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2025 - April : The wetland/pond is now complete. And the days are getting cooler and shorter. Still if we have lots in common I'm sure I will find some activities for the right WorkAwayer!
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Hi, I'm Maureen
I enjoy living simply and I am passionate about nature, and active in the reserve that is opposite my home. I love to travel and hitchhike and meet other travellers and hear about their adventures. I work nearly full-time with children in a biodiversity programme as well as hosting a podcast called Rewilding in Action. I have a cute and cuddly cat, and often a flatmate.
I welcome help in my urban nature friendly (rewilding) garden, some house maintenance and tidying please.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Pratique d’une langue
Aide avec des éco-projets
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
Aide à la maison
Entretien général
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
Learn about nature conservation and sustainable living, and share what you know.
Enjoy Dunedin with its historic buildings, lovely beaches and walks.
Aide
Depending on the time of year - pruning, weeding, making kindling. Reestablishing organic vegetable beds. Some general home maintenance and gardening skills appreciated. Possibly some help to restore native vegetation at local reserve. I might have a few small building projects if you are keen.
4-5 hours of help appreciated per day and two days off after 5 days.
I addition, I ask that you assist with cooking or doing dishes in addition to your hours. This is just part of sharing a home.
Langues
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Espagnol: Débutant
Maori: DébutantCet hôte propose un échange linguistique
Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.
Hébergement
Own room in suburban house. Bunk bed. Bedding and towels provided.
Ingredients for food provided mostly basic vegetarian ingredients eg oats for breakfast, rice, beans, lentils, eggs, cheese, bread, potatoes, vegetables and fruit. Some days we can cook together, some days you will cook for yourself. I can provide simple recipes if needed. If there's anything you particularly crave, please let me know, we can probably make it!
I don't own a car but I am very close to a bus route.
Autres infos...
Bus stop 5 minutes walk away leaves every 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Before I confirm dates for your stay, I ask that we talk on the phone - WhatsApp works well!
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Espace pour garer des vans
There is room to park close by on the road but not in the driveway.
Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux
Small dog would be welcome if It doesn't chase cats.
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
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After the initial soil spreading episode that they rectified, they were more proactive to ask about the tasks they needed to do and I was more careful to… read more
The work was fair and manageable and including digging a pond, clearing Maureen's greenhouse, preparing a… read more
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After the initial soil spreading episode that they rectified, they were more proactive to ask about the tasks they needed to do and I was more careful to… read more
The work was fair and manageable and including digging a pond, clearing Maureen's greenhouse, preparing a… read more
I mainly worked in the garden, I also made some apple sauce, and I really enjoyed all the jobs I did. Maureen also told me about really nice places to go to for my days off (all accessible by bus). I really enjoyed sharing the delicious… read more
Every aspect of work was communicated well and Maureen really succeeds in making the work fun for you! I did different kind of gardening so it was never boring or repetitive.
I had a room for myself… read more
She did much more than was asked of her - dishes were never left sitting, vegetable beds were weeded thoroughly, nails were removed… read more
Maureen is a vibrant, energetic, lovely, and humorous person and it was such a pleasure to come stay and work for Maureen for the short week I was there!
We did a variety of different things in her wonderful jungle garden. A good mix of more laborious things and things like planting and pruning. I… read more
In just one week here, I was very impressed with how much Cassie and I achieved during her stay. She always… read more
I did some "bigger" jobs involving a chainsaw and falling trees… read more
I especially enjoyed getting to know her in our lengthy conversations, in which… read more
Best wishes Tim and Ronja
Thanks Maureen and Alex =)
