Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Canterbury, New Zealand

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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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Canterbury, New Zealand

Join our family and enjoy rural life and help us with gardening projects near Cheviot, Canterbury, New Zealand
There is always plenty to do. We have another litter of piglet at the moment, a sweet old golden retriever dog & chickens that need feeding as well as some light gardening jobs & some occasional campground cleaning at the Gore Bay Campground. A ......
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Canterbury, New Zealand

Get an insight into country family life and help on our lifestyle block near Springfield, New Zealand
Welcome to our place in the Canterbury foothills! We’re a family living on a lifestyle block about 60 km from Christchurch, close to the main highway that links the city to the West Coast. Our home is surrounded by beautiful lakes, rivers, and ......
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Canterbury, New Zealand

Join us in taming our wild garden near Geraldine, New Zealand
Ronald & I live & work on our wild, free-range property just out of Geraldine. It has taken many years to get things to grow on this tough land, but now that it is, we can't keep up! Our garden is chemical-free, which is great, but it does mean a ......
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Canterbury, New Zealand

Join our family in Christchurch, New Zealand
Kia ora, we are friendly vegetarian family of 4 who are very lucky to live in Ōtautahi Christchurch, on the ancestral lands of Ngāi Tūāhuriri of Ngāi Tahu. We welcome people to enjoy our home and company, and to help us run our household, tend to ......
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about 19 hours ago

Canterbury, New Zealand

Join a fun bilingual family with two small kids in Lyttelton, New Zealand
We’re a young couple with two little girls. My name is Inne (originally from Belgium, moved here 4 years ago) and my husband Jack(kiwi), Lou 3 years old and Millie 1 year old. We’re looking for an Au Pair, someone 25+ years old who loves spending ......
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about 3 days ago

Canterbury, New Zealand

Help in the garden and house near Christchurch, New Zealand
Hi , besides the info below, we are also looking for experienced equestrians to help look after our horses, they are show jumpers from all levels and also young horses to work with, handling etc if you have the experience but always plenty of help ......
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Canterbury, New Zealand

Join our family life and help in Canterbury New Zealand
We are a busy Family of 5. Parents in 40s and 3 boys 19, 18, 15 years old. We live 10min out of Rangiora but go there most days of the week and 30 min from Christchurch.  My Husband is a truck driver and I work from home and in an office in ......
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Canterbury, New Zealand

Share memories and learn to live sustainably in Christchurch, New Zealand
I am a potter, gardener and a student in Te Reo Māori. We live on a large section on the edge of Ōtautahi Christchurch which backs onto the Port Hills. I live with my husband Hugh who is an urban designer, an elderly cat, chook and a sheep. I grow ......
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Canterbury, New Zealand

Stay with our family of 4 near beach and river and help shape our growing green space in Canterbury, New Zealand
We’re a relaxed, creative family of four living on a large green property close to both a river and a surf beach. Our kids are now 8 and 10, full of energy and always up for a chat or an adventure. We both work from home and love meeting people ......
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Canterbury, New Zealand

Help us with projects at our ski lodge and enjoy the area of Methven, New Zealand
Lindy and I have a small ski lodge in picturesque Methven after spending time working and travelling around the world. Our lodge is only 300m from the centre of town which has great pubs, coffee shops, restaurants and other amenities. Methven is ......
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Canterbury, New Zealand

Shape and care for the land in a haven of biodiversity in Cheviot, New Zealand
This is the eco-living arrangement and rural lifestyle of Olmec and Melisa. Our 2 hectare lifestyle forest garden is a haven of biodiversity. We use permaculture principles and approaches to shape and care for the land, growing a wide range of ......
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about 2 days ago

Canterbury, New Zealand

Experience rural living with animals and develop sustainable systems or sign up for an Equine Internship in Leeston, New Zealand
I have a small farm located approx 40mins south of Christchurch. I have been part of workaway since 2018 and enjoy sharing my home and appreciate help as it enables me to focus on working with the horses I have bred as well as other work and ......
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Canterbury, New Zealand

Join us with general gardening and family life around our place in Temuka, Sth Canterbury, New Zealand
We are a family of four. Mark, Vicki, Lachlan & George. Me and Vicki have both traveled & lived in London for three years, we used our time there to travel and meet new people, we really treasure this time in our lives and the experiences we got ......
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Canterbury, New Zealand

Join us on our small farm on beautiful South Island's east coast, New Zealand
Our small farm is just south of Timaru on the east coast of the beautiful South Island, New Zealand. We are close to lots of lovely NZ landscapes and it is a great place to explore if you love nature. We feel like our home is a little piece of ......
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about 5 days ago

Canterbury, New Zealand

Hobby French farmstay in Canterbury, New Zealand
Some of the first olives and grapes on Banks Peninsula on this 13-acre (5.8 hectare) wooded property we bought in late 2023. I am American, French, and Kiwi and have taken a break from my career to focus on developing the farm activities here. My ......
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about 3 days ago

Canterbury, New Zealand

Stay in our historic home near surf beach and established forest in Cheviot, New Zealand
We have lived in Cheviot for over 25 years and have two children now in their mid-20s. The beautiful dog in the photos recently died - just before her 18th birthday - so no pets at present. Ange is a journalist, a wedding and end-of -life ......
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about 20 days ago

Canterbury, New Zealand

Experience farm life and country living in Mid Canterbury near Ashburton, New Zealand
We are cropping farmers in Mid Canterbury near Ashburton. We both love to travel, experience different cultures and have trekked in Nepal, India, Africa and Peru. LIfe is always busy on the farm of which we grow a variety of crops ranging from ......
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Canterbury, New Zealand

Help a couple with outdoor projects in Christchurch, New Zealand
I live with my partner Marcial who is form Chile, we have recently moved to chch where we are looking after large garden may need help collecting fruit and preserving it.
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about 24 days ago

Canterbury, New Zealand

Join us at our little sea side spot in Timaru- South Cantebury, New Zealand
We are a family with two boys(11&13) who enjoy the outdoors. In our free time we enjoy walking, bouldering and biking and skiing. We have a bouldering wall in the shed. We are a busy family, but are trying to make time for things like roasting ......
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