Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Wellington, New Zealand

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Join our family in the stunning Ruakokoputuna River Valley, New Zealand
Hi, We are looking for people to share our home and help us with our large vegetable garden and small home orchard, there is also maintenance work with the house and land as well as helping look after the horses and other farm animals (cows, sheep ......
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Share life experiences and learn about different cultures in Wellington, New Zealand
Kia ora I am from the uk originally but came to Wellington for a week around 20 years ago and didn't leave! I am generally pretty laid back- and in the evenings I enjoy relaxing with a cup of tea. I love to hear about different cultures and life ......
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Help with taking care of our overgrown garden in Kahutara, New Zealand
We are Michael and Vincenzo. We’re currently looking after an old historic house and revamping and renovating its large rambling and overgrown garden. We’re also looking to expand our spray free vege garden and flower farm. We’ve lots of plans but ......
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Stay with our family of 5 on our leafy lifestyle block in Te Horo, New Zealand
Come and stay with our family of 5 on our lifestyle block in Te Horo, on the Kapiti Coast. We moved back to NZ in 2018 after working and travelling extensively for 19 years abroad. This gave us a love of different cultures and we're excited to host ......
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Creative living with our community in Wellington, NZ
Do you enjoy kids, nature, regenerative agriculture, holistic wellbeing? We run a program that works with kids who are usually neurodiverse and the school system just really isn't working for them. This group of kids is currently planting out a ......
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join our family home and the chaos in Raumati south, New Zealand
We're a lively, liberal, alternative family of 3 adults, 3 kids, 2 dogs, 2 baby goats, 2 kats, foster kittens, and a paddock of ponies across the road - and we need help taming the chaos! If you enjoy decluttering, tidying, and cooking for a crowd, ......
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Help for our community driven day care centre in Waikanae, New Zealand
We are Jan and Marian. Dutch from origine, both over 60 years old, living in New Zealand since 2007. In June 2025 we moved our green care farm from Raumati to Waikanae ( still Kâpiti coast) leasing a larger house with lots of land , semi rural. The ......
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Wake up to the sound of Tui and Fantails and join our day-to-day family life in Lower Hutt, New Zealand
We are a multicultural blended family of 6 (baby girl Maia was born end of June) who enjoy being active in the outdoors, touring with our campervan when time allows, being part of a very cool church community and traveling overseas. Judith came to ......
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Join us on a peaceful rural vineyard and eco-restoration site near Martinborough, New Zealand
We welcome people to help us with our little bit of paradise. Our 10 hectare property includes: * A stretch of the stream that we've cleared of exotic pest plants and are slowly replanting in NZ natives. We've planted over 8,000 plants so far. ......
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Enjoy an outdoor experience and nature in Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Hi! I'm Lauren, a Kiwi artist who works in the film industry, and my husband Mirko is a German web developer. At the moment I’m taking time off work, and Mirko often works remotely from home—so as your hosts, we’ll usually be around and available to ......
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Help us with gardening and care for our pets in beautiful South Wairarapa, New Zealand
Hello travellers! We are looking for someone to help us on the land and around the house. My 18-year-old son and I live in Ruakokoputuna, a gorgeous wine-growing valley in South Wairarapa – 90 km north of NZ’s capital city, Wellington. We are ......
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Join us at our Manakau Hideaway near Wellington, New Zealand
GREETINGS WORKAWAYERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD! XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Thank you to all our lovely 2025 Workawayers for their company: Mike & Janine (UK). Hana (Hungary), Thomas (Germany), Jasmijn & Willemien (NL), Madeline (Sing), Shuntaro (Japan), ......
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Enjoy a relaxing stay at our home and enjoy the local beach in Paraparaumu, New Zealand
Robyn and I are in our late 60s - Robyn is a retired nurse, and I am a teacher. We have two adult daughters with families - one in New Zealand and one in Australia. We have a large house, with a large section and great areas for entertaining. We ......
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Help with taking care of our eco community land while learning to live in a more natural way in Masterton, New Zealand
We are a family of 4 living within an eco community on 6.3 hectares of land. We have our own private land and animals, as well as having responsibilities on the shared community land. We have 16 hens, 2 puppies, and 2 sheep. In August we often adopt ......
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Help with house projects and dog sitting near the beach in Wellington, New Zealand
We are a family of five but often our young adult children are away at University. We have great coastal views, are on a regular bus route or there is a spare bike about too. Close to Newtown and Island Bay. There is ongoing gardening work, perhaps ......
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Help our bilingual farming family in Carterton, the Wairarapa
Hello, We are family of 5 including ourselves and 3 lovely children from ages 6 down to one. We are also managing a dairy farm in Carterton, the Wairarapa and would love to have a workawayer to come and help support us with a few little family ......
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Have a fun experience and learn about a typical way of farming life in beautiful Masterton, New Zealand
Hi workawayers, I'm Rosa and together with my Husband Corey and two little kids Serena and Frankie, we live on a sheep and beef farm in a beautiful area of the Wairarapa. We are located 15 minutes out of Masterton, a town of 25,000. The reason we ......
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Farm-Animal Sanctuary in Wellington, New Zealand
Kia ora! We are a vegan farm animal sanctuary in Ōtaki, just over an hour drive from Wellington, New Zealand. Every day we care for over 200 animals (ponies, cows, goats, pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks, cats, bunnies and more) who have been abandoned, ......
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Beautiful stay in a little beach town near Wellington, New Zealand
I (30F) moved over to New Zealand from Canada in 2022 and met my partner, Juan (34M), here. He came to New Zealand in 2019 from South Africa. We both love traveling and trying new adventures across the country, so we can make heaps of ......
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Help me with projects on the beautiful Wairarapa coast, New Zealand
I am Philippa and I live in New Zealand on the beautiful Wairarapa coast. Tora is well known for its surf and seafood. I often get despondent about the work required to maintain my section and need some help to keep on top of it
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