Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in New Zealand

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Join our family of three and help with outdoor projects in Ashburton, New Zealand
We are a family of three (husband, wife and young daughter), along with our dog and two cats. We live in rural Mid Canterbury, 5 minutes from Methven. Methven is a small rural town, but is busy in the winter months due to Mt Hutt.
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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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Enjoy nature and hiking at our hilltop forest home in Auckland, New Zealand
Location: House is on a large 10 acre rural hilltop 40mins from Auckland Airport by car. By train, we can pick you up from Swanson train station. What you will be doing: Home or garden jobs depending on the weather. Possible indoor jobs maybe meal ......
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Meet the cutest and friendliest sheep in the world and enjoy our place in Rotorua, New Zealand
Welcome to my little slice of the countryside. My husband and I moved here from the city to begin our next adventure on just over 5 acres of bare land. We built a garage with a small workshop to live in while we finished the cottage. Sadly, he ......
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Help at our forested wonderland on the Coromandell peninsula Peninsula, New Zealand
our project is restoring 7 bush cabins we are planning on extensive permaculture garden set ups and hope to have some art fun with murals throughout the entire village.wifi is marginal at best at this early stage.for best photos look up coroglen Rd ......
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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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Coming to join us on our lifestyle block in North Canterbury, New Zealand
General profile We answer every email, usually within that day. So if you answer our profile you will get an answer immediately. We are very interested in having someone at this time December/January to help. If you like tidying up then we have the ......
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Experience family life in Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Hi! We’re Kristy, Danny, and Billy. We live in the seaside town of Russell, just a 10-minute walk from town and close to beaches in every direction. We love going to the beach, swimming, hiking, food, games, fishing, gathering seafood, sports and ......
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Dog sit or weeding help welcome and explore Wellington, New Zealand
Temporary update: House and dog sitter needed from 30 December- 5 January. You are welcome to come earlier and stay longer. If you enjoy cooking, gardening, painting, language exchange, or art and want to have lots of time to explore Wellington ......
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Enjoy the outdoors and get to know Kiwi culture in Tuapeka Mouth, New Zealand
Wake up in your own private caravan, parked on a sun-soaked section overlooking horses, sheep, and cows. Just a three-minute walk away, you’ll find a secret swimming spot and the southernmost ferry in the world. At night, with almost no light ......
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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! We are in an isolated rural area, which is not on a bus route, so have found that Workawayers only really get the most out of staying with us and exploring the ......
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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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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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Join us by the sea and be part of family life on Waiheke Island, New Zealand
Hi workawayers! We're looking forward to meeting you :) ** Limited workaway opportunity for Dec31 - January 7. We need a mature workawayer or couple to housesit for 4 nights from 1 Jan-5 Jan. You won't need to do anything other than look after ......
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Join us in the beautiful west coast surf side town of Raglan, New Zealand
Raglan is famous for its black sand beach and amazing surfing . We are Jill and Paul (in our 60’s). We have recently moved to Raglan from Auckland. Our home is newly built and situated on the edge of the estuary at Rangitahi Peninsula, Raglan. ......
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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 back on Workaway and look forward to connecting again with people who can help maintain and improve a modest suburban home that is now on the market for sale in the tourist mecca of Rotorua...
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Share your skills and learn about permaculture on our brand new family project in Ōkaihau, New Zealand
We are a permaculture based project. We love what we do and love to share and learn together. We are a family of 2 mums and a 7-year-old. We have 2 cats, 6 chickens, and a bottle lamb, and... the dream to transform our blank canvas and bush ......
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Learn about rural life at our property situated in the beautiful Clarence Valley in NZ
My property is situated in the beautiful Clarence Valley on the North Kaikoura Coast with easy access to ocean, river and mountains. I am looking for people with practical skills in gardening, cleaning and building maintenance to help me maintain my ......
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Peaceful stay by the river in Kurow, New Zealand
Hi there, I live on the bank of the Waitaki river, a large fishing river flowing from Mt Cook, and the downstream Lakes. I am looking for some help to do some outdoor work, a little bit of vineyard work together and some help building a workaway ......
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Looking for someone who loves children, loves to cook, is good with a paintbrush & wants to be a part of our family. New Zealand
We are a family with three boys and live by the beach only 15 minutes from the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. We have three boys aged 17, 14 and 9. My partner works full time and I work as a Registered Nurse and I am about to study nutrition
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