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We are a retired couple and we live 1km outside of Waihi town on a 1.2 hectare (4 acre) property with a stream running through it. Our garden has a small native forest, two large ponds /wetlands, fruit trees and a citrus orchard, flower gardens and extensive organic vegetable gardens. We live in a newly built 3 bedroom house and we have a stand-alone beautifully furnished building which is our Workaway guest accommodation. We love to cook and we are comfortable with all cultures. We are learning so much, especially about food and gardening from our guests. We even made Clara's (from Germany) pumpkin ginger scones three times in the two weeks since she left! We speak English, of course, and Japanese fluently and little bits of other languages. Much of the food we eat comes directly from our land and our hens provide us with eggs all year. The garden is a beautiful place to work and play in and we will try to make your experience fun and memorable.

Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Projets artistiques
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction

Centres d’intérêt
Dev. durableLivresLanguesJardinageCuisine et alimentationYoga / bien-êtreNatureRandonnée
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
We do tasks in the garden and eat together with our guests so they can benefit from lots of English practice and fun learning all the 'garden language' we use every day. We can teach Japanese language and Japanese written script (kanji), ikebana (Japanese flower arranging) , cooking, seed-raising and general gardening skills, care of hens etc.
The area we live in has strong gold-mining history which is very interesting, and in fact the stream that runs through our property was the first place gold was found in Waihi. We know the area well and can guide our guests in the best places for sightseeing and learning about NZ history.
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Welcome 2025 Workawayers.
We are looking for a couple to help with gardening and some projects according to your capabilities. We suggest doing tasks hours from 9am to 1pm but this is negotiable. We always work on tasks on our land with our guests, so it is a great cultural learning experience for both of us.
Langues
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Japonais: Courant
Italien: DébutantCet hôte propose un échange linguistique
We are language teachers and are interested in the study of linguistics and culture. We enjoy interacting with non-native English speakers
Hébergement
We have lovely accommodation which can sleep 4 people. It is fully furnished with full kitchen facilities. We will cook all meals for our guests up at the house. We are also happy to share cooking if our guest would prefer.

Autres infos...
We have extensive knowledge of our local area and it has beaches, mountains, gorges, gold mining history, antique and collectables shops, lots of cafes and restaurants and there are two reasonably large cities just over 1 hour away by car. There are some really great hiking tracks nearby.
There is not much public transport in our small town, so you will need a car for your independence, but buses do go to and from the main cities like Auckland and Tauranga. We have an electric bicycle which we can make available for our guests.
Informations complémentaires

Accès Internet

Accès Internet limité

Nous avons des animaux

Nous sommes fumeurs

Familles bienvenues

Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
We have unlimited wifi in both our accommodation and our house and have basic computer repair skills.

Espace pour garer des vans
We have space for a large motorhome to park for an extended length of time. We are happy to share facilities and to cook for anyone using a motorhome

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We stayed in their beautiful private guest house, “The Barn,” just a… read more
In addition, they are really interesting, funny people, wonderful cooks and gardeners!
The work was very diverse and fair, and we really appreciated to see the… read more
Their garden is a lovely place that they have put much time and effort into. We got to do different tasks and jobs almost everyday and their completion always felt really rewarding. Both of us were able… read more
