Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in New Zealand

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Experience simple East Coast life connected to bush and sea in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Nau mai haere mai! Welcome! Willkommen! Thanks for checking out our page... We are a family of four living on a property with 14ha of protected native bush (forest), small flocks of chickens and ducks, a few sheep, hundreds of birds, thousands of ......
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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 ......
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Take part in an arboretum and forest restoration project in Motueka Valley, New Zealand
We have several hectares of forest including a large area of regenerating native forest. We started planting trees in 1988 and the increase in biodiversity as the years go by is beautiful to see. We are still planting trees (in winter) but most of ......
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Help around our old farm in Dunedin, South New Zealand
We are Patrick (56) and Bernice (58) - (Both English). Very friendly and down to earth people. Bernice's has devoted all her time to horses all the time I have known her. She breeds horses but this is not a business. We both enjoy the rural life, ......
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Join us at our off grid home in Kerikeri, New Zealand
We are a German family, living in NZ since 20 years, with 3 children, who have left home and are at university or working. We have 2 lovely dogs , some chickens , 4 sheep 2 hand reared lambs:) and are in the final process of building our off grid ......
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Help us tame our garden and progress our garden projects on our lifestyle block in in Purangi, New Zealand
About Us Kia ora! We’re originally from South Yorkshire in the UK and made the move to Aotearoa New Zealand in 2012. I’m Marcia and I work in the not-for-profit sector, and my partner Matthew is an electrician. We now live on a 3-acre lifestyle ......
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Enjoy family life with us in Lake Taupo, New Zealand
We are a family who live on a small lifestyle block 10 minutes drive from Taupo and 5 minutes drive to our beautiful Lake Taupo. We have lived and travelled a lot overseas with our family and enjoy sharing our home with other global ......
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Dog and house sitting in Central Auckland, New Zealand
April 2 - 9 - House sitting , dog sitting and helping with house maintenance and a bit of painting and weeding. My preference is for a couple and workaways with experience looking after high energy dogs. Walk to iconic Ponsonby Road for great ......
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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 ......
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Daily life with our family in the beachside town of Whitianga, New Zealand
UPDATE February 2026: We are currently renovating our house so if you have building/carpentry skills that would be super handy! You will also need to be prepared to live amongst a house in renovation mode 😃 Working married couple in mid 30s with a ......
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Creating space for conscious community in Northland, New Zealand
We have a variety of projects according to the time of year. We have finished building a big yurt and now there is a project of making a base for a smaller yurt. There is some painting to do and a few other smaller tasks. It is exciting seeing this ......
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Enjoy the outdoors and gardening on the gorgeous Waiheke Island, New Zealand
This beautiful island offers some of the worlds best everything! Waiheke is home to world class wine producing vineyards, restaurants and adventures. Ferries to the island (to and from Auckland) leave regularly and take approx 40 mins. There is a ......
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Help with housesitting and care for our dog in Auckland, New Zealand
Hi to all I do furniture restorations and repairs at Dovetail Restorations. My partner, Margaret, is back to Auckland University and doing her Master Degree. We live in Weymouth by the Sea , South Auckland, about 15 minutes south of the Airport. We ......
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Helping hands for our family near Motueka, New Zealand
Hi, We are a wee family of three: mum Tereza and two children Sol 9 and Inti 5. They are lovely and curious souls. After our homeschooling adventure we've joined the local Steiner school and kindy last year... The children spend one week with me ......
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Experience coastal life on our property surrounded by native trees in Tutukaka, New Zealand
Kia Ora, My partner Matt and I have a new homestead in Tutukaka, Whangārei and are needing some hands-on support to renovate our home. This will be in the realm of giving hand on support with , demolition, gardening, landscaping, maintenance of our ......
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Everyday help in order to have some adventures in Auckland, New Zealand
Wow, this has certainly been a journey..... so many up and downs, sideways and everyways.... I have left the below profile information intact as it shows the journey of hosting well over 100 travellers over the last 9 years. So I have found out ......
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Join us on our lifestyle block in a beautiful rural setting near Dunedin, New Zealand
Close to city, a 10 hectare block (27 acres), with ~5 hectares of native bush, lots of birdlife, the rest is pasture with sheep including lambs at the moment. There are magnificent views to the town and Kapukataumahaka (Mt. Cargill), the organ pipes ......
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Cultural exchange with a farming family, Far North , NZ
Hi travellers. We are dairy farmers in the Far North. We offer a cultural exchange experience in exchange for some help around our home and garden. You will get to live in the heart of the Far North. Just 15 minutes drive from the beach, views ......
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Learn earth building skills and create permaculture gardens in Waipara, New Zealand
Hi, we are Francois, Kate, Mateo and Max. Four years ago we built a Straw bale home, on a very special piece of land in the Waipara gorge. The home was made with as much recycled, low or no carbon foot print materials. We have mostly finished earth ......
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Stay at a suburban house while enjoying the many tourist attractions in and around Rotorua, New Zealand
After a break for a few years, I'm delighted to be back on Workaway. I look forward to connecting with independent travellers who can help maintain my suburban Rotorua home in exchange for comfortable self-contained accommodation.
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