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Looking for motivated people to help me do-up my rural West Coast property! I own a 15 acre Lifestyle block on the West Coast of the South Island in New Zealand and I’m looking for people to help me get the place in order.
A little bit about me: I’m the mother of three beautiful children, who have all now left home. I was working full time, as well as studying Health Psychology via correspondence but now I work part time as a gymnastics coach and ended up finishing studying, achieving a Diploma in Science and Technology due to having to deal with a cancer mission whilst everyone else was coping with Covid Lockdowns. As such over the past few years I haven’t been able to focus on my property myself.
The work itself will be varied, depending on your individual skills/the weather or time of year etc.
A few things for example:
Scrapping/Sanding/Painting (interior/exterior) house
Fencing
Clearing land
Pruning trees
Collecting/chopping firewood
Planting/weeding/organising gardens
Roofing
Repairing the chicken coop
General maintenance/cleaning
I would like around 3-5 hours of help a day, 5 days a week in exchange for a bed and provide first and last meals of the day, you will need to bring your own snacks and midday meal or special dietary requirement supplies. I am situated 11 kilometers from the small nearby town of Westport, which can be reached via the intercity bus, if you don't have your own transport from all over New Zealand, or by plane from Wellington city. I generally go to town every second to third day so if you are wanting a lift in or out to check out the local sites that can be an option. There is limited reception at my home, depending on your cellphone make and provider, I have a samsung and use vodafone and have reception all the time. I do have wifi now. There are beaches within a 10 minute drive (famous for surfing!), lots of hiking tracks, forests, mountains and rivers too! Let me know if you’re interested in coming to enjoy the tranquility of the Wild West Coast!
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Pratique d’une langue
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
S’occuper des animaux
Entretien général
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
The property I live on and the surrounding area is an extremely authentic look at the rural, untouched/unspoiled natural beauty of New Zealand. There are many natural attractions nearby such as the seal colony, the charming creek walk, the famous pancake rocks and much more. I can teach you about rural living, keeping chickens and share general knowledge with you. I have lived on the west coast the majority of my life, so know many local-only places that you will be able to see and enjoy for yourself. I love to learn about different cultures, authentic recipes and am very keen on learning other languages :)
Aide
Scrapping/Sanding/Painting (interior/exterior) house
Fencing
Clearing land
Pruning trees
Collecting/chopping firewood
Planting/weeding/organising gardens
Roofing
Repairing the chicken coop
General maintenance/cleaning
Langues
Langues parlées
Anglais: CourantCet 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
I have two large spare rooms in my home, and also a garage that I hope to convert into accommodation too.
Autres infos...
I’d like to stress that I do live rurally, so our water is collected from a rainwater tank (or sometimes the river itself) so we have to be mindful of our individual water consumption :-)
Something you may wish to note is that I have found vodafone to have the best reception throughout NZ, personally I have a samsung cell and have internet and reception access constantly but if you use another provider or cell phone type you won't have reception at my place. : )
Informations complémentaires
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.
Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux
Cet hôte a dit qu’il acceptait les personnes voyageant avec un animal.
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Plus de 2
Nombre d'heures attendues
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
N° de référence hôte : 681915398131
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2 déc. 2024
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Leonie & Magdalena )
Leonie and Magdalena were lovely girls, very polite and happy to give any jobs a go. They picked up/moved rocks, potted up a couple of plants and racked over and mulched some garden beds, weeded and cleaned up after I had scrubbared, moving trees and raking up gorse and bracken etc. They also did some housework when the weather was wet. The girls… read more
(Excellent
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2 déc. 2024
Laissé par le workawayer (Leonie & Magdalena ) pour l'hôte
Our time at Donna's was really nice! Donna is such a nice and welcoming Person and we really enjoyed the time there and had so much fun! The place is really cool with goats, merlin the horse and the cutest cat ever!
Our room was really nice and the house super cosy:)
The work was very diverse and we did a lot of different things. Everything was… read more
Our room was really nice and the house super cosy:)
The work was very diverse and we did a lot of different things. Everything was… read more
20 nov. 2024
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Julie & Andrea)
Julie and Andrea were exceptional helpers and guests in the house. They performed tasks efficiently and to a high standard and were happy to do any jobs asked of them. They mostly weeded, fertilised and mulched fruit trees/bushes but also had a day of housework as the weather wasn’t playing nice, lol. The girls were very respectful, polite and… read more
(Excellent
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18 nov. 2024
Laissé par le workawayer (Julie & Andrea) pour l'hôte
We had a great time at Donna's place. Donna is a warm, active, funny and super welcoming woman. The work was mainly in the garden taking care of the property.
Donna is also a great cook! You won't be disappointed. We loved sharing her daily life and chatting with her in the evenings.
Thank you so much. xx
Donna is also a great cook! You won't be disappointed. We loved sharing her daily life and chatting with her in the evenings.
Thank you so much. xx
7 juin 2024
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Ninah)
Ninah was a true delight, absolutely amazing worker and so easy to have in house. She made a garden bed for me, using her engineering/building skills, amazing planning skills and lovely hammer and wood skills. she is incredibly talented and capable, completely independent and easy to leave and know the job will be done to perfection. Ninah also… read more
(Excellent
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2 déc. 2024
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Leonie & Magdalena )
Leonie and Magdalena were lovely girls, very polite and happy to give any jobs a go. They picked up/moved rocks, potted up a couple of plants and racked over and mulched some garden beds, weeded and cleaned up after I had scrubbared, moving trees and raking up gorse and bracken etc. They also did some housework when the weather was wet. The girls… read more
(Excellent)
2 déc. 2024
Laissé par le workawayer (Leonie & Magdalena ) pour l'hôte
Our time at Donna's was really nice! Donna is such a nice and welcoming Person and we really enjoyed the time there and had so much fun! The place is really cool with goats, merlin the horse and the cutest cat ever!
Our room was really nice and the house super cosy:)
The work was very diverse and we did a lot of different things. Everything was… read more
Our room was really nice and the house super cosy:)
The work was very diverse and we did a lot of different things. Everything was… read more
20 nov. 2024
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Julie & Andrea)
Julie and Andrea were exceptional helpers and guests in the house. They performed tasks efficiently and to a high standard and were happy to do any jobs asked of them. They mostly weeded, fertilised and mulched fruit trees/bushes but also had a day of housework as the weather wasn’t playing nice, lol. The girls were very respectful, polite and… read more
(Excellent)
18 nov. 2024
Laissé par le workawayer (Julie & Andrea) pour l'hôte
We had a great time at Donna's place. Donna is a warm, active, funny and super welcoming woman. The work was mainly in the garden taking care of the property.
Donna is also a great cook! You won't be disappointed. We loved sharing her daily life and chatting with her in the evenings.
Thank you so much. xx
Donna is also a great cook! You won't be disappointed. We loved sharing her daily life and chatting with her in the evenings.
Thank you so much. xx
7 juin 2024
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Ninah)
Ninah was a true delight, absolutely amazing worker and so easy to have in house. She made a garden bed for me, using her engineering/building skills, amazing planning skills and lovely hammer and wood skills. she is incredibly talented and capable, completely independent and easy to leave and know the job will be done to perfection. Ninah also… read more
(Excellent)
7 juin 2024
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Bertie & Jo)
Bertie and Jo were awesome helpers to have come and stay. They worked hard and put in some longer days to be able to have some extra time off. The work was based around weeding, raking up grass, sanding windows and moving stones. Bertie and Jo are very capable to be left to do whatever task you set for them. They are independent workers, capable… read more
(Excellent)
15 févr. 2024
Laissé par le workawayer (Bertie & Jo) pour l'hôte
It was great to stay with Donna for as long as we did. She was so welcoming and so fuss free that we felt right at home straight away. We worked hard weeding, raking up grass, hauling stones around and also sanding down window frames for painting later. In return we got the most amazing dinners that Donna was more than happy to cook for us,… read more
7 juin 2024
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Georg & Josefine )
Georg and Josefine were such a delightful young couple. They were incredibly respectful of sharing space and we had some lovely conversations and watched Bridgerton together in the evening, which was so nice. Georg chopped up some wood, whilst Josefine stacked the wood beautifully. They did some weeding and mulching of fruit trees, filled bags… read more
(Excellent)
1 juin 2024
Laissé par le workawayer (Georg & Josefine ) pour l'hôte
It was an amazing time staying with Donna (and Mrs Cat). We would absolutely recommend it to anyone: Donna is a really lovely, kind, warm, open and very funny person. Her happiness was catching: She is an amazing person! The work was not always easy, but Donna suited the work to our strengths and what we liked and appreciated everything we did. We… read more
7 juin 2024
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Fabien & Eva)
Eva and Fabian were a delight, they were easy to have in the house and very respectful of us having our own personal space whilst hanging out and having time together. They worked on a variety of jobs, from rock moving/building walls, to raking to painting and general tidying of a shed. They can be easily left to do the jobs you have outlined for… read more
(Excellent)
9 mai 2024
Laissé par le workawayer (Fabien & Eva) pour l'hôte
We spent a week at Donna's place and it was perfect! Donna is lovely, we had very interesting conversations, and she brings so much joy in her house (and in your heart !). The work was a bit physical but we liked it, it was satisfying.
We miss Baba 😽❤️ and Tank 🐶 and Fred 🐷, we had so much fun with them!
Oh, and Donna knows how to cook, I mean,… read more
We miss Baba 😽❤️ and Tank 🐶 and Fred 🐷, we had so much fun with them!
Oh, and Donna knows how to cook, I mean,… read more
7 juin 2024
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Claire)
Claire and Spencer were amazing, they worked tirelessly sanding, scrapping and painting my house for me. They were independent workers and were easy to share house space with. They were polite, easy to talk to and we had some lovely thought provoking conversations throughout our time together. It was my pleasure to have Claire and Spencer come… read more
(Excellent)
22 avr. 2024
Laissé par le workawayer (Claire) pour l'hôte
Donna is absolutely amazing. Our tasks were mainly centered around repainting her house, scraping/sanding old paint, priming. Donna goes above and beyond for dinners and truly had some of the best food staying with her. We immediately felt right at home and welcomed in. Her cat Baba and dog Tank were just so sweet. I would recommend staying here… read more
15 mars 2023
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Lissa & Marcus)
Lissa and Marcus seemed like lovely workawayers, upon picking them up I had to enquire as to whether they had colds as there was abit of sniffing and coughing going on for Lissa, she said she had allergies. The next morning they were both coughing and sniffing and stated fleas had bitten them, they didn’t show me any bites, so asked to just do… read more
(Très bien)
7 mars 2023
Laissé par le workawayer (Lissa & Marcus) pour l'hôte
We found Donna to be a wonderful host, very welcoming, friendly, and a great communicator. The work was straightforward, moving rocks into piles to eventually be cleared. The house is in a rural location with nice scenery. We arranged to stay with Donna for 3 days, unfortunately we had to leave after the first night because we were bitten by fleas… read more
3 févr. 2023
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Andrea)
Andrea was fabulous, she was mature, self sufficient, reliable, hard working, independent, friendly and enjoyable to have around. Andrea did some hard yards out there for me, in some unusually hot weather, we worked together and she worked independently, she is focused and driven to achieve whatever goal you set to a high standard. Andrea stayed… read more
(Excellent)
27 janv. 2023
Laissé par le workawayer (Andrea) pour l'hôte
I really enjoyed my two weeks with Donna. She is a fun, hard working woman, laid back, hospitable and kind. Donna made me feel at home and I enjoyed staying at her property.
The work was physical - picking up stones from a new paddock and weeding around fruit trees - but I enjoyed it. It's good fun to work outdoors, with a nice coffee break half… read more
The work was physical - picking up stones from a new paddock and weeding around fruit trees - but I enjoyed it. It's good fun to work outdoors, with a nice coffee break half… read more
31 mars 2020
Laissé par le workawayer (Nora) pour l'hôte
28 févr. 2020
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Nora)
(Négatif)
31 janv. 2020
Laissé par le workawayer (L.A.) pour l'hôte
I stayed with Donna for about a week in January. It was my first work away experience and it was very pleasant. Donna has a variety of projects and matched me with things that fit my abilities as well as her needs. She provided porridge and fruit for breakfast (I'd fix it myself on my own eating time) and Donna made wholesome & delicious meals… read more
24 janv. 2020
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Jessica)
Jess was awesome Workawayer, laidback, friendly, respectful, great conversationalist and a hardworker. Jess helped with scrapping my house down, getting it ready for painting, some general housework, cleaning, vaccuming etc she did all of these tasks with great skill and effort, a very good worker. Oh, Jess likes to bake cookies and bread and is… read more
(Excellent)
24 janv. 2020
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Pere & Carla)
Pere and Carla were amazing Workawayers, friendly, considerate, helpful, laidback and genuinely lovely young people. It was a pleasure having them come and stay with me they were easy to share space with, great conversationalists and fantastic workers. They shared outside jobs of weeding, mowing lawns, scrubbarring and abit of indoor housework. I… read more
(Excellent)
3 janv. 2020
Laissé par le workawayer (Pere & Carla) pour l'hôte
We stayed with Donna one week and it was a really good experience!!!! We want to say thank you again for all your hospitality, for all the talks and the good conversations that we had and for treating us with such a good love!!!!
She have a really beatiful house and we helped her with some maintenance in the garden. We did some weeding,… read more
She have a really beatiful house and we helped her with some maintenance in the garden. We did some weeding,… read more
29 oct. 2019
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Karoline)
Karoline is a lovely young woman, she is polite, respectful, easy going, independent, capable and low maintenance. Karoline could be left to do whatever job(s) you needed done and she would achieve them in a timely and efficient manner. It was honestly a pleasure having Karoline to come home to, she would offer to make a cuppa upon getting home… read more
(Excellent)
29 oct. 2019
Laissé par le workawayer (Karoline) pour l'hôte
Staying with Donna was very lovely! She is a very kind and intelligent woman! We enjoyed delicious dinners together, had good conversations, she showed me Tauranga Bay, which was awesome. Be ready for some physical work around the house and property, but it's really worth it and I liked helping where I could! I also got to meet part of Donna's… read more
13 août 2019
Laissé par le workawayer (David & Yvonne) pour l'hôte
Our stay with Donna was enriching in many ways. She is an outgoing and intelligent person who loves to converse about many things and she made us feel very welcome in her home which was built around 1910. We tended the chickens, worked the garden and did improvements for her around the house and she was so grateful it made it all worthwhile. She… read more
7 juil. 2019
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Helen)
Helen and I got on like a house on fire, lol she is warm, laidback, easygoing, fantastic conversationalist and incredibly wonderful in general to share your space with. Helen was super efficient at any job you set her and was totally reliable to be left to work independently. Helen's cleaning skills were amazing, you most certainly could tell she… read more
(Excellent)
7 juil. 2019
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Zoé)
Zoe was truly lovely, calm, quiet, respectful and just absolutely a gem to have around. She had amazing strength, endurance and supreme work ethic, honestly I couldn't fault the amount of work she plowed through to a very high standard of quality and efficiency level. Zoe was incredibly independent and resilient, easy going and friendly. Zoe is… read more
(Excellent)
7 juil. 2019
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Frieda)
Frieda was a lovely young woman, she was a fantastic worker, incredibly independent, reliable and capable of achieving any task you left for her to do. Frieda was a hard worker very capable of moving from digging and weeding in the garden to mowing the lawns to cooking and cleaning in the house. Nothing fazed her and she did everything wonderfully… read more
(Excellent)
7 juil. 2019
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Maya)
Maya was absolutely lovely, she has a warm and calm energy about her that is nice to be around. Maya only stayed a few days as she was running out of time to see a few more places in NZ before leaving our beautiful country. In the time Maya was here she applied herself to her jobs with a wonderful attitude to fulfilling whatever task you set for… read more
(Excellent)
7 juil. 2019
Laissé par le workawayer (Maya) pour l'hôte
I had such a lovely stay at Donna's house. I worked during the days organizing wood piles, mowing the lawn, and cleaning the house on the day that it rained. Donna was home in the evenings and cooked delicious vegan meals for me. We had some really nice chats by the fire and she was so welcoming and hospitable. I would highly recommend staying… read more
21 juin 2019
Laissé par le workawayer (majesticworld) pour l'hôte
We had a very short, but pleasant stay with Donna. We chopped and stacked heaps of wood.
She gave us really great food and it was fun to talk to her.
Thank you!
She gave us really great food and it was fun to talk to her.
Thank you!
22 mai 2019
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Christoph)
Christoph was an amazing worker, he chopped up rounds of wood for me and broke up and stacked manuka wood for winter warmth. Christoph was efficient and worked very hard. I wish I could of had him stay longer but due to personal circumstances we only had about 5 days together but in that time Christoph was respectful, capable, responsible and easy… read more
(Excellent)
22 mai 2019
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Ludwig)
Ludwig and Marlene were lovely souls, very considerate, kind and capable. They stayed with me for nearly 3 weeks and were independent, reliable, capable workers. They were awesome at everything they did, from cleaning and making homemade jam and helping cooking the evening meal, through to working outdoors breaking up wood for winter warmth. They… read more
(Excellent)
22 mai 2019
Laissé par le workawayer (Ludwig) pour l'hôte
We spend almost 3 weeks at Donna’s place and had a lot of fun. She’s a beautiful and lovely person. We enjoyed to socialize with her and the really good food she offered. We worked outside when the weather was nice and the work was not to hard. She gave us the opportunity to help her with stuff we like to do. So it hadn’t really felt like work at… read more
1 avr. 2019
Laissé par le workawayer (Leonie & Alina) pour l'hôte
We are sorry that this comes so late as we stayed at donna in january already! But we just wanted to thank you again for this wonderful cultural experience! You are a lovely person Donna (and so is your cute dog Molly) and you are so interested in many things- our conversations were always fun! And we have to add that you were the best cook we met… read more
7 févr. 2019
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Leonie & Alina)
Alina and Leonie were lovely girls, hard working and very capable of working independently. They were considerate, thoughtful, respectful and easy to have around. Happy to converse and were interested in learning about the Westcoast. Incredibly impressed with their weeding skills, lol. Highly recommend the girls as they are fantastic workers and… read more
(Excellent)
10 févr. 2019
Laissé par le workawayer (Camille & Anaïs) pour l'hôte
We spent one week with Donna and it was a very nice meeting ! She let us working with confidence and she is a very good cooker ! :star_struck: We shared a lot of funny moments, we exchanged about our different cultures and about lots of differents subjects. She is so kind and she is a lovely host !
Thank you to welcomed us in your house and it was… read more
Thank you to welcomed us in your house and it was… read more
7 févr. 2019
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Camille & Anaïs)
Camille and Anais were immaculate workers, there skills in cleaning up an area were amazing. They mainly tidied up after scrubbaring, so piling up cut manuka/gorse. The girls were capable of working independently and just got on with the job. Take care in your future journey in life girls.
(Excellent)
7 févr. 2019
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Kristy)
Kristy was amazing, such a lovely person, laidback, easy going, great conversationalist and extremely quiet and considerate. Kristy helped with all my cleaning, tidying and organising for my impending Xmas guests, she was incredibly capable, efficient and well organised, independent worker, working extremely hard even whilst she was sick, showing… read more
(Excellent)
24 déc. 2018
Laissé par le workawayer (Kristy) pour l'hôte
Donna was gracious enough to take me in for several days right before the holidays. I helped her to organize, clean and set up sleeping areas for her (entire) family to stay with her over Christmas. Donna is lovely, I enjoyed our talks and sharing the delicious meals she prepared! I had a great time helping out and getting a taste of the real West… read more
7 févr. 2019
Laissé par l'hôte pour le workawayer (Joost)
Yoost was my first Workawayer and he was absolutely amazing, honestly I can't speak highly enough about him. He was considerate, kind, open, friendly, relaxed and an amazing worker. Yoost was easy to have around, great conversationalist, open minded and easy going, he worked beyond my expectations with the highest of quality of work ethic and… read more
(Excellent)
6 déc. 2018
Laissé par le workawayer (Joost) pour l'hôte
I was with Donna for more than a week and it turned out I be a perfect match! Great rural (solitary) spot and decent physical work that I liked to do. Loved and lived it to the fullest! :muscle_tone5::innocent:
Donna is a lovely person who cares, smiles and made delicious dishes! We had amazing deep conversations and shared good times together!… read more
Donna is a lovely person who cares, smiles and made delicious dishes! We had amazing deep conversations and shared good times together!… read more
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