Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in New Zealand

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Peaceful house in native bush near central Wellington, NZ
We currently have a few house projects including gardening/weeding, painting, installing blinds, help with a fence project, potentially cooking dinners. We are happy to host for a week or two. We live close to central Wellington (20 minute walk to ......
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Learn new skills and enjoy the outdoors in Whangarei, New Zealand
Whangarei, 2 hrs drive North of Auckland. Recently, I moved to a modern house with fantastic panoramic views over Whangārei, water view toward Onerahi & Mt Manaia. There is a huge deck outside for practicing yoga as well as a large indoor space ......
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Enjoy a little piece of NZ paradise, build a hotel for some chickens and enjoy sunny Napier, New Zealand
Hi I would love some help with developing gardens & general help building a cabin etc...... Kiwi guy - needing help to develop my small piece of land in a country environment, beautiful forest trails on doorstep, picturesque lake Tutira 7 mins ......
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Experience small rural kiwi village with true local hospitality in Methven, New Zealand
Scott is a farmer and originally from the UK, he has been in NZ on and off for 13 years. I came to NZ following the snow as a ski instructor in 2008 and loved it so much I stayed. Early starts mean we have early nights in the week. We love heading ......
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Join on a small homestead with friendly farm animals and a private cottage, Masterton, New Zealand
We are a young family from California who moved to New Zealand 4 years ago. Alex is a dual citizen of the USA and NZ so we decided to take a leap of faith and follow our dream of moving to the countryside of New Zealand. We bought this homestead ......
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Learn about yoga and meditation at a yoga ashram near Wellington, New Zealand
Dear friends, We are a small Yoga Ashram near the beach and have two meditation huts in the garden available for someone to stay in, who would like to experience living in this ashram environment. An ashram is a place for working on ......
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Spend time living in Pelorus Sound with boat access only and help out with some home projects, New Zealand
Hello there ! We are Paul and Barb, a retired couple, living in Pelorus Sound with boat access only. We would like help with projects about the property and house. We have chickens, vegetable gardens, great views, kayaking, fishing and bush ......
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Join our family permaculture adventure in Northland, New Zealand
We are a family of 4 with a 9 year old daughter and a 7 year old son who live on a 1 ha lifestyle property. We enjoy sharing our place and our sustainable living experience with a wide range of people. Nearby attractions include the Bay of Islands, ......
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Get to know our community and learn about gardening in Nelson, New Zealand
I’m an easy walk into nelson city, 5 minutes from MTB trails, walking tracks and a bird sanctuary. I live in an old house in a fantastic neighbourhood, really central, really friendly area. I’m kids free at the moment (just me in the house), I work ......
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Learn native forest conservation at our eco-project in Orewa, Auckland, New Zealand
Our names are John and Laura, James and Liz and the 2 kids, Wayne and Bill, we live In OREWA, AUCKLAND, in a Native Forest. We would love some help. Forest care and maintenance. Maybe some tree planting. There are some other chores in the house, ......
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A peaceful nature retreat near Kerikeri, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Countryside Nature Retreat / lifestye with olive groves, ponds and white swans Please inquire for November 2025 and March , April, May, June 2026 Our work schedule (yours too) is only three hours in the mornings, 9.0 to 12.00 five days. You can ......
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Experience family life along the coast in Waikanae, New Zealand
We’re a lively Kiwi-German family — two adults and three spirited kids (6, 4, and 2) — who believe life’s better when it’s full of laughter, language, and a little bit of adventure. Our home buzzes with English and German conversations, spontaneous ......
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Connection & conscious living near the stunning Mangawhai surf beaches, New Zealand
Kia ora! I’m Cherie — a friendly, down-to-earth Kiwi mum of two, living just 5–10 minutes from the stunning Mangawhai surf beaches, bush walks, cafés, and weekend markets. After years of living on a larger self-sustainable farm, I’ve now relocated ......
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Plant a polyculture and learn about the stars in Auckland, New Zealand
Our "nest" sits atop a deep valley on 8 acres of land. We are in North Auckland, right after the suburbs become bush. Our neighbors are our extended family and pop over occasionally. I like holding fire circles, gym & sauna, bhakti yoga, chanting, ......
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Join our family and hobby farm to discover life by the beach in Hibiscus Coast, New Zealand
We’re a laid-back family with a beautiful property by the beach. We’re looking for a friendly, reliable person to join us for a few weeks in exchange for comfortable accommodation. Our property is our little paradise, we hope you can love it and ......
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Join us on our rural lifestyle property in Taupo, New Zealand
We are a husband and wife who run a small farm which is non profit. We sometimes hold community events as well as hosting people from overseas. We have lots of animals, mainly sheep. We live in a small rural village which is in the centre of the ......
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Help out on our off-grid homestead in Kaitaia, New Zealand
We live in the beautiful Far North on a secluded 92 hectare slice of heaven. 25 hectares is garden and pasture where we have a small heard of cows mainly for pasture management. The rest is native bush. We're a homestead aiming to grow as much of ......
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Enjoy peace and calmness on our family hobby farm in Hedgehope, Southland, New Zealand
We are Frewy and Tash we live in Dunsdale Valley, Hedgehope, Southland. Our property backs onto the Hokonui hills. We both work in the trucking industry as truck drivers driving all over Southland Our large section is full of bird life and beautiful ......
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Join a non-profit nature conservation project, embracing Māori culture in Martinborough, New Zealand
Rod and Jane live on a regenerative stock and crop farm near Martinborough in the South Wairarapa. Along with developing their own native and productive garden their main projects is restoring with the help of volunteers a large wetland and a ......
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Fun family welcomes friendly helpers in Geraldine, New Zealand
*Availability for volunteers* Hello, we are family, Helen, my husband Shun, Wren (10) and Taiga (7), We live in a house with a reasonable garden and caravan (where you will be staying) We are a jolly bunch (most often). I am an Artist and Teacher, ......