Explore the tiny town of Otautau in beautiful Southland, New Zealand

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  Description

  We can only host non-smokers and non-vapers!
  
  Short-term is ideal for our place, but we are flexible.
  
  At the moment we only have a self contained 7m camper bus to accommodate you. It has a comfy double bed and a diesel heater.
  
  We need all sorts of things done - but mostly the garden and getting the grass under control, as well as pruning, digging and planting. The fence needs painting and the windows need cleaning.
  
  I'm Jo and live with my daughter, Chantelle, in a cute little cottage in the adorable town of Otautau. We fostered unwanted and abandoned cats and kittens and when we decided to leave Australia we brought the cats that nobody wanted with us! If you have allergies I would not recommend that you stay with us.
  
  I worked at a University in Australia but am now retired and Chantelle is an editor and works from home.
  
  We are 40 minutes north of Invercargill and 2 hours from Queenstown. We are relatively new to the area and we like to get out and explore every chance we get and we'd be happy to take you with us.
  
  We can only host non-smokers and non-vapers!

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Pratique d’une langue

  Jardinage d'entretien

  Projets DIY créatifs

  S’occuper des animaux

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Petits travaux d'entretien

  Aide informatique/internet

  Garde de maison et d'animaux
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Randonnée

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Culture

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Photographie

  

  Musique

  

  Langues

  

  Jardinage

  

  Dessin et peinture

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Livres

  

  Astronomie

  

  Art et design

  

  Nature
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  We can help you with your English and share our knowledge of Australia and New Zealand. If you are planning a trip to Australia and can tell you about amazing places to visit that you won't find in the tourist brochures and the best places to explore in and around Auckland.

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  Aide

  We would be delighted if you can spend a week with us helping with gardening - pruning, digging, planting, fertilising and clearing fallen branches.
  
  We would expect just 3 hours of fast and efficient help a day so that you have plenty of time to explore the area and have fun. We would not expect you to work the day of your arrival or the day of your departure, other than to make up your bed on arrival and to put your bedding into the washing machine on the day you leave.
  
  In return for just three hours of help we can provide you with a comfortable bed in our 7m bus, breakfast and dinner. It would be great if you can also help with cooking and cleaning up after yourself.
  
  We would expect that you would be out and about exploring during the day and would take care of your own lunch but if you are home you can help yourself, or make lunch for us all, or we'll make lunch for you!
  
  We are meat-eaters and are happy to try and cater for vegetarians and vegans, as long as you don't judge us - we've been judged for our choices before and it is a bit uncomfortable. :) If meat-eaters offend you please try to find a vegetarian / vegan family with whom to stay.
  
  Non-smokers and non-vapers only, please. This is a deal-breaker...even if you are a builder!

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Italien: Intermédiaire

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  Hébergement

  We are happy to share our humble home with you - including the bathroom! We have just bought a 94 year old cottage in a quiet but very friendly town. We have a lovely fireplace and an endless supply of marshmallows.
  
  AND you can see the Aurora from Otautau. :)

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  Autres infos...

  We are keen to host travellers who like to go out and explore during the day. This gives us our space and down-time that we need but if we are going exploring we can take you with us!
  
  We are a 7 minute walk to the centre of town.
  
  If you can spend three hours a day helping out, and working on your own with minimal instruction at times, and do a good job that you are proud of, we would love to hear from you!
  
  Hours are negotiable...I am sure we can work something out so that we all get something positive out of this experience.

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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

  We have had an 8m motorhome park up.

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  Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

  Well trained pets welcome. We have 4 cats and a dog.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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  Mes animaux

  

  Toby

  Black, big Southlander boy

  

  Riley

  Grey and white

  

  Polly

  Ginger and white patchwork

  

  Meala

  Ginger

  

  Bella

  Black

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