Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Canterbury, New Zealand

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Help with daily life in the beautiful Waitaki Valley, North Otago, New Zealand
We are Jess (36) and Matt (33), and live rurally in the beautiful Waitaki Valley in North Otago with our beloved Border Terrier Ollie. We are lucky to live in a beautiful home with a big garden area, 5 minutes out of our local town Kurow. We have a ......

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Join our Kiwi family and help with our house and garden in Governor’s Bay, New Zealand
We are a French Kiwi family of four living in beautiful Governor’s Bay - just over the hill from Christchurch. Our children are 17 and 14 and we also have a young dog and cat. We love meeting new people and look forward to welcoming you to our home....
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Join us on our small farm on beautiful South Island, New Zealand
Seeking helpers with practical skills to help with farm tidy up tasks, in particular someone with building knowledge and skills to help son and I carry out maintenance tasks. Would be ideal for a mature couple who could stay in our self contained ......
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Outdoors while exploring Greta Valley, New Zealand
We are 10 minutes north of Greta Valley on a Sheep and Beef farm. The house is on a hill with magnificent views, with a walking track up to the top with 360 views of North Canterbury. There is a hut for you to sleep in for your own privacy which has ......

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Help around our home and garden in Methven, New Zealand
Looking for a single, couple or 2 friends together, energetic, for all sorts of tasks in country life: Housework,gardening, feed chickens ,firewood, and general tidying up around the property. At the moment we are also looking specifically for ......
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Enthusiastic gardener? bird watcher? peace seeker? welcome to Little River, New Zealand
I am a builder, gardener, philosopher and bird enthusiast and have been involved for many years in events and festivals. I have a small and quirky property in Little River, NZ covered in fruit trees and berry bushes and teeming with native birds
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Help out in my lovely gardens in a small rural town in South Canterbury, New Zealand
HI 😊 My name is Christine and I am a happy Kiwi living near Geraldine in a small rural town in South Canterbury, Close to ski fields, lakes and the ocean. It’s a great spot for day trips to Tekapo, Mount Cook, Mount Peel and Peel Forrest. I have a ......

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Stay at our family with our native garden near Lyttelton, New Zealand
We are a small family (two kids) and live in a renovated villa in the port of Lyttelton, Christchurch. We need some help in the garden to do landscaping and building steps and have a small but cosy cabin to offer as accommodation in exchange. ......

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Living off the land, learning to grow food and live sustainably in Diamond Harbour, New Zealand
Just now the only help we need is hard physical work; splitting firewood, loading and unloading trailers of firewood. Please only apply if this sort of work will suit your fitness and skills level. We live on a hectare of productive garden, orchard ......

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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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Become part of our busy little family living on the farm in Ashburton, New Zealand
We are a busy young family on a farm. We have an active lifestyle and would like you to join us to help with the day to day activities. We are a couple in our 30s with two young boys who are very active. We offer a lovely quiet location in the ......

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Join our fun family in Christchurch, New Zealand
We are a working family of four. Located conveniently within Christchurch, our home offers a balance of city living and outdoor adventures. We are just a short walk from shops, restaurants, and all essentials, making daily errands and outings easy ......

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We are looking for people to come and help in the garden and around the house and who feel comfortable joining in the family in Christchurch, New Zealand
We have lived here now for 38 years bringing up our 5 children and we now enjoy visits from our 12 grand children .We have a large garden and a 10 acre lifestyle block, but are still only 10min drive from the CBD. We look out on the new Christchurch ......

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Live and explore with our family in Darfield, New Zealand
We're a sheep, beef , and cropping farm based in Darfield. As a busy family with two young children, life is always full-on-whether it's lambing season, rearing calves, planting crops, or managing things at home. On top of that, I work off-farm ......

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Help with daily life in Christchurch, New Zealand
I am a single woman, aged 75. I have 2 adult children (one who lives in Christchurch & another who lives in the Northern Hemisphere) & three grandchildren. I work part-time as a tour guide, I assist people relocating to Christchurch & I offer ......

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Help tame an overgrown garden near Christchurch, New Zealand
We bought our property just over three 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 5 minute drive from Rangiora and 30 ......

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Fun family in Christchurch New Zealand
We would love a hardworking, fun and friendly person to come and stay and chip in around the place! You will also have tasks such as (but not limited to): Being a part of the family Helping with kids, and all tasks that are ......

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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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Join our family and enjoy rural life and help us with gardening projects near Cheviot, Canterbury, New Zealand
We are a family who enjoy living on our 33 acre lifestyle block on the edge of the great rural village of Cheviot in North Canterbury. Life is generally quiet during the week, taken up with work & chaotic in the weekends. We live in a new home ......
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Help with gardening and childminding while experiencing the Kiwi way of living in Methven, New Zealand
Hi There We are a French (Charline 38) Kiwi (Jon 50) couple we are living in Methvenfor 8 years now. We also have a kids Calypso she is 3 The Cat Toby spend most of his day on outside (very friendly) We need someone to help us at home with the ......