Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in New Zealand

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Staying in a beautiful place overlooking the sea in Nelson, New Zealand
I am retired, on my own, living in a beautful large home overlooking the sea and the breathtaking Southern Alps of this amazing southisland. I write crime novels and take care of my cocker spaniel and am so lucky and grateful to be living in this ......
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Help me with gardening and DIY in Papatowai, New Zealand
I have lived here for over 30 years and the dream was always to become as self sufficient as possible but the reality is that while working full time it is difficult to maintain the property and gardens. I run a small coffee business nearby in the ......
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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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Come and help us around our home and garden in Hokitika, New Zealand
Our small home and sleep out is located in urban Hokitika on the West Coast of the South Island. There is a lot to explore in this beautiful and lush part of the country. We have bike trails and bikes you can borrow. There are great lakes for ......
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Experience the great outdoors in Cheviot, New Zealand
We are a happy semi retired couple who enjoy living on our 8 acre lifestyle block on the edge of the great rural village of Cheviot in North Canterbury. We are a 1 hour drive from Kaikoura to the north; 1 hour 45 mins to Christchurch City in the ......
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Artist-inspired home of a sculptor and florist on the Coromandel Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand
Located in the historic Karangahake Gorge, this place offers a vast array of experiences accessible from a superb location. The 2-acre tree-lined property borders the Hauraki Cycleway and has entry to a swimming hole on the Ohinemuri River. John is ......
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Outdoor experience learning about permaculture in Makarau, New Zealand
Come and help us at our little slice of New Zealand paradise… we have moved to the country for a slower pace of life. Our 5ha lifestyle property is very dynamic so we need assistance to help us realise the dream of country living. We have travelled ......
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Open minded travellers welcome to experience rural life at the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
We are a busy family of 4 living in rural Tauranga, New Zealand. We love our quiet piece of paradise which is still just a stones throw away from the beaches and delights that the Bay Of Plenty offer. We have 2 dogs and 10 chickens to keep us ......
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Live in direct relationship with the nature in Lake Rotomā, New Zealand
Kia ora! We are a family of three—two humans and a dog—living on the edge of Rotoma, a pristine, clear-water lake, accessible only by boat. We've been fortunate to call this sacred spot our home for the past four years, during which time we've been ......
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Experience our town with our family in Dunedin, New Zealand
We are a couple with three young children and a cat. We're both teachers. We enjoy gardening, getting outside and socialising with other young families. Life is busy and we'd love help to tick some jobs off our endless to-do list!
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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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Give a hand around an intentional community at the top of the Coromandel Peninsular, New Zealand
My name is Sassy and I live with my partner at a community at the far end of the Coromandel Peninsula. I currently manage the in a Nursery, which is a community-run native nursery, in Colville, growing plants for local restoration projects. I am ......
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Learn about gardening on our land near Warkworth, New Zealand
Our home is on a half acre with an orchard of fruit trees: apples, feijoas, peaches, pears, citrus, guavas and a large kitchen garden. As IT professionals and musicians, we need help gardening, landscaping, housekeeping, minor building or ......
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Welcome to Our Rural Haven in the Bay of Islands: Your Gateway to Beaches, Horse Rides, and Adventures in Northland, NZ
🌿 Join Jason and Janine in Rural Bliss 🌿 Welcome to our little slice of paradise! We're Jason and Janine, embracing the rural lifestyle with our furry and four-legged companions on our idyllic 7-acre property, just a short drive from Kerikeri ......
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Enjoy a permaculture experience in Waipawa, New Zealand
Welcome We have moved to this lovely lifestyle property of 5 acres in 2014. Since then we have repaired and reinstated previous infrastructure, started to renovate the house and have increased the vegetable growing areas. We have various projects on ......
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Help with gardening and painting while experiencing country living in Oxford, New Zealand
We have a semi rural property in the Oxford township. We like to grow most of our own food and raise our own cattle. When we can we like help those in need. The Oxford area offers great day walks (and longer ones too), beautiful rivers and local's ......
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Help a family with gardening on the beautiful East Coast, Tolaga Bay, New Zealand
Come spend sometime on the beautiful East Coast of New Zealand We are a family of 4 my husband (farmer) and I (teacher) and our 2 childten 12 & 14. We live on a sheep and beef farm on the East Coast. Looking for 1 or 2 people.
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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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Share our daily life and connect wirh nature near the small town of Waipapa, New Zealand
We are couple in our early sixties living on a lifestyle block near Waipapa in the Bay of Islands. We are both still working but not full-time so are usually around and available.
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Join our family surrounded by native forestry and explore the beauty of Kakahu, New Zealand
My wife and I have three young children and enjoy a life where we can learn through experience and interaction with our surroundings, our country and our world. We are hobby beekeepers wanting to setup an apiary on our family property and create ......
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