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There are three family households living on our organic lifestyle block in Tahekeroa 40 minutes north of Auckland City. I live alone in my house though my two young grandchildren and their parents who live just 5 minutes down the road are frequent visitors. My mokos (grandchildren) often stay the night with me. We are surrounded by native bush and farmland. We have large vegetable, herb and flower gardens, chickens a cat and an orchard and woodland to maintain as well as regenerating native bush. I work onsite in my workshop manufacturing herbal products made from many of the plants I grow. I also work at our local marae in my health clinic using homeopathy and rongoā Maori using our native plants as remedies. I love to share about our Māori culture and language.
There are occasionally working bees at the marae which would involve being welcomed on through the powhiri/whakatau process if this was of interest.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
I am an active member of our local marae and am a speaker of the maori language. There can be opportunities to have an authentic cultural experience depending on what is happening at the marae. I like to share our kiwi culture as well, I will usually spend a day or two depending on the length of their stay, taking my guests (if they don't have their own transport) to some of our beaches or bush tramping walk if this is of interest...I love cooking and eating our own home grown produce...when the seasons permit.
Aide
We always have tasks to do in the gardens particulary, weeding, weed-eating, pruning, mulching, stacking, chopping firewood etc. The main pressing projects I am needing help with currently are maintaining the orchard and gardens, firewood and clearing invasive weeds etc from regenerating native bush.
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Maori: Intermédiaire
Hébergement
Sleeping arrangements are a separate, private cozy hut with one double bed. The internet does not reach to the sleepout but movies etc can be downloaded in the house to watch in the sleepout.
Autres infos...
The closest public transport is from Silverdale/Orewa, which is 20 minutes distant. There are many fabulous beaches and regional parks all along the East coast including Whangaparoa peninsula, Waiwera, Orewa, Wenderholm etc. Puhoi historic village is at the other end of our road. Having your own vehicle would be best to enable local sightseeing. We have had wwoofers and workawayers visiting for many years now and they have all enjoyed the relaxed and peaceful atmosphere here. We do work hard but we also take time to relax and enjoy our time off.
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Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Espace pour garer des vans
Cet hôte a de la place pour les vans.
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Deux
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Trisha & her family are some of the warmest, kindest and most engaging people you will ever meet. Over 40 years Trisha has transformed her lifestyle block into an oasis of beautiful trees, tasty food & healing plants. The sleepout is super comfortable with a "retreat" feel to it; the whole… read more
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Trisha & her family are some of the warmest, kindest and most engaging people you will ever meet. Over 40 years Trisha has transformed her lifestyle block into an oasis of beautiful trees, tasty food & healing plants. The sleepout is super comfortable with a "retreat" feel to it; the whole… read more
i enjoyed every moment with them and learned so much ! (About Maori Culture, knife making, baking delicious treats, and so on).
Thank you for letting me see a part of your family life.
Gabriel
The work was not hard, and Trisha always very flexible. They made a great food and I ate… read more
We had the opportunity to… read more
