New Zealand
GENERAL PROFILE:: We are Brenda, Matt and Zepplan. We are off on our annual holiday and are looking for trustworthy people to housesit our home and look after our animal family. Our dates are non negotiable, as the animals need someone with ......
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A warm welcome in our family home in a peaceful valley in rural Moutere, New Zealand
Hi. Before we get into the details, please only apply if you have your own transport! We are in an isolated rural area, which is not on a bus route, so have found that Workawayers only really get the most out of staying with us and exploring the ......
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Join us in the beautiful nature near Russell, New Zealand
I, Adeline moved from New Caledonia in 2017 to live with Andy, a kiwi from Bay of Islands. We have 5 acres and would like some help around the propertie. Our land is 1.5 km from Russell township, it has 3 beaches and it's a touristic little town ......
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Friendly family welcomes solo or couple in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Hi! *Update. December 2nd 2025. At the moment we're getting ready for a very happy event - our wedding! So we are looking for a solo or couple who can help in the garden and with a bit of painting :) We have horses but in December are not riding ......
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Permaculture homestead welcomes help with gardening and seed saving in Little River, New Zealand
This is a permaculture homestead in Little River with aims of being a relatively self sufficient learning environment. Luke Bird is the host who breeds a range of poultry, belongs to the Southern seed exchange- a heritage seed savers group, and ......
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Come experience a hub of cultural experience and spend time outdoors gardening in Whanganui, New Zeland
Hi, my name is Grace and I am a retired school teacher. I like to spend my days in my well established gardens or visiting with family. I am an experienced traveller and been all around the world. I enjoy meeting people and sharing stories. I have ......
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Share handy skills and travel experiences in Hamilton, New Zealand
I have done a bit of travelling and working overseas and have really appreciated the hospitality of family, friends and others while doing this. I have also enjoyed giving back by helping with jobs around their properties, etc. I'm a teacher and ......
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Learn about healthy living and enjoy nature in Kaitaia, New Zealand
My husband Mike and I ive in the Far North surrounded by native bush. We love the peace and serenity around us and birdsong waking in the morning. At night we can hear Moreporks and Kwis calling Our property is 30 minutes to Mangonui and Doubtless ......
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Share our family life in Lower North Island, Masterton, New Zealand
Hi travelers Looking for an enthusiastic horse person! Must be competent enough to work alone at times. Physically capable person is what I need! Lots of outside work. Prefer an enthusiastic horsey person who can work unsupervised. Jobs would ......
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