Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in New Zealand

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Join us on our family project - permaculture in progress in Auckland, New Zealand
Hello fellow travellers 🌺 It’s has always been my dream to become as self sufficient as possible so since buying our beautiful acre property over looking the Hauraki Gulf last yr I’ve been not stop trying to put it into motion. We’re ultimately ......
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🥑 orchard in Paengaroa, New Zealand
Hi! We are Brendon, Mayson, Archer (2) and Amelia (7m) and we live on an avocado orchard in the beautiful Bay of Plenty. We have a small herd of cows, chickens, ducks and a cat. We are located right in the centre of many great beaches, lakes, ......

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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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Help with general activities on a stunning Marlborough Sounds property, New Zealand
Our place is situated on the waters edge of the Kenepuru Sound in the stunning Marlborough Sounds which is at the top end of the South Island. We provide accommodation for 24 people in a collection of cottages. Our activities include kayaking, ......
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Stay right on the edge of Fiordland National Park in Te Anau, Southland, NZ
We live in Te Anau, right on the doorstep of Fiordland National Park. We have 2 children Rita 9 and Austen 6, a dog and 3 chickens. We run a charter boat business in Dusky Sound and absolutely love the outdoors. We try and grow as much produce as ......

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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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Help us with care of goats and aviaries in North Auckland, New Zealand
Please read our profile and only apply if you have the skills we need, especially the ability to work with birds and dogs. We are currently looking for someone to help around the house, sort “stuff”, cook (if you have the ability), some light ......

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Participate in creating harmonious community life in Lower Moutere, New Zealand
Kia ora I'm Ethan, and welcome to my little corner of Motueka, New Zealand. I'm passionate about creating abundant and diverse ecosystems, building sustainably, and learning to live more closely with the land. This project is my way of expressing ......

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Come and join us with childcare in a vibrant and diverse area of West Auckland, New Zealand
Come and experience life out in Glen Eden West Auckland, gateway to the Waitakere Ranges and Karekare, Piha beach. Kerri is as Kiwi as they come, and works part time at a University mentoring students from the school of education. She has been ......
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Join us in a beautiful rural setting in Coromandel, New Zealand
A digital nomad with cafe experience would be perfect. We are seeking a dedicated, self-motivated individual to join our team for our upcoming busy summer. This role involves flexible hours in our café, with pay based on hours worked. Availability ......

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Come and spend some time in the beautiful Marlborough sounds New Zealand
My partner and I have just retired from our flower farm and are in the process of turning our boat access only Bach (New Zealand holiday home) in the Marlborough Sounds into our permanent home. We have many different projects on the go that we could ......
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Join us on our small farm in Manakau, Horowhenua, New Zealand
I am an animal loving lifestyle blocker/homesteader living on a cute 2-acre property in beautiful Manakau in the Horowhenua (not Auckland). I live with my 15-year-old son and a menagerie of pets and farm animals - including miniature donkeys, sheep, ......
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Experience sustainable living and learn new skills in Taranaki, New Zealand
I am a teacher of permaculture, organic horticulture and biodynamics. I've turned a one acre property from a rose garden into a permaculture garden and food forest. I run courses from the property. Vegetarians and meat eaters welcome. I don't cater ......

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Working with nature to create a regenerative-permaculture homestead near Paeroa / Thames, New Zealand
We are working with nature to create a diverse and resilient regenerative-permaculture homestead on 30 acres of farmland with animals, a fruit orchard, a garden, a native plant nursery and woodlots. Our property is located in a rural valley ......
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Paradise on the Kaipara harbour in Pahi, Paparoa Aotearoa, New Zealand
Kia ora! After years of being a big city dweller, I've spent the last six up here in paradise - 90 mins from Auckland. I need support with sorting out gardening, landscaping, tree pruning and some minor building / carpentry things. You'll have a ......

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Developing a Large Eco Garden and home grown food Garden. New Zealand
Got a bit of rain in your NZ trip? Well, flood damaged block had a river though the middle of it. Good food, good music, plua , I was in Europe in a heatwave was happening, same time flooding. Hello , I,m Bryn A traveler ,and workaway volunteer ......

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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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Daily life with our family in the beachside town of Whitianga, New Zealand
Working married couple in mid-late 30s with a 10 year old girl, a 7 year old boy, 4 dogs, 2 cats, chickens and ducks. Brent works full time as a builder, Tarah works from home running a small on site dog boarding kennels/doggy daycare, online shop ......

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Join us for a cultural exchange in beautiful Lower Moutere, New Zealand
I live in a beautiful home with a large garden that I’m slowly turning into a peaceful, welcoming space full of life with myself and my husband, close to Motueka, Tasman. I love meeting new people, sharing stories, and working together with others ......
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Help with gardening and the many projects I have going on in Te Awamutu, New Zealand
We are Jack and Hadassah Jones. We are an international couple. Jack is English, spent many years in Germany and married Hadassah who is a Kiwi. Hadassah grew up in Papua New Guinea, has an American accent but is a New Zealander. We both have ......
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