Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Waikato, New Zealand

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about 4 days ago

Waikato, New Zealand

Help in our house and garden near Thames, Waikato, New Zealand
Friendly couple with 2 dogs living on a 180 acre lifestyle block with bush tracks/forest streams. We generate our own power with hydro and solar and have an under ground spring for water. We have five cattle. We are 8 kms out of the small town of ......
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Waikato, New Zealand

Stay with me in the city or at my offgrid homestead in nature at Lake Taupō, New Zealand
I’m Gabriel (Te Kahuirangi) I am in my 30s and I love hosting people and have grown up watching my family host international travellers all my life. I have also experienced what is like to work and stay with host families too. I’d appreciate ......
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about 8 days ago

Waikato, New Zealand

Give a hand around an intentional community at the top of the Coromandel Peninsular, New Zealand
My name is Sassy and I live on a community at the far end of the Coromandel Peninsula. I currently manage the in a Nursery, which is a community-run native nursery, in Colville, growing plants for local restoration projects. I am also passionate ......
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about 8 days ago

Waikato, New Zealand

Join us in a beautiful rural setting in Coromandel, New Zealand
We’re looking for someone to join our team from early November through to around the end of January. This could be a great opportunity for a digital nomad, traveller, or someone with their own online work who would love a place to stay while ......
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Waikato, New Zealand

Love the outdoors? You’ll love it here! Stunning surroundings while you help & learn - Karangahake Gorge, New Zealand
THE PLACE Join us on our beautiful 1.5-hectare property, nestled in the hills above the river in the heart of the picturesque Karangahake Gorge. Much of our land is covered in native bush, with paddocks for our goats, an orchard, large vegetable ......
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about 11 days ago

Waikato, New Zealand

Have fun with a mass of fur babies and join us with our Maltese stud in Waikato, New Zealand
I AM NEEDING HELP FROM Begining of OCTOBER 2026 ONWARDS We live in a beautiful lush area of Waikato, New Zealand, close to a quaint town of Cambridge. We live on a lifestyle block in the country and have a Maltese dog stud. We are a family of 2 my ......
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Waikato, New Zealand

Help with outdoor projects at our lifestyle block in the Coromandel Ranges, New Zealand
Hello, Mandy and I (Brian) would love you to join us in Te Mata. We are presently looking for helping hands on our 30-acre lifestyle block between September, and October 2026. We are in need of physically fit Workawayer/s, who can assist in weed ......
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about 14 days ago

Waikato, New Zealand

Come and help with bush regeneration on our beautiful farm in the Kaimai, New Zealand
My husband and I, both in our sixties, have bought a 100 Ha dairy farm with 20Ha native bush at the foot of the rugged Kaimai range. After living overseas for years, it is nice to settle with our animals, 2 dogs and 2 horses but there is plenty of ......
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about 15 days ago

Waikato, New Zealand

Help with gardening and the many projects I have going on in Te Awamutu, New Zealand
We are Jack and Hadassah Jones. We are an international couple. Jack is English, spent many years in Germany and married Hadassah who is a Kiwi. Hadassah grew up in Papua New Guinea, has an American accent but is a New Zealander. We both have ......
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about 15 days ago

Waikato, New Zealand

Daily life with our family in the beachside town of Whitianga, New Zealand
UPDATE September 2026: We are currently renovating our house so if you have building/carpentry skills that would be super handy! You will also need to be prepared to live amongst a house in renovation mode 😃 NOTE: we are about to start renovating ......
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Waikato, New Zealand

Join our family and help us transform our new home in Hamilton, New Zealand
We are a family of four living in Hamilton. We have hosted Workawayers before and really enjoyed meeting people from around the world. We stopped hosting while we moved house and are now ready to welcome Workawayers again. Tash works in ......
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about 18 days ago

Waikato, New Zealand

Holistic family living and Māori culture in Whāingaroa, Raglan, New Zealand
Kia ora! We are a Te Reo Māori speaking family of 4 and are just beginning an epic project to establish ourselves and restore a beautiful 38acre block just out of Raglan. We're situated in Waitetuna 15 min drive to the beautiful and funky surfing ......
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Waikato, New Zealand

Urban food & Forest Garden in Raglan, New Zealand
Raglan (Surfing Capital of NZ) is a great place to be, even for those who don't like the waves. I dont answer messages when my calendar is blocked - RED I'm a retired Nurse and former Organic Beef Farmer who moved from the farm into urban Raglan at ......
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about 20 days ago

Waikato, New Zealand

Stay a few weeks in lovely Coromandel , New Zealand
During late autumn and winter, we welcome one Workawayer at a time to share our home. The help is 4 hours per day, five days a week, leaving plenty of free time to explore or relax. In return, we offer clean and comfortable accommodation, breakfast ......
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about 22 days ago

Waikato, New Zealand

Help with my plants and stay in beautiful area in Raglan, New Zealand
Kia ora, I am a woman in my 60s on a lifestyle block in Raglan on the West Coast of the North Island. The property borders a reserve where you can walk to the famous Raglan surf beach. I have small nursery project where I am raising plants to ......
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Waikato, New Zealand

Join us at our Buddhist retreat center near Thames, New Zealand
Volunteers Retreats: 30 October-7 November 2026 9 April - 17 April 2027 30 October - 6 November 2027 We regret that we are unable to host Workawayers at other times. ‘Land of beautiful vision’ is a Triratna Buddhist Retreat Centre located on the ......
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about 29 days ago

Waikato, New Zealand

Help us with gardening and explore Hamilton, New Zealand
We are a christian non smoking family on a secluded lifestyle property with established trees and "English gardens". 1 acre Gardens + 1 acre Paddocks. We have a large pool, spa pool, gym and grass tennis court(now a soccer pitch). We have organic ......
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about 30 days ago

Waikato, New Zealand

Share our beautiful historic property with self contained studio in Coromandel, New Zealand
I'm Jane and I have a long family history with this beautiful property. Spen, my partner, and I, enjoy working on the property, to preserve its natural beauty though she has less experience with gardening than me. The truth is, whilst the mind is ......
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Waikato, New Zealand

Share our busy life and have a great Kiwi experience in surftown Raglan, Waikato, New Zealand
We are busy & sociable, enjoy mountain biking & are happy to include you in our outings if we can!! We have had over 300volunteers over the past 16 years and we can share some reviews with you.
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Waikato, New Zealand

Help at our forested wonderland on the Coromandell peninsula Peninsula, New Zealand
our project is restoring 7 bush cabins we are planning on extensive permaculture garden set ups and hope to have some art fun with murals throughout the entire village.wifi is marginal at best at this early stage.for best photos look up coroglen Rd ......
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