Help at our place in Waimate North, Northland

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  Description

  We are in historic Waimate North with beautiful views of rolling hills and farmland about 15 minutes from Kerikeri. Ideally, you'll want your own transport.(no buses out here! :-)
  
  We need help with general property maintenance, including weeding, hedge trimming, and autumn cut-back. I have not been able to do any gardening for the past two months because of shoulder bursitis.
  
  We ask for 4 hours of help for five days a week and weekends off. In return, we will provide free accommodation, wifi internet and TV. You would be staying in the cabin which is separate from the house with heating and bathroom. It has a small fridge, simple cooking facilities like a microwave, bench top oven air-fryer and element. You will need to take care of your own breakfast and lunch, and are welcome to join us for dinner when it suits both of us. We will provide cereal, freshly laid eggs, tea/coffee and milk in the unit.
  
  Also, I will be happy to show you around Kerikeri and the surrounding areas.
  
  My husband works on the dairy farm down the road, and I am studying for a Grad Diploma in Theology and learning Biblical Hebrew and Koine Greek. It'd be wonderful if you could speak Hebrew! I can speak a little bit of French but I'm a bit out of practice!
  
  We keep chickens, beehives, and a cat. There is also a big vegetable garden, avocado trees and a whole bunch of assorted fruit trees that I keep planting!
  
  We look forward to meeting you! :-)
  
  Nicola and Ralph

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  We aim to be self-sufficient in fruits and vegetables. Guests can learn to use garden tools, plant seedlings, and solve problems. Outdoor projects vary by season. We keep 5 beehives and guests can help with beekeeping in Spring/summer.

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  Aide

  At the moment we need to prune hedges and manuka that have got a bit out of control from all the rain! Also I need help getting the cottage gardens back in shape which will include pulling out things that aren't supposed to be there (weeds). You can learn how to drive the ride-on mower, the electric hedge trimmers and use the weed-eater if you haven't used these before.
  Plus any other general outside Autumn maintenance like hedge trimming, pruning and cutting back for Autumn, weeding under fruit trees, pruning etc.
  Some housework inside.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Français: Débutant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  I began learning French many years ago and would love to learn more. I have also been studying Ancient Hebrew as part of my theology degree, so I am always interested in other cultures and languages.
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  Hébergement

  You would be staying in the cabin which is separate from the house with heating and bathroom. It has a small fridge, simple cooking facilities like a microwave, air-fryer, bench top oven and element. You will need to take care of most of your own meals and come join us for occassional dinner when it suits both of us. We will provide eggs, cereal, tea/coffee and milk in the unit.

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  Autres infos...

  Visit historical Te Waimate North mission house which is 5 minutes up the road. Visit the Stone store (the oldest store in New Zealand) and Kemp house.
  Go for a walk to Rainbow falls and stop at the Honeypot cafe down by the Stone Store.
  Go to Paihia beach and go kayaking or go for lunch.
  Get the ferry from Paihia to Russell for the day and see the oldest church in NZ and other historical sites.
  We are close to Ngawha Springs hot pools.
  On your day off you can drive up North to Cape Reinga and stop off at TePaki sand dunes.
  Waitangi Treaty grounds and museum.

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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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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  We have unlimited wifi access.

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  There is a parking area that is easily big enough to park a campervan or a motorhome if needed.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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  Nombre d'heures attendues

  Maximum 4 hours a day, 5 days a week

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