Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Canterbury, New Zealand

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about 24 days ago

Canterbury, New Zealand

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 currently ......
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about 3 days ago

Canterbury, New Zealand

Outdoor experience learning about animals in Akaroa, New Zealand
Hi there Thank you for stopping by ;) We live in a beautiful farm/farmhouse in Goughs Bay, 20-minute drive from Akaroa. We have a child, so you MUST be good with children. If you love animals you’ll love our place, dogs, chickens, ducks, ......
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Canterbury, New Zealand

Join our sustainable family farm in Hawarden, New Zealand
We currently have space for self contained campers whilst we finalise facilities for accommodation. There is an extra bedroom space out of the house if you want to spread out. With self contained camper helpers, we only expect 2 hours a day per ......
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Canterbury, New Zealand

Join our active family and spend a lot of time outdoors in Christchurch, New Zealand
We are a family of five living in St Martins, Christchurch, close to the city centre and the Port Hills. We have three kids: a 5-year-old starting school next term, a 4-year-old at preschool, and a 1-year-old who is still at home full-time. We are ......
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Canterbury, New Zealand

Stay close to the local beach, enjoy beautiful views and help us on our lifestyle block in Purau, New Zealand
We're on Banks Peninsula just outside Christchurch, and we're looking for someone or a couple to help us on our lifestyle block. We are Jon and Eunice, originally from the UK, and our 10 year old Joseph. We are 5mins walk to our local, quiet beach ......
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about 13 days ago

Canterbury, New Zealand

Get an insight into rural living and learn about the native plants and birds in Akaroa, New Zealand
I am an older active grandmother living on an idyllice lifestyle block with a large garden, fruit and nut trees, a few sheep and usually a 2 older ponies and sometimes an older dog. We are 40 minutes walk from the pretty villarge of Akaroa, five ......
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Canterbury, New Zealand

Come and help our family and learn about a farm in Cheviot, New Zealand
Our family runs a large sheep and beef farm in Cheviot, NOrth Canterbury. we also have a feijoa orchard on site and a large vegetable garden. We love to share our lifestyle with overseas visitors to show others how a typical farming kiwi family ......
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Canterbury, New Zealand

Join our Swed-Kiwi family in Christchurch, New Zealand
Hej! We are a family of four who would like some help from a Swedish Workawayer at our home in Christchurch. I (the mum) am originally from Sweden but have lived here for 9 years. Archie the dad is from Queenstown and works at Hillmorton hospital. ......
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Canterbury, New Zealand

Cultural exchange and garden projects in a rural community near Christchurch, New Zealand
My husband & I live on a lifestyle block in North Canterbury, about 20 minutes out of Christchurch. We’ve lived in the area for over 40 years & love being part of this rural community. Over the years we have developed quite a large garden but it has ......
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Canterbury, New Zealand

Come and enjoy the adventures in the Waitaki, South Island, New Zealand
We have a small vineyard in the Waitaki Valley, South Island, NZ which we are in the process of converting into a trufferie. We are looking for help with tasks around our home in Timaru during the week and then help on the 'land' in the weekend. ......
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about 10 days ago

Canterbury, New Zealand

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 couple of travellers to help me with my garden and 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 ......
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Canterbury, New Zealand

Join my rural lifestyle in urban Christchurch, New Zealand
Your host will be a great French woman, an entrepreneur gifted with many skills, used to renovate character houses and attend to an organic garden, a keen beekeeper. You may also get to meet two lovely, smart and sociable young ladies. Everyone ......
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Canterbury, New Zealand

Enjoy rural family life in Woodbury, New Zealand
We are a friendly, fun family of 5 (plus a mini schnauzer and a golden retriever). We love to eat, laugh, and enjoy life. We have a deer, sheep and beef farm in a rural area. We live a busy life, running the farm, and also a large garden, and ......
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about 2 days ago

Canterbury, New Zealand

Epic Permaculture Ecovillage near Ōamaru, New Zealand
Join us in our ecovillage in Ōamaru, the coolest, funkiest town in Aotearoa, New Zealand We are currently seeking WorkAwayers with some building experience to help with a tiny house build from mid-October to mid-December. We are a small ......
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about 2 days ago

Canterbury, New Zealand

Join our trilingual family in Akaroa, New Zealand
We are a family of three, my partner Luca, our 4 years old son Eros and myself. Luca is originally from Italy and I am originally from France. We do speak English, French and Italian at home. Akaroa is a small village, 90 minutes away from ......
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Canterbury, New Zealand

Join us on our lifestyle block in North Canterbury, New Zealand
General profile We answer every email, usually within that day. So if you answer our profile you will get an answer immediately. We are very interested in having someone at this time to help. If it's not too cold then we have a vacancy for some leaf ......
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about 19 hours ago

Canterbury, New Zealand

Join our rural lifestyle with horses and discover Amberley, New Zealand
We’ve recently purchased a beautiful lifestyle property in North Canterbury and are looking for friendly, practical helpers to stay with us and lend a hand with a variety of projects as we settle in. In return, you’ll be staying in a relaxed, ......
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about 18 hours ago

Canterbury, New Zealand

Enjoy the countryside around our home near Leeston, New Zealand
Help needed changes week to week, season to season and can include assistance around the house (cleaning, cooking), gardening, occasional childcare & eco projects such as developing vege garden. It does not include farm work. We are located on a ......
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about 5 days ago

Canterbury, New Zealand

Help tame an overgrown garden near Christchurch, New Zealand
We bought our property just over four years ago - it's a 2.5 acre section with a large overgrown garden. We soon realised how much work it is to get the garden back to the standard that we would love! We live a 10 minute drive from Rangiora and 35 ......
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about 18 days ago

Canterbury, New Zealand

Join us on our lifestyle block in Geraldine, New Zealand
We are a lifestyle block in Geraldine, South Canterbury with sheep, cows and pigs + dogs We have a large garden and my husband also does homekill meat. He loves hunting and fishing We have a self contained unit available. We also have our 25yr old ......
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