Come and help with bush regeneration on our beautiful farm in the Kaimai, New Zealand

Infos

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  Description

  My husband and I, both in our sixties, have bought a 100 Ha dairy farm with 20Ha native bush at the foot of the rugged Kaimai range. After living overseas for years, it is nice to settle with our animals, 2 dogs and 2 horses but there is plenty of work such as weeding and maintening new plantations, fencing off new marshy areas and taking off old rusty fences, maintaining the large garden, clearing ditches and streams. Our farmer grazes her 180 cows on the land. It is a truly beautiful place, 15 minutes away from shops. Plenty of walks, bike rides

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Pratique d’une langue

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Aide dans une ferme

  Entretien général
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  We have both travelled a lot. Chris is originally from France (ex teacher), Derek is a Kiwi, still working as an engineer. We offer a great opportunity to live on a dairy farm which is so important in the Kiwi culture. Yet, it's a small friendly one intending to stay that way with breathtaking views of the mountain.

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  Aide

  We need fit and enthusiastic people who enjoy working outdoors, sometimes with limited farm transport and basic tools. A lot of walking may be required as some parts of the farm are not accessible otherwise, such as up the rivers. Even though we are on a dairy farm, workaway workers will not be required to do work related to the dairy business as this is taken care of by our "share milkers" . We only want to keep up with regenerating native bush and general maintenance of our land. We live away from cities, so you need to love the country and wide spaces.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Espagnol: Courant
  Français: Courant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  Christine has been a language teacher for many years, including English, and has learnt a few more. She is always interested in learning more
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  Hébergement

  We offer a brand new cottage, completely independent, 2 bedrooms, next to the main farm house. Also the shared use of the swimming pool in the summer months. We will provide food but helpers will cook for themselves. We would love them to share our dinner once a week so we can get to know each other better and catch up on what is being achieved.

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  Autres infos...

  We are located near the Hobbiton village, Matamata and Te Aroha are the towns we shop at. There is a bus linking these towns to Hamilton. Down the road are the famous Wairere Falls, a good hike. Also Mount Te Aroha, another good hike and plenty of mountain biking. 3kms away is a brand new cycle way But it's also nice to relax in the fields or in the bush, by our streams, or simply lounge by the pool.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  Cet hôte a de la place pour les vans.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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  Nombre d'heures attendues

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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