Come and enjoy the adventures in the Waitaki, South Island, New Zealand

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  Description

  ***Looking for someone to house & dog sit mid Dec to early Jan *** Are you travelling, but could do with some house and dog time over Christmas?
  
  We have a small vineyard in the Waitaki Valley, South Island, NZ which we are in the process of converting into a trufferie. We are looking for help with tasks around our home in Timaru during the week and then help on the 'land' in the weekend. They are an hour and half from each other.
  It will be pretty relaxed while in Timaru but with some hard work to be done at the trufferie.
  We have two children (14 & 12), a cat & a 2 yr old Springer Spaniel so work may include cooking, cleaning, entertaining the kids & dog, mowing, planting, rock moving and fencing.
  Accommodation is in a warm sleepout (double bed) while in Timaru and our sleepout/ sauna (double bed) with own fire at the land. We have a bus on the land with a fire for socialising and eating meals.
  We are a fun busy family who have travelled extensively ourselves. In 2024 we were in North America for the year.
  We are looking for someone who can fit into family life and is into the outdoors. We are an active family; running, biking and being in the outdoors. There maybe the chance to join us skiing too.
  We like our helpers to stay the week with us in town, this will only include light duties and plenty of free time. And then come to the land in the weekend, working full days. We usual only have helpers stay a week with us. (For the school holidays we will spend a full week away working - you are welcome to stay another week with us without work).

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Jardinage d'entretien

  Projets DIY créatifs

  S’occuper des animaux

  Aide dans une ferme

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Petits travaux d'entretien

  Garde de maison et d'animaux
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Culture

  

  LGBT+

  

  Politique/justice sociale

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Vie en van

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Ferme

  

  Bénévolat

  

  Dessin et peinture

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Menuiserie

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Livres

  

  Art et design

  

  Animaux

  

  Sports nautiques

  

  Randonnée

  

  Nature

  

  Sports d’hiver

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Montagne

  

  Cyclisme

  

  Plage

  

  Camping

  

  Sports d'aventure
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  We love to travel ourselves and the sharing of cultures is exciting. The Waitaki valley is a beautiful area of NZ that is hardly ever visited. Both Rob and I have extensive knowledge of the NZ outdoors and nature. We are happy to share our outdoors lifestyle with visitors to NZ.

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  Projets impliquant des enfants

  Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.

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  Aide

  Help may include cooking, cleaning, entertaining the kids & puppy at home and mowing, planting, rock moving & fencing at the land.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Maori: Débutant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
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  Hébergement

  In Timaru during the week - own warm sleepout with double bed. During the weekend on the land - a wonderful sleepout with your own fire (we use this as a sauna also (:

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  Autres infos...

  We live in town in the week and there is a bike to borrow or the local bus just down the road. You will have most of the day off in the week, but work hard over the weekend. We can transport one helper to the land in the weekends, so pairs or couples will need own transport or just let us know please. Timaru has a little town, beautiful beach and nice bush walks less than an hour drive away. At times of the year penguins can be seen at the bay.

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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

  On the road while in town but heaps of space while away in Kurow.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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  Mes animaux

  

  Mako

  2 year Springer Spaniel

  Molly

  Tabby cat

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