Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in New Zealand

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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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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, 5 chickens, 5 ducks and a bottle lamb, who is now a big fat sheep, and... the dream to ......
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Enjoy peace and calmness 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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Permaculture homestead welcomes help with gardening and seed saving in Little River, New Zealand
This is a permaculture homestead in Little River with aims of being a relatively self sufficient learning environment. Luke Bird is the host who breeds a range of poultry, belongs to the Southern seed exchange- a heritage seed savers group, and ......
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Join our homeschooling family on the farm in Auckland, New Zealand
We live close to Muriwai Beach, Parakai Pools and Shelly Beach. We have a large comfortable house with ocean views, bows, slug guns, kayaks, outdoor fire and unlimited internet (starlink). We have a rumpus, pool table and gardens. ......
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Join us in Geraldine, South Island, New Zealand
You do not need a NZ work visa to volunteer & help us, as this is not a business, nor paid job position, just Workaway at it's best. Just come and enjoy your stay. We are....Uncle Dave & Aunty Nikki. We live and work on a Geraldine Sheep, Beef & ......
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Join us on our small farm on beautiful South Island's east coast, New Zealand
Our small farm is just south of Timaru on the east coast of the beautiful South Island, New Zealand. We are close to lots of lovely NZ landscapes and it is a great place to explore if you love nature. We feel like our home is a little piece of ......
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Come spend time with family by the sea in Gisborne, New Zealand
We are after assistance with our home and garden at Turihaua from now until 20th March or 30th March - 8th April! Come stay on Australasias oldest Angus Stud Farm beside the sea. We are on the beach, 10 minutes from Gisborne in a beautiful ......
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Join our organic family farm near Dunedin, New Zealand
A young family running an organic farm... We have a room to spare, fun company, and lots of board games. We need help with our animals (dog, goose, duck, and chicken), our projects (mostly improving workawayer facilities), our gardening (weeding, ......
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Learn about organic farming and experience rural living in Kaeo, New Zealand
Hi, We have a beautiful small farm in a scenic valley. Riverside with a good swimming hole. We are in Whangaroa, near Kaeo and the awesome beaches of the Bay of Islands, Northland, New Zealand. We try to live the "homesteaders" life, the farmlet is ......
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Coastal views, Sea and River within minutes from our Beautiful Farm in Rural Central Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
We are a couple with a sheep and cattle farm, with friendly working dogs, a small house dog and two friendly cats, and chickens. There are lovely views of the sea from the homestead and all over our farm. Driving a few kilometers away. Great for ......
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Hobby French farmstay in Canterbury, New Zealand
Some of the first olives and grapes on Banks Peninsula on this 13-acre (5.8 hectare) wooded property we bought in late 2023. I am American, French, and Kiwi and have taken a break from my career to focus on developing the farm activities here. My ......
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Environmentally friendly lifestyle and learning about organic produce in Upper Hutt, New Zealand
I need some help from 15th March if you are available it would be much appreciated. I generate some of my own power with solar electric and solar hot water, make muesli, laundry detergent, soap, jams, preserves, seed saving, grow beef and ......
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Join us at our Manakau Hideaway near Wellington, New Zealand
GREETINGS WORKAWAYERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD! My wife Brenda and I own a 1.2ha (3 acre) orchard situated between Levin and Otaki, about one hour by car north of Wellington, on State Highway 1, which is now a two lane "expressway" (German: Autobahn, ......
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Give a hand around our family farm and explore Paparoa, New Zealand
Hi we live in Northland on the Kaipara Harbour with a 40 acres of lifestyle property, with bush and water views. We are currently readying the olive groves for harvest in the up coming weeks, which is a fun group activity . Our main communal area is ......
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Join our beautiful tiny hobby farm in Aongatete, New Zealand
We are Jess and Al, and we have lived at our place for the past decade with our sons Ben and Isaac . Our place is a 4 acre small holding snuggled into the Kaimai Range, with an enormous veggie patch, sheep, chickens and 2 excitable dogs. We are ......
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Outdoor experience learning about animals in Akaroa, New Zealand
Hi there Thank you for stopping by ;) We live in a beautiful farm/farmhouse in Goughs Bay, 20-minute drive from Akaroa. We have a child, so you MUST be good with children. If you love animals you’ll love our place, dogs, chickens, ducks, ......
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A small boutique vineyard in South Wairarapa, New Zealand
Harvest Help Wanted – Wairarapa 2026 🍇 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 Consultant, and Lisa is a Graphic & ......
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Help around our old farm in Dunedin, South New Zealand
We are Patrick (56) and Bernice (58) - (Both English). Very friendly and down to earth people. Bernice's has devoted all her time to horses all the time I have known her. She breeds horses but this is not a business. We both enjoy the rural life, ......
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Help us tame our garden and progress our garden projects on our lifestyle block in in Purangi, New Zealand
About Us Kia ora! We’re originally from South Yorkshire in the UK and made the move to Aotearoa New Zealand in 2012. I’m Marcia and I work in the not-for-profit sector, and my partner Matthew is an electrician. We now live on a 3-acre lifestyle ......
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