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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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Gardening, DIY and art projects in the sunny side of Diamond Harbour, New Zealand

Diamond Harbour is a small settlement on the sunny side of Lyttelton Harbour - surrounded by hills where there are numerous walks. My house is smallish with a distinctive style. Lots of sun and a goof fire in the living area when it’s cold. I enjoy ......

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Help our family with some garden projects in Temuka, New Zealand

We are a chilean/newzealand retired couple wiht a Down Syndrome son and another who loves music and playing guitar. We have lived in Colombia, Singapore, Chile and in NZ. Our conversations some times are in "spanglish"

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Help with organic gardening and more in Ashburton Christchurch, New Zealand

Welcome to our Ashburton homestead! We're transforming a farm into a self-sustaining, eco-friendly space focused on permaculture, organic gardening, and zero-waste living. Join us in growing our own food, composting, and creating a balanced ......

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Join our fun, bilingual family, help while exploring our lovely city in Christchurch, New Zealand

Hi Im Dionne. Im a working mom. I have a wee one who is 2.5 yrs old. I work in an architecture industry. My place is adjacent to the city centre and is accessible to restaurants, supermarket, parks and a lot of other places.

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Enjoy the countryside around our home near Leeston, New Zealand

Help needed changes week to week, season to season and can include assistance around the house (cleaning, cooking), gardening, occasional childcare & eco projects such as developing vege garden. It does not include farm work. We are located on a ......

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Join our family and help with our home in Christchurch, New Zealand

Family with 2 teens. Lots of rooms and 3 awesome dogs (English Pointer, Dane and a wee Chihuahua). Perfect place to live and enjoy life. Lots of natural beauty and space

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Help with daily family life and enjoy city living in Christchurch, New Zealand

Hello we are JD & Helen (Koko), we are a multicultural couple, from Ukraine and Australia, and we have both travelled a lot. We work from home and away, and run a couple of small businesses. We have been Workawayers ourselves, We live in Ilam, ......

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Organic farming near the Mountain town of Methven, New Zealand

We are a small 5 acre farm just 10 km out of the Mountain town of Methven, Focusing on organics and sustainable farming practices we are developing our farm to become as great of a resource for our family as possible, for this we try and produce as ......

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