Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Canterbury, New Zealand

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Join us on our lifestyle block in Geraldine, New Zealand
We are a lifestyle block in Geraldine, South Canterbury with sheep, cows and pigs + dogs We have a large garden and my husband also does homekill meat. He loves hunting and fishing We have a self contained unit available. We also have our 25yr old ......
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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 around our home and garden in Methven, New Zealand
Looking for a couple or 2 friends together, energetic, for all sorts of tasks in country life for 2 weeks in August I am incapacitated due to knee surgery so need help.:Housework, gardening, feed chickens ,firewood, and general tidying up around the ......
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A wee slice of paradise in Christchurch city, Canterbury, New Zealand
Hi there and welcome to New Zealand. I am OK for helpers for the remainder of June until Mid-July. Thanks :-) *** About being here: A beautiful, beautiful organic garden, fresh veges, world renowned salads, 2 friendly doggies, and a lovely place ......
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Get an insight into rural living and learn about the native plants and birds in Akaroa, New Zealand
I am an older active grandmother living on an idyllice lifestyle block with a large garden, fruit and nut trees, a few sheep and usually a 2 older ponies and sometimes an older dog. We are 40 minutes walk from the pretty villarge of Akaroa, five ......
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Join our sustainable family farm in Hawarden, New Zealand
LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO LOOK AFTER OUR FARM AND PETS OVER CHRISTMAS, must here able to spend a week with us to learn the ropes any time before then. Will include pet care, including parrots, horse care, farm animal care and maybe even milking ......
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Join our family in Christchurch, New Zealand
Kia ora, we are friendly vegetarian family of 4 who are very lucky to live in Ōtautahi Christchurch, on the ancestral lands of Ngāi Tūāhuriri of Ngāi Tahu. We welcome people to enjoy our home and company, and to help us run our household, tend to ......
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Join a fun bilingual family with two small kids in Lyttelton, New Zealand
We’re a young couple with two little girls. My name is Inne (originally from Belgium, moved here 4 years ago) and my husband Jack(kiwi), Lou 3 years old and Millie 1 year old. We’re looking for an Au Pair, someone 25+ years old who loves spending ......
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Help in the garden and house near Christchurch, New Zealand
Hi , besides the info below, we are also looking for experienced equestrians to help look after our horses, they are show jumpers from all levels and also young horses to work with, handling etc if you have the experience but always plenty of help ......
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Join us both to strive to be as organic and green as possible in the beautiful Akaroa New Zealand
Hello, Ann and Charl live in beautiful scenic Akaroa, Banks Peninsula New Zealand. Fyrnebrooke is in the French part of the township, with our two cats Kanuka and Manuka.plus Whisky and Luna our dogs, plus of course our chooks goldfish plenty of ......
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Join our family life and help in Canterbury New Zealand
We are a busy Family of 5. Parents in 40s and 3 boys 19, 18, 15 years old. We live 10min out of Rangiora but go there most days of the week and 30 min from Christchurch.  My Husband is a truck driver and I work from home and in an office in ......
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Join our family and enjoy rural life and help us with gardening projects near Cheviot, Canterbury, New Zealand
Currently (May & June) we are looking for people to help with planting on a big native regeneration project at Mānuka Bay. Also It would be great to find someone to stay for the whole of June. We have another litter of piglet due any day, a sweet ......
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Share memories and learn to live sustainably in Christchurch, New Zealand
I am a potter, gardener and a student in Te Reo Māori. We live on a large section on the edge of Ōtautahi Christchurch which backs onto the Port Hills. I live with my husband Hugh who is an urban designer, an elderly cat, chook and a sheep. I grow ......
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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 May/June to help. If it's not too cold then we have a vacancy for ......
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Improving native biodiversity in Coastal North Canterbury, New Zealand
Richard and I have a 113 Ha farm used for grazing sheep and beef cattle and forestry with some areas of existing and regenerating native bush, we are extending the natives to improve native biodiversity and birdlife. We also have a QEII reserve ......
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Join our community project in nature with plants and experience rural living in Kurow, New Zealand
After a 4 year break from being a host we are looking forward to getting back into hosting and enjoying the different nationalities and meeting interesting people . We are looking for fit and active helpers to help us with community projects as ......
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Join our rural lifestyle with horses and discover Amberley, New Zealand
Calling all manly men! **update - we are really keen for some blokes (one or two or a couple would be fine) we have a variety of outdoor jobs to do with our property development over the next couple of weeks - no specific experience needed just a ......
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Stay with our family of 4 near beach and river and help shape our growing green space in Canterbury, New Zealand
We’re a relaxed, creative family of four living on a large green property close to both a river and a surf beach. Our kids are now 8 and 10, full of energy and always up for a chat or an adventure. We both work from home and love meeting people ......
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Help us with projects at our ski lodge and enjoy the area of Methven, New Zealand
Lindy and I have a small ski lodge in picturesque Methven after spending time working and travelling around the world. Our lodge is only 300m from the centre of town which has great pubs, coffee shops, restaurants and other amenities. Methven is ......
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Shape and care for the land in a haven of biodiversity in Cheviot, New Zealand
This is the eco-living arrangement and rural lifestyle of Olmec and Melisa. Our 2 hectare lifestyle forest garden is a haven of biodiversity. We use permaculture principles and approaches to shape and care for the land, growing a wide range of ......
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