Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in New Zealand

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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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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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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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Join us by the sea and discover Waiheke Island, New Zealand
Hi workawayers! We're looking forward to meeting you :) About us: We are a writer and architect with 2 older kids (girl of 14 and boy of 10), who live in a (mostly) renovated old house overlooking the sea on Waiheke Island, just 35 minutes by ......
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Enjoy nature and hiking at our hilltop forest home in Auckland, New Zealand
/////currently looking for .......////// August and sept Must include dates 11th Aug to 4th Sept Can arrive earlier / later Need help around the house while Maheesha is away . Jobs bring mainly looking after the Kitchen, meal prep with set menus, ......
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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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Join us in our tiny corner of paradise in Aongatete, Tauranga, New Zealand
We are Jess and Al, and we have a 4 acre small holding/ lifestyle block snuggled into the Kaimai Ranges with an enormous veggie patch, sheep, chickens and 2 excitable dogs. We are currently working on planting an asparagus paddock, a native bush ......
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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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Fun Rural Experience, Masterton, New Zealand
Hi Workawayers, our family lives 10 minutes from Masterton on a sheep farm in the northern end of Wairarapa. We are close to the Tararua Ranges which is wonderful for hiking. Castlepoint beach is only 1 hour away. Wairarapa has many great things to ......
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Homestay on the beautiful Awhitu Peninsula, New Zealand
Join Our Family on a Beautiful Rural Lifestyle Block in New Zealand Hi! We’re Aaron and Cat, a family of four with two school-aged kids, living on a beautiful lifestyle block in rural New Zealand. From early to mid-August, we’re looking for someone ......
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Small cosy farm near Wellington, New Zealand
A cowshed and a cottage- without the milking.....We are a busy Christian family of 6 (4 under 9 years of age) living on a small cosy farm with a big attitude. We share this with a friendly horse, golden retriever, 3 chickens, 11 sheep plus lambs and ......
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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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Experience our conservation eco-sanctuary in Picton/Waikawa, New Zealand
Welcome. This workaway suits outdoor nature- loving, conservation motivated, purpose-driven & community focused workawayers with a hard-working/positive attitude, can-do spirit, physical stamina and kind-heartedness. Meals suit gluten-able lacto-ovo ......
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Help on a lifestyle block in West Auckland, New Zealand
Hello. We have a wonderful 10 acre lifestyle block close to the villages of Waimauku and Kumeu (wine country) in the north west part of Auckland, just 35 mins drive to the city outside of the rush hour and 20 mins drive to the beautiful Muriwai ......
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Come and help our family and learn about a farm in Cheviot, New Zealand
Our family runs a large sheep and beef farm in Cheviot, NOrth Canterbury. we also have a feijoa orchard on site and a large vegetable garden. We love to share our lifestyle with overseas visitors to show others how a typical farming kiwi family ......
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Home away from home learning new skills in Oamaru, New Zealand
Hello, we are a well travelled middle aged couple keen to carry on travelling through sharing experiences and stories with travellers that stay with us and hopefully become part of our family. We welcomed a number of travellers (couchsurfers, ......
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Help with the garden, house projects in Orere Point in the Auckland region, New Zealand
Kia ora! My name is Linda and I am a 65-year-old art retired curator living on a coastal property with a big garden and old house which I am renovating developing. I am a vegetarian. Ōrere Point is a small village of 300 people. It is very ......
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Spend some time on a lifestyle block in South Wairarapa, New Zealand
Hi! We’re Lisa & Craig, and we’d love to welcome you to our lifestyle block & small vineyard just south of Martinborough, in the beautiful Wairarapa, New Zealand. Craig is an Environmental Consultant, and Lisa is a Graphic & Textile Designer ......
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Help with outdoor projects at our lifestyle block in the Coromandel Ranges, New Zealand
Hello, Mandy and I (Brian) would love you to join us in Te Mata. We are looking for helping hands on our 30-acre lifestyle block for 2 weeks in late September, early October 2026. We are in need of physically fit Workawayer/s preferably a couple, ......
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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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