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Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in New Zealand

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Eco-earth house in the bush, protecting endemic fauna and flora in Northland, New Zealand
Kia ora, travellers! Haere mai - welcome to my whare (home) in beautiful Honeymoon Valley, surrounded by native rainforest, birds and insects. We built this eco-earth house using local clay from right under our feet. This land used to be just ......
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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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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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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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Come join our family in one of the best spots in NZ
Hello, we are a Kiwi family of five. Tyrone and Carla (mum and dad), Cooper (14), Zara (13) and Lila (11). We are looking to host single travellers, in our place in Auckland, Campbells Bay. Over the past 15 years we have built a number of ......
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Permaculture, animals and sustainability near Auckland, New Zealand
The best of both worlds. We have a small farm 5 minutes from Pukekohe, forty five minutes south of Auckland CBD, and a house in Auckland city that we will be uplifted and shifted to the farm at the end of the year. The work we need help with is ......
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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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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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Workaways come help with our family and live by the beach in Auckland, New Zealand
Available 7/07- 23/07 We are an Irish couple who arrived in New Zealand with a back pack and tourist visa. Now 16 years later we have our dream home close to the beach with three gorgeous kids . We are both well traveled back-packers when we were in ......
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Enjoy the best of rural and coastal life in Waipu, New Zealand
We are a family of four living in beautiful Waipu, Northland, New Zealand. Come and join us, and our dog Ziggy, on our 10 acre lifestyle block where we are passionate about organic and regenerative food production. Waipu is one of the most beautiful ......
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Help on a lifestyle property dedicated to sustainability and self sufficiency in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
We have a lifestyle property 20 minutes out of Tauranga, dedicated to sustainability, low carbon, low waste and self-sufficiency. There are chickens, sheep, trees, solar PV, and gardens. We are hobby fruit wine makers. In autumn, when there are ......
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Enjoy nature and hiking at our hilltop forest home in Auckland, New Zealand
/////currently looking for .......////// June/July And 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 ......
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Join us on an ecological restoration project in Stillwater, Auckland, New Zealand
Location: Stillwater, Auckland Accommodation: Private 40sqm Self-Contained Tiny House We have availability from late June - December 2026 available. Happy to consider dates on discussion. Hours: Approx. 4-5 hours per day but flexible around ......
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Join us by the sea and discover Waiheke Island, New Zealand
Hi workawayers! We're looking forward to meeting you :) *Last minute - looking for workawayers (we would prefer a couple as some projects will be easier with 2 people) for 2weeks to help with gardening/weed clearing/fencing the horse paddock and ......
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Get to know our Kiwi lifestyle at a small boutique vineyard in South Wairarapa, New Zealand
Pruning Help Wanted – Wairarapa 2026 🍇 Pruning Date: 9th - 18th July Hi! We’re Lisa & Craig, and we’d love to welcome you to our small vineyard just south of Martinborough, in the beautiful Wairarapa, New Zealand. Craig is an Environmental ......
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Join us in taming our wild garden near Geraldine, New Zealand
Ronald & I live & work on our wild, free-range property just out of Geraldine. It has taken many years to get things to grow on this tough land, but now that it is, we can't keep up! Our garden is chemical-free, which is great, but it does mean a ......
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Stay in a poetic loft, learn about permaculture near Dunedin, New Zealand
Hello! I am an artist, writer, and English teacher. After a recent journey traveling solo through 12 different countries, I have settled into a spacious, semi-off-grid sanctuary in Broad Bay on the stunning Otago Peninsula. I have an adorable little ......
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Experience typical Kiwi family life in Geraldine, New Zealand
=Have loved all our 2025 Workaways and looking forward to meeting all the cool travellers in 2026 ! I have space in May/June for 1x solo traveller from now till approx 4th June (dates flexible) Otherwise now booked up till Mid July 2026 We are a ......
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Join us at our Buddhist retreat center near Thames, New Zealand
Volunteers Retreats: 30 October-7 November 2026 9 April - 17 April 2027 30 October - 6 November 2027 We regret that we are unable to host Workawayers at other times. ‘Land of beautiful vision’ is a Triratna Buddhist Retreat Centre located on the ......
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Join us on our little farmlet and see how a kiwi family lives, Otago, New Zealand
So a wee bit about us...We have two children 8 and 9 years old as well as two pet dogs. We have sheep, cows and chickens that we breed and raise to eat. We also have a large poly tunnel for growing vegetables all year. We love the lifestyle having a ......
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