Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Otago, New Zealand

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Join our family for kayaking and snowsports in the Mackenzie Region in the South Island NZ
***** Update that we are not hosting at the moment, I apologise. Please check our calendar - will update as we are able to. We can only offer a place to park your own campervan / rv. I will not be able to reply to messages until we are hosting ......
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Stay by the ocean and hang out with our family in Taieri Mouth, New Zealand
We are located in coastal rural Otago, on the sea/river, in Taieri Mouth. Dunedin is a 40 minute drive away. Our little beach cabin is very, very basic. Outdoor non-flush toilet, water is scarce and is collected from rainfall (showers maximum of 3 ......
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Experience country life while learning new skills near Oamaru, New Zealand
We have a family owned farm. But our two children have grown and left home. We raise sheep for wool and meat, and Angus cattle for meat. WE DO NOT REQUIRE FARM LABOUR but we are very busy and appreciate volunteers that want to get involved and ......
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Explore heritage sites and nature at your doorstep with us in Hyde, New Zealand
I am a kiwi who has returned from overseas who has taken on the project of restoring the Otago Central Hotel in Hyde . We provide free accommodation in exchange for supporting the cafe, hotel and projects such as sustainable farming in the near ......
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Experience rural Kiwi life in the heart of Central Cromwell, New Zealand
I’m lucky to live in a spacious home in the heart of Central Cromwell, just a short walk from both the lake and river, surrounded by some of Central Otago’s most beautiful landscapes. I’m currently renovating the house and would love to welcome ......
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Join us with projects at our beautiful historic building near Dunedin City centre, New Zealand
Available from now till mid April (flexible) ========== Some experience required with manual tasks. We are looking for help restoring a beautiful historic house and garden, at times that suit your own schedule. We are at 3 km from Dunedin City's ......
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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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Join our beautiful tiny hobby farm in Aongatete, New Zealand
We are Jess and Al, and we have a 4 acre small holding snuggled into the Kaimai Range, with an enormous veggie patch, sheep, chickens and 2 excitable dogs. We are currently working on planting an asparagus paddock, a native bush area and are always ......
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Join us at our little oasis and stay in a cosy retro caravan in Lake Hāwea, New Zealand
CURRENT NEEDS - please don't write unless you have experience: Someone skilled in the garden - mowing lawns, weeding, using a weed whacker etc. Someone skilled in caravan renovations / repairs, we need help with a little water leak in one of the ......
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Wanaka home welcomes some help in Otago, New Zealand
Young family living in Wanaka looking for help getting through the "to do list" around the property. Must love pets as also living at the house are a large gentle giant dog, a friendly cat and a large tank of tropical fish.. Our home is right in ......
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Learning each others culture and sharing our family life together in Queenstown, New Zealand
We are looking for someone to join our household to help me with a deep clean of the house and some gardening tasks that will help me to catch up after the summer season and prep for oncoming frosts - I grow flowers and have lots of different ......
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Experience outdoor life, gardening & beginner permaculture with a farming family in Central Otago, New Zealand
Kia ora, We are Chloë & Liam (+ 4.5yo & 1yo) - living in the Māniatoto, Central Otago, South Island on a sheep and beef farm. We are inland, up high, about 2 hours from Dunedin and 2 hours from Queenstown/Wanaka. We are looking for a solo ......
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Gardening help near Oamaru, South Island, New Zealand
Our home located on a small working farm, approximately 5 - 10 minutes drive from Oamaru. We are a family of 2 adults and 3 dreadful teenagers/young adults. We rear and fatten bulls year round and dairy graze cows over winter, and have a small flock ......
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Fancy a quick stop over between Dunedin and Central Otago? New Zealand
We're a family of 5 with 4, 7, and 9 year olds. We're both teachers and love gardening and getting outside. This is our holiday house in Ranfurly, so it is better suited to short stays (3-6 days), and availability is limited. Get in touch if ......
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Join our rural community, learn how to garden and help sort at my house in Omakau, Central Otago, New Zealand
I have moved to a small town called Omakau 20minutes north of Alexandra in Central Otago. I am single and in my early 60's. My wee house has had a lot of work done on it by so many amazing people. ❤️ I have now got to the stage where it’s just a bit ......
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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 rural life in Central Otago, New Zealand
We have a small lifestyle property surrounded by larger farms in the beautiful Central Otago. Your accomodation is self contained in our newly renovated studio. The bathroom is currently being built and so is the deck however the bedroom area is ......
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Share your photography skills and stay at our art gallery home in The Catlins, New Zealand
The quirkiest place in The Catlins! Welcome to our art gallery, created by Blair (kiwi) and Sandra (Dutchie). Tinkering since 1999, it's all about art here made from recycled materials. Our place is off-grid, surrounded by native bush, and with a ......
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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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Join us on our lifestyle block in a beautiful rural setting near Dunedin, New Zealand
Close to city, a 10 hectare block (27 acres), with ~5 hectares of native bush, lots of birdlife, the rest is pasture with sheep including lambs at the moment. There are magnificent views to the town and Kapukataumahaka (Mt. Cargill), the organ pipes ......
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