Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

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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
Welcome to our slice of paradise. This is a working farm. The work is physical hard, and can be repetitive, and takes place in all weather conditions. We're looking for motivated, reliable helpers who take pride in doing a job properly and can ......
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Experience simple East Coast life connected to bush and sea in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Nau mai haere mai! Welcome! Willkommen! Thanks for checking out our page... We are a family of four living on a property with 14ha of protected native bush (forest), small flocks of chickens and ducks, a few sheep, hundreds of birds, thousands of ......
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Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Experience living a simple lifestyle in Manawahe, New Zealand
*Looking to host in November* Kia ora, I'm Rocky, a Kiwi, 42, and I live in the peaceful hills of Manawahe. We've been restoring this whenua back to natives over the past 8 years, and I'd love some help with a few projects around the ......
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Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Join us in growing our food forest and eco-living projects near Tauranga, New Zealand
Kia ora and welcome! We’re Sahita and Tom, and we live on a 4-acre lifestyle block just north of Tauranga, with views out to the Kaimai ranges on one side of our property, and Mount Maunganui on the other. Over the last few years we’ve been slowly ......
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about 20 minutes ago

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 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 help me maintain the property and ......
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about 3 days ago

Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Enjoy my Rotorua lifestyle across the road from the steaming geyser in Rotorua, New Zealand
Kia ora ra. I live in Rotorua having completed my home transformation. I have 1 dog, Te Uira a Labrador cross. I am with He Tuatoatanga, the Maori Spiritual Warrior School which is my past my present and my future. Here, I am in the thick of my ......
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Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Join our family and help with daily tasks in Opotiki, New Zealand
We are a family of 4 looking to share our home and kiwi culture. We have a 5 year old boy and an almost 2 year old girl who loves interacting with new people and having new friends to play with, read stories with and sing with. We also have 2 dogs, ......
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about 5 days ago

Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

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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Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Join our fun surfing family with three little ones in beautiful Mount Maunganui New Zealand
Kia ora, we are Jared & Krista, plus three little ones (4, 2 and 3 months). We are a Christian family who loves surfing, the beach, sunshine, being active and connecting with people. We live in beautiful Arataki, Mount Maunganui and our home is a ......
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about 27 days ago

Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Helpers needed for family lifestyle block in Matakana, north of Auckland, New Zealand.
Availability starting immediately for our farm-stay/Cultural exchange. We have an 11 acre lifestyle block just outside of Matakana which is a popular tourist destination about an hour north of Auckland. We are close to many picturesque beaches and ......
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Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Kiwi family needs home and gardening help in Rotorua, New Zealand
We are a farming family with 5 children. Their ages are 18, 17, 14, 12, and 10 CURRENTLY we are looking for someone to help with cleaning around the house and garden and feeding animals. Due to an unexpected change of plans, we have availability ......
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Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Off-grid DIY and learning eco skills in Lower Kaimai, New Zealand
We (a well traveled couple from New Zealand and Austria, my partners parents, 1 hyper active, friendly GSPxVizsla dog, happy chicken and ducks) live on our rural, off-grid property in the Lower Kaimais in the Bay of Plenty. At times, we get visited ......
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Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Take a breath and experience local life in Tōrere Bay, New Zealand
Hello I'm Ben, I live here on my parents property in the beautiful Tōrere bay at the start of the highway towards the East Cape (North Island). My parents started working on the land in the 90's turning a bare paddock into an oasis overlooking the ......
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Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Help out with a family in the Bay of Plenty. New Zealand
My husband & I have 3 adult children no longer living at home. We have hosted school exchange students through AFS many times in the past. We have a house by the beach which is an old 3 bedroom villa which we are still renovating. Workawayers have ......
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about 7 days ago

Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Horsey person welcome to join us on our lifestyle block in the beautiful Bay of Plenty, Otakiri, New Zealand
We have a small lifestyle block in the sunny bay of plenty, both my daughter (20 years old) ride horses and have 6 horses on the property at the moment. We have chickens,cats and a very cute dog. We are 15 minutes from Whakatane Town and I travel ......
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Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Help us and our rescued greyhounds bring a little piece of eco paradise to life in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Come to Golden Springs, Reporoa (between Rotorua and Taupo) and help Andrew and I, and our rescued greyhounds bring this one acre plot from a neglected mess up to a little piece of eco paradise... big plans and dreams but we have amazing vision for ......
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about 2 days ago

Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Sharing daily life on a homestead near Torere, New Zealand
We are a retired couple who have raised 3 sons on a homestead in Torere, Bay of Plenty. Our farm overlooks the fields & orchards, with the ocean in the background. The gardens and orchard provide us with food year-round, and we frequently visit the ......
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about 3 days ago

Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Join our outdoor family with 3 boys in Papamoa, New Zealand
Kia ora! We’re a fun-loving family of five with three energetic boys, all aged 7 and under. We’ve recently settled into beautiful Papamoa after a few years living off the grid on a small island and a couple of winters escaping to Bali. Our home is ......
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Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Improve your English and live out near Lake Tarawera, New Zealand
I am mostly living on my own and usually enjoy the company of helpers. My kids who are in their 30s visit occasionally. I enjoy cooking and seem to have a reputation for producing excellent meals.

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about 12 days ago

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Help needed on a small dairy farm in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
I live on a 124 hectare dairy farm,milking 220 cows with some drystock. I have a farm worker who does the main farm work and lives 100 metres away. I have dog,cats, and 2 donkeys that love attention.Very quiet location and very nice rural views.Farm ......
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