Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in New Zealand

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Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Stay at a suburban house while enjoying the many tourist attractions in and around Rotorua, New Zealand
I welcome independent, self-reliant global travelers to my suburban Rotorua base. On offer is a warm, comfortable, fully self-contained bedsit / sleepout / garden house in exchange for focused, targeted assistance to maintain and organize the ......
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Auckland, New Zealand

Enjoy nature and hiking at our hilltop forest home in Auckland, New Zealand
/////currently looking for .......////// August and sept Need help around the house while Maheesha is away . Jobs bring mainly looking after the Kitchen, meal prep with set menus, laundry and keeping the lounge ......
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about 11 hours ago
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Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Create a permaculture food forest and be part of our family life in Ōhau, New Zealand
We are a warm, creative, slightly chaotic family who loves nature, good food, being outdoors, and meeting people from around the world. We host Workawayers because we enjoy sharing our home, ideas, skills, and garden — and because we love the ......
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about 12 hours ago

Auckland, New Zealand

Help with housesitting and help around my garden in Auckland, New Zealand
--- Look after my garden while I travel. --- We are a family of 3 that includes me and our two sons Reuben 25 and Jericho 27. We live in Sandringham, Auckland which is 5-6 km from CBD and also beach in different direction. There are many beaches ......
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Gisborne, New Zealand

Help restore native bush on a peaceful olive orchard in Gisborne, New Zealand
We’re looking for helpers who enjoy the outdoors and don’t mind physical work. Much of the help we need involves clearing blackberry, digging holes, pulling weeds, tidying up the orchard, and general land care. It’s hands-on, often physical, but ......
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about 15 hours ago
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Auckland, New Zealand

Homestay with three generations in one house in Auckland, New Zealand
We only consider female applicants, sorry. We are currently hoping to find someone who can stay from July 4 - 19 ( NZ school holiday time). Starting before or staying longer would be no problem so we are fairly flexible. Family Home in Birkenhead, ......
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Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Meet the cutest and friendliest sheep in the world and enjoy our place in Rotorua, New Zealand
This is a working farm. The work is physical hard, and can be repetitive, and takes place in all weather conditions. I’m looking for motivated, reliable helpers who take pride in doing a job properly and can work both independently and with ......
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Northland, New Zealand

Extra hands welcome with our eco-build in gorgeous Kerikeri, Northland, New Zealand
Hello! We are an international couple with four children who moved to the Bay of Islands In 2017. We bought a beautiful property 15 minutes outside Kerikeri and are in the process of building an eco straw bale house, creating a permaculture garden ......
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Waikato, New Zealand

Urban food & Forest Garden in Raglan, New Zealand
Raglan (Surfing Capital of NZ) is a great place to be, even for those who don't like the waves. I dont answer messages when my calendar is blocked - RED I'm a retired Nurse and former Organic Beef Farmer who moved from the farm into urban Raglan at ......
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about 23 hours ago
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Northland, New Zealand

Join our family at our off grid home in Kerikeri, New Zealand
We would love to host a couple gor a week in August:) 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:) ......
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about 1 day ago
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Waikato, New Zealand

Holistic family living and Māori culture in Whāingaroa, Raglan, New Zealand
Kia ora! We are a Te Reo Māori speaking family of 4 and are just beginning an epic project to establish ourselves and restore a beautiful 38acre block just out of Raglan. We're situated in Waitetuna 15 min drive to the beautiful and funky surfing ......
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Northland, New Zealand

Help with guests and conservation activities at a nature sanctuary in Dargaville New Zealand
Nestled on the slopes of the second highest peak in Northland, New Zealand, the nature sanctuary consists of 100 hectares of regenerating native forest. Views of the ocean, an unexplored forest, and the song of native birds are just the some of the ......
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Northland, New Zealand

Join our ecological off-grid project in Kerikeri, New Zealand
An environment enhanced with permaculture design to get off the grid in a self sustaining and resourceful way using nature and water with large scale plantings to encourage and restore ecology in this beautiful historical valley where the first ......
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Auckland, New Zealand

Plant a polyculture and learn about the stars in Auckland, New Zealand
Our nest sits on top of 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, ......
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about 2 days ago
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Tasman, New Zealand

A warm welcome in our family home in a peaceful valley in rural Moutere, New Zealand
Hi. Before we get into the details, please only apply if you have your own transport! Also, we prefer two people to singles, as the type of jobs we have suit two working together. We are in an isolated rural area, which is not on a bus route, so ......
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Tasman, New Zealand

Off-grid paradise being restored to natural state looking for chilled, positive crew in Motueka, New Zealand
looking for chilled, positive, fit, conservation-minded crew who love life Hi there, thanks for visiting our page! *We're flattered to have been favourited over 1,000 times on this website (*800 active users). Our aim is to be the #1 awesome ......
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Southland, New Zealand

Help with gardening and daily life in Balfour, New Zealand
Join us in Balfour (Southland) on our dairy farm with wide-open spaces and fun-loving people. Help around the house, garden, general maintenance, and cooking will be much appreciated. You will become part of a fun, always-changing (adult) ......
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about 2 days ago

Canterbury, New Zealand

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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Northland, New Zealand

Embrace the wild on our sustainable homestead in Northland, New Zealand
We live on 60 acres 40 min out of whangarei, two thirds of it is native bush and some grazing and our space has our house, a big workshop and a sleepout for the volunteers and huge gardens. There is a single and a double bed in the sleepout and ......
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about 2 days ago
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Taranaki, New Zealand

Join us and help out in our garden in beautiful South Taranaki, New Zealand
Hello and welcome - Please read our full description. A great attitude is the most important job requirement. Being trustworthy, helpful and organised are also required. If you can't do the little things, like making your bed for example, how can ......
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