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Evaluación del anfitrión
100 %
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Last replied
1 nov 2026
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Porcentaje de respuesta
100.0 %
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Kia Ora, Gidday, Hola, Bonjour,
We are situated halfway between Cromwell and Wanaka. A regional Bus from Queenstown passes by, and we can pick you up from the main road, but there is no other sort of public transport for going in and out of town.
We have been self-building our forever home for twelve years now. There is still much to be done but most excitingly we shifted in just before winter this year!
We have two friendly fur baby-Cats and a dog . We have seven human babies (all grown up and left home) and 4 Grandchildren. -
Tipos de ayuda y oportunidades de aprendizaje
Jardinería básica
Proyectos creativos DIY «hazlo tú mismo»
Ayuda doméstica
Mantenimiento básico
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Intereses
Acampada
Ciclismo
Fitness
Arte y diseño
Bricolaje y manualidades
Dibujo y pintura
Animales
Mascotas
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Intercambio cultural y oportunidades de aprendizaje
I was going to say we are just your average DIY self employed Kiwis but, actually, we are not. We do a lot of things "outside the square" e.g. building our own steam bending-timber machine. You will learn the rewards that can come with perseverance and hard work.
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Ayuda
I really need help tidying and cleaning! Building over so long is messy business! We also have waterblasting , light-tree felling , post hole digging , varnish-stripping labourer jobs. Now that warmer weather is here we still have the build to actually finish!
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Idiomas hablados
Inglés: Fluido
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Alojamiento
In summer -Old Bus - double bed , kitchenette , lounge with log fire and bottle wall . Set away from the house and private.
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We work from 8am - 5-6pm . We work hard and dont stop to look at our phones and expect the same from you - this is WORK-Away not Holiday-Away after all haha . For your 4-5 hours you can choose what time you start . In your time off there is 25 acres here to walk and explore and Department of Conservation land nearby also for walking. 30 minutes walk away is a rock area for climbing.
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Un poco más de información
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Acceso a Internet
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Acceso a Internet limitado
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Tenemos animales
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Somos fumadores
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Puede alojar familias
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Puede acoger a nómadas digitales
We are connected to Elons things in the sky
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Espacio para aparcar autocaravanas
We are on a lifestyle block of land so plenty of space
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¿Cuántos voluntarios puedes hospedar?
Más de dos
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Mis animales / mascotas
Sir WilburForce Ross Hodges
Wilbur is our youngest , born Feb this year (2026) he has earned the name wilful Wilbur for his responsiveness (not) to puppy training.
Morty has him well under control and regularly’bitch-slaps’ the little dude into submission. Lady is slowly learning how to ‘drive dog’ but is a wee bit scared .
Lady Clawrissa
Lady Clawrissa, bought (sex trafficked ?!) in as consort to the Crown Prince . Sadly however , he rejected her advances , she’s barely even made the friend zone in his eyes . Tolerated would be the more apt description. That’s said she is a cheeky lil black-ninja - darting and dancing about the place
Crown Prince Mortitude Duke of Queensberry
More dog than Cat ,Morty is the love of Catherine’s life (sorry Mike ) and reigns supreme over all - hooman and Dog
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We helped painting the ceilings and sanding the timber for the new house but we also organised timber piles from the shed, cleaned the motorhome or helped Cathy cooking and with office tasks.
She was very generous and nice … read more
We planned on staying only a few days but ended up staying closer to a few weeks. Varied jobs, tasty food, and chill/friendly hosts (and their two lil furry beasts that like to show their affection). Would recommend to anyone who is in the … read more
I'm very happy they trusted me enough to let me be a part of it. I helped out wherever I could on their absolutely gorgeous property near to Wanaka.
On my free time I got to explore the surroundings and I loved the many talks during our lunches and dinners … read more
So the … read more
Also Bernie, the little … read more
We had were happy to meet them.
We made coating plastering with lime and clay on the straw bale.We built "lego house" ( said Mike ! ) with straw bales also. (We already knew building with straw bales ! ) it was easy for us !
Cathy prepared very good meals and she's also very good … read more
We not only enjoyed the company of mike and cathy and the other workawayers louise and valentine who were amazing, but also the work itself. You learn a lot about different ways to build a house and the effort they put in it. They have so much plans which is truely inspiring. Wish we stayed longer, one … read more
We learnt a lot about building. Despite the fact that we don't know a lot, they were very patient to explain us how to do.
It's a very pleasant place to stay because Cathy and Mike are welcoming and, don't forget, funny!
There were other … read more
Highly recommend her .
If the awesome construction project they are working on … read more
We're both big, big fans of Grand Designs, as well having interests to build our own place one day, so this was an amazing experience for us. … read more
