Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in New Zealand

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about 9 days ago

Canterbury, New Zealand

Experience family life in Christchurch, New Zealand
Help us get our garden under control in Christchurch New Zealand! We are a family of four, with two kids aged 4 and 7. We would love some help with the garden or even potentially some other handy-type tasks depending on your interest. We live on ......
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Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Experience birdsong, native bush and heritage garden tranquility in Central Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
Hello! Our property is located 45 minutes south of Napier, near Tikokino in Central Hawkes Bay. It is a family owned home that has been in the family for 6 generations! Our homestead, built in 1890, is nestled in a mature woodland garden of 9 ......
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Northland, New Zealand

Gardening close to Kerikeri in the beautiful Bay of Islands, New Zealand
We live on a hectare of rural land, however it's also close to Kerikeri in the beautiful Bay of Islands, New Zealand. We have a few free ranging chickens, ducks and guinea fowl and spray-free vegetable gardens & fruit trees. Our neighbours are farms ......
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about 10 hours ago

Otago, New Zealand

Come and help us around our beautiful garden in Dunedin, New Zealand
Hi everybody - We are busy developing a permaculture garden and orchard. At the moment we are terracing the large part of the section with brick walls and steps built with whatever recycled materials come to hand - a very long term project which ......
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Auckland, New Zealand

Eco-earth brick home set in a nature paradise near Auckland, New Zealand
Welcome to NZ, I built this eco-house from earth bricks and natural timbers, because I wanted a healthy, relaxing environment. It's on a 17 acre (6.7 hectare) paradise looking onto native bush, located in the Bombay Hills, about 60 km south of ......
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Southland, New Zealand

Learn about dairy farming, kiwi and austrian culture and join our family in Southland, NZ
Hey there, we are a young family who own a small dairy farm with 400 cows in Southland between Edendale and Gore and lease a second farm close by. While we have staff members to run the farm alongside us, there are always odd jobs we need a hand ......
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Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Experience a small Organic farm (7 acres) close to beaches near Foxton and Foxton Beach, New Zealand
We are a small Organic farm (7 acres) close to beaches in New Zealand North Island. It is fairly central to several tourist towns and exploration destinations. The farm has dairy cows, sheep, bees, and chickens and a small veggie garden. We can ......
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about 2 days ago

Otago, New Zealand

Help us maintain our home and garden in Arrowtown near Queenstown, New Zealand
We are a couple in our sixties living in the village of Arrowtown. At our home we sometimes need weeding done and at other times house cleaning or small painting jobs. We enjoy when our workaway helpers cook for us as well, with us supplying the ......
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Auckland, New Zealand

Help with house maintenance and childcare on Great Barrier Island, New Zealand
Hey my name is Ebony and I’m 30years old, I have a 10yr old daughter Mackenzie. We live on Great Barrier Island situated in Tryphena, 2min walk to beach/shop. I’m not currently working full time but will be pretty much full time over the summer and ......
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Northland, New Zealand

Join our family and enjoy daily life in the winterless north, Kaiwaka, Wellsford, New Zealand
We are a family of 5 (mum, dad and 3 kids- 7 years, 4 years and 1 year old) We live on a farm with big vege gardens and orchards, trying to live off the land as much as we can. We live a busy life as we own a native plant nursery and our kids do a ......
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Canterbury, New Zealand

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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Northland, New Zealand

Join us in our beautiful rural countryside home near Kaitaia, New Zealand
🌞 Far North hosts looking for Workaway adventurers throughout Spring and Summer - we have a beautiful 22acre rural lifestyle block 30mins south from Kaitaia . Mainly native bush, gardens and lots of big sky views. We need extra hand preparing for ......
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about 1 day ago

Otago, New Zealand

Help with housesitting and care for our cats on Deborah Bay, Otago, New Zealand
Hello, we live on the west side of Otago harbour about 2kms from Port Chalmers with beautiful views of the harbour and peninsula, a large house with plenty of room for our two cats Rosie and Hazel, we have a few acres with one sheep and 6 red deer ......
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Taranaki, New Zealand

Italian speakers welcome Come stay with us in New Plymouth, New Zealand
Kia Ora I am Irish living in New Plymouth and looking for a Italian Speaker to help me and my 1 year old learn Italian! Would love someone to just speak to us everyday in Italian and they are more than welcome to share the cooking! (Likely between ......
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Auckland, New Zealand

Help me with gardening and household tasks in Leigh, New Zealand
I live in New Zealand in a town called Leigh on the Matakana Coast. Leigh is part of Auckland but still an hour's drive from the centre of the city. I am semi-retired and live on my own in a smallish house with 3 bedrooms near the sea. I have a ......
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Waikato, New Zealand

Maori culture and simple sustainable living off-grid, permaculture farm in Turangi, New Zealand
Kia ora from Lisa at the Farm. We want to share our beautiful Maori culture, and introduce you to our simple, sustainable, organic, permaculture way of living. We are a registered Charitable Trust organization that's aim is to foster our community ......
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Northland, New Zealand

Hear stories from around the world while practicing self sustainability in Matapouri, New Zealand
We are on a small rural, organic, sustainable homestead surrounded by 271ha native bush and hills. Just minutes up the hill from an active surf beach, Sandy Bay and 35 minute drive to Whangarei.. Two friendly dogs, cat, ducks, chooks and abundant ......
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about 16 days ago

Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Help out at our lifestyle block at a beautiful place in Hamurana Rotorua, New Zealand
👋 Kia Ora and welcome to our beautiful home in Hamurana, Rotorua! We are semiretired farmers, Rex and Diane, with a lifestyle block with dogs, sheep and cattle. Diana has a small garden in the backyard. Our house boasts beautiful views of Rotorua ......
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Otago, New Zealand

Home life surrounded by farming and native forest in Owaka, New Zealand
We are situated in a picturesque valley completely surrounded by farmland and native forest, close to the wild and stunning coast. My husband is a farmer, and I work in conservation. We enjoy being outdoors, including hunting wild game and horse ......
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about 7 days ago

Canterbury, New Zealand

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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