Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in New Zealand

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Join our sustainable lifestyle in Motueka, New Zealand
We are a Belgian family (French speaking) of four, with 2 teenage children, and a dog :-) All passionate in our own fields (permaculture, soil, river ecology, wetland, insects, crafting,... and balls ;-)). Our desire is to learn, to try, and then ......
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Welcoming handy helpers to join our family in Auckland, New Zealand
29 May - 1 June - Auckland for 3 nights only Only 29 May - 1 June is available. We are an easy going relaxed kiwi family (kids at university) who can offer a great base to explore Auckland for a few days when you arrive or leave NZ. We’re a ......
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Help with gardening and the many projects I have going on in Te Awamutu, New Zealand
We are Jack and Hadassah Jones. We are an international couple. Jack is English, spent many years in Germany and married Hadassah who is a Kiwi. Hadassah grew up in Papua New Guinea, has an American accent but is a New Zealander. We both have ......
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Come and help and experience farm life in heart of Auckland. Waimauku, New Zealand.
NOTE: I don't take bookings many months in advance. Since 2012, I, Tomasz, have lived on a 17 hectare farm just 35 minutes from central Auckland and 30 minutes from the North Shore. What began as a new lifestyle has grown into a well established ......
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Join our organic family farm near Dunedin, New Zealand
A young family running an organic farm... We have a room to spare, fun company, and lots of board games. We need help with our animals (dog, goose, duck, and chicken), our projects (mostly improving workawayer facilities), our gardening (weeding, ......
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Experience outdoor life, gardening and beginner permaculture with a farming family in Central Otago, New Zealand
Kia ora, We are Chloë & Liam (+ 4.5yo & 1yo) - living in the Māniatoto, Central Otago, South Island on a sheep and beef farm. We are inland, up high, about 2 hours from Dunedin and 2 hours from Queenstown/Wanaka. We will be looking for help in the ......
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Join our family in stunning Te Anau, Fiordland, New Zealand
We’re a family of four living just outside Te Anau on a small lifestyle block with lovely views of the mountains and Lake Te Anau. We are right on the doorstep of Fiordland National Park, on the road to Milford Sound. Our family includes Ness and ......
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Join our family life and help in Canterbury New Zealand
We are a busy Family of 5. Parents in 40s and 3 boys 19, 18, 15 years old. We live 10min out of Rangiora but go there most days of the week and 30 min from Christchurch.  My Husband is a truck driver and I work from home and in an office in ......
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Help on our homestead and learn how to care for livestock and bees near Nelson, New Zealand
Hi there, we have approximately 53ha between two properties. The main homestead is on 4ha and the remaining 49 ha is a small sheep and cattle farm. We are a middle aged couple with three adult children (all have moved on and embarking on their own ......
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Outdoor life in a tranquil half-hectare villa in Kapiti, New Zealand
Our home is a 1970s/1990s villa on a hillside overlooking the Kapiti Coast and its fabulous sunsets. The half-hectare property is about half protected native bush. The villa itself is a huge and gloriously mad pastiche of styles: Mediterranean. ......
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Join our family of 3 in Nelson, New Zealand
We are a family of 3 living in Nelson central. Over the last four years we have been renovating our house and developing the garden. Vanya has a woodworking workshop in our garage, Anne teaches part time and Ronan works on the ground for Air New ......
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Join our family and enjoy rural life and help us with gardening projects near Cheviot, Canterbury, New Zealand
Currently (May & June) we are looking for people to help with planting on a big native regeneration project at Mānuka Bay. Also It would be great to find someone to stay for the whole of June. We have another litter of piglet due any day, a sweet ......
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Help us with a native forest in Tasman, New Zealand
Jill and Martin (children grown up and left home) ( also work part time in Nelson) run a small farm . We have a dozen pet sheep, a house cow for milk a few cattle and chickens. All the creeks and a small lake are planted out and we need help ......
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Relax and experience life on a lovely lifestyle block close to local town and village of Hastings, New Zealand
Hi, I am Richard and I live in the property , my 11 year old son spends most Friday nights and Saturdays with me and stays when his mother is away .The house and sleep out area are of typical New Zealand "homestead" style with lovely gardens. It is ......
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Enjoy our dream lifestyle in Central Otago, New Zealand
We are a young couple in our 30s who have just settled into our dream property with our baby ,3 dogs and a cat. This dream property comes with bit of work which is a bit hard to juggle with a toddler so need a hand with a few things. Our place has ......
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Join our lifestyle property nestled in the beautiful semi-rural community of Taupaki, New Zealand
About our family and our area: Hi there! We are Chris and Saphire, and we live on a spacious lifestyle property nestled in the beautiful, semi-rural community of Taupaki, North West Auckland. We both work full-time and have a lively, bustling ......
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Share memories and learn to live sustainably in Christchurch, New Zealand
I am a potter, gardener and a student in Te Reo Māori. We live on a large section on the edge of Ōtautahi Christchurch which backs onto the Port Hills. I live with my husband Hugh who is an urban designer, an elderly cat, chook and a sheep. I grow ......
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Non-profit farm for the future near Wellington, New Zealand
Kia ora and welcome! Our farm is located just outside Wellington, is a community-centered regenerative farm that’s all about cultivating resilience, connection, and a passion for the land. We’re an 800-hectare living laboratory with a mix of lush ......
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Join our family in the stunning Ruakokoputuna River Valley, New Zealand
Hi, We are looking for people to share our home and help us with our large vegetable garden and small home orchard, there is also maintenance work with the house and land as well as helping look after the horses and other farm animals (cows, sheep ......
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Join us on our little farm in the sunny Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
We used to have an automotive country workshop where we did WOF checks and fixed and serviced cars, 4WDs, trailers, tractors and all sorts of machinery, which we have closed down now and are in the process of emptying out. In our spare time we look ......
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