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Learn about gardening at a great sociable place in Waipu, New Zealand

Hello, and welcome to our Waipu Retreat!! We are a young(ish) Couple, living with 1 other Flatmate, we have a great sociable place close to great features of Waipu, Northland. We are needing someone(s) to help with chores, gardening and help set ......

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Help with home projects or gardening wanted in beautiful Central Otago, New Zealand

Kia Ora. We have a section on the outskirts of Lake Hawea township which is a 20 minute drive north of Wanaka. If you have transport that makes it much easier. My husband Fin is a woodcraftsman. (He was a buddhist monk (Theravada tradition) for 17 ......

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Help ride and care our 3 horses and general gardening in Kaitaia, New Zealand

We are looking for an experienced horse rider to help care for our 3 horses. We live on a small lifestyle block with 2 boys 13 & 10. Two horses are good for riding but just need some more time put into them. And we have a gentle 3 year old filly who ......

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Become part of an outdoorsy beachside family in Marlborough, New Zealand

We are looking for our next amazing helpers to become part of our fun, beachside family. We have a 16acre seaside property, 25min south of Blenheim & are looking for two wonderful helpers to become part of our family and help us with the care of ......

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Explore amazing beaches and join our family as an Au pair in Nowra, NSW, Australia

We are a family living in Nowra, NSW. Girls are 11 and 9 years old. We are looking for an Au pair kind of arrangement when parents have commitments elsewhere. Simple job of getting the girls ready for school at 8:30 am and greeting them at home at ......

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Help regenerating 20 acres of farmland to native forest in Napier, New Zealand

Work in nature at beautiful Waipatiki Beach (just north of Napier, New Zealand). We have a private Eco-Project where we are regenerating 20 acres of farmland to native forest. In addition there are two public reserves with extensive native bush and ......

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Live in a rural community while experiencing the beauty of Winton, New Zealand

We live in a small town called Winton, in the South island of New Zealand. We are lucky to have a beautiful river next to us, mountain views, skiing only 1.5hrs away and some of the best hiking tracks in NZ also within that distance. The people are ......

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Off grid living with animals and garden in Thorpe, New Zealand

I live on 20 acres in a tiny house. Lots of animals dogs, cats ,chooks, ducks, sheep, a cow and horses. I need help to manage all this. I have a lot of gardening to do which will be the main task. Also harvesting at the end of the season. You will ......

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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 ......

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Join our family at our lifestyle block in Upper Moutere, New Zealand

We live on a rural 5 arce property which we need help maintaining. We have about 100 feijoa trees which we also need help with the harvest. We can provide a self contained 1 bedroom appartment in exchange for a couple of hours of work a day :)

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Join our knowledge sharing home in scenic Thames, New Zealand

We are a couple in our 70's still very active. we enjoy visitors and meeting people from overseas. Our home is in Thames township a near new home very comfortable. We offer accommodation, you will have your own room and ensuite, we include ......

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Experience rural living and help on our countryside property near Auckland, New Zealand

Hello, we're Tracy and Angus and we live on a 6 acre block in Riverhead, 25 minutes by car from Central Auckland. We're wanting help with clearing trees and plants, weeding, planting, mulching, painting, water blasting, caring for our horses and ......

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Learn about growing vegetables for self sufficiency in Tolaga Bay, New Zealand

Hi there! We are a family of 5, Joe (40, Kiwi), Julia (37, German), Nina (14), Anton (11) and Jakob (8). Our place is a small farm on the East Cape of the North Island where we grow a lot of vegetables for most of the year. We also have 4 dogs, a ......

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Join a busy happy family in Canterbury, New Zealand

*️️️️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️️️️ Please check our Workaway Calendar to find out when we are needing help *️️️️️️️️️️️*️️️️️️️️️️️ We are a busy, happy family of four living and working on our small landholding. Husband runs a digital media company from ......

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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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