Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Canterbury, New Zealand

If you are not a New Zealand or Australian citizen and planning to visit to work, volunteer or study, YOU WILL NEED THE CORRECT VISA. To find out more information please contact the embassy in your home country BEFORE travelling.
Filters
Reset filters
Map
Filters
Flag of New Zealand

New Zealand

Canterbury

Regions in New Zealand

 New Zealand

  • Sustainable project
    Sustainable project
  • Language exchange
    Language exchange
Join our sustainable family farm in Hawarden, New Zealand
We are a family of 5, 2 adults and 3 children, aged 13 and 12 (twins). We love travelling and learning about other cultures, and love cultural exchange. We live on a farm in North Canterbury New Zealand so we can aim towards a self sustainable ......
(8)
Contact

 New Zealand

  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
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 ......
(16)
Contact

 New Zealand

  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
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 ......
(6)
Contact

 New Zealand

  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
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 ......
(2)
Contact

 New Zealand

  • Language exchange
    Language exchange
  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
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 ......
Contact

 New Zealand

  • Sustainable project
    Sustainable project
  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
Help in the garden and around the house and learn about rural life in New Zealand
We are a country couple in our late 60's. Our farm is currently leased out, to a dairy farmer, however we would like some help splitting firewood and general help in our large garden. We have hosted many Woofers over the last five years and have had ......
(19)
Contact

 New Zealand

  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
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 ......
(2)
Contact

 New Zealand

  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
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"
(1)
Contact

 New Zealand

  • Language exchange
    Language exchange
  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
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.
(2)
Contact

 New Zealand

  • Language exchange
    Language exchange
  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
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 ......
Contact

 New Zealand

  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
Experience farm life and country living in Mid Canterbury near Ashburton, New Zealand
We are cropping farmers in Mid Canterbury near Ashburton. We both love to travel, experience different cultures and have trekked in Nepal, India, Africa and Peru. LIfe is always busy on the farm of which we grow a variety of crops ranging from ......
(4)
Contact

 New Zealand

  • Sustainable project
    Sustainable project
  • Language exchange
    Language exchange
Stay close to the local beach, enjoy beautiful views and help us on our lifestyle block in Purau, New Zealand
We're on Banks Peninsula just outside Christchurch, and we're looking for someone or a couple to help us on our lifestyle block. We are Jon and Eunice, originally from the UK, and our 8 year old Joseph. We are 5mins walk to our local, quiet beach ......
(5)
 1  
Contact

 New Zealand

  • Language exchange
    Language exchange
  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
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 ......
(6)
Contact

 New Zealand

  • Language exchange
    Language exchange
  • House / pet sitting
    House / pet sitting
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
(1)
Contact

 New Zealand

  • Language exchange
    Language exchange
  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
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, ......
(5)
Contact

 New Zealand

  • Language exchange
    Language exchange
  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
Experience rural living, animals and developing sustainable systems in Leeston, New Zealand
I have a small farm located approx 40mins south of Christhchurch on which I breed and train Sport horses, provide a foaling service for outside mares and raise orphan lambs and grow some crops. Any help with the horses/lambs would be welcome ......
(17)
Contact

 New Zealand

  • Sustainable project
    Sustainable project
  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
Help with grounds keeping around our family farm's 1937 homestead, situated on the beautiful Kaikoura coastline, NZ
We are based on one of the largest Angus studs in New Zealand and are situated on the beautiful Kaikoura coastline. We are located 35 minutes drive from Kaikoura, 1 hour from Hanmer Springs and 1.5 hours from Christchurch. Our farm is located right ......
Contact

 New Zealand

  • Sustainable project
    Sustainable project
  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
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 ......
(3)
Contact

 New Zealand

  • Language exchange
    Language exchange
  • Cultural exchange
    Cultural exchange
Homestay with an international family in Ashburton, New Zealand
We are a German family living in New Zealand for a very long time. Mum, looking for like-minded friends to stop, have a cuppa, a chat, a laugh, maybe do an hours gardening together. Just looking to speak some German and English with the kids. We are ......
Contact

 New Zealand

Help us with projects at our ski lodge and enjoy the area of Methven, New Zealand
Lindy and I have a small ski lodge in picturesque Methven after spending time working and travelling around the world. Our lodge is only 300m from the centre of town which has great pubs, coffee shops, restaurants and other amenities. Methven is ......
(7)
Contact

Your next adventure begins today

Join the Workaway community today to unlock unique travel experiences with over 50,000 opportunities around the globe.

Join Now