Homestays, Volunteering & Working Holidays in Waikato, New Zealand

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Stay in my gorgeous cottage and learn about natural plant growing in Waiuku, New Zealand

Hi There I would love to host you in my cute little cottage in the country in Waiuku, rural South Auckland. Here I love to live a healthy peaceful lifestyle, and grow lots of different plants, flowers, vegetables, fruit, etc. I also have a couple of ......

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Enjoy family life with us in Lake Taupo, New Zealand

We are a family who live on a small lifestyle block 10 minutes drive from Taupo and 5 minutes drive to our beautiful Lake Taupo. We have lived and travelled a lot overseas with our family and enjoy sharing our home with other global ......

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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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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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Experience the New Zealand country life with a multi-cultural family in Hamilton, New Zealand

Due to our health issues, we are looking for someone who likes gardening to help/maintain our gardens. We have three kids and currently have a pet dog 'Lulu' (sleeps inside the house during the night), pet ducks, pet goats, cows, and chickens. We ......

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Explore beautiful spots nearby and surf in the sunny Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand

Having traveled a lot and lived many years overseas, it is my pleasure to host people from other cultures. I particularly enjoy showing people my favourite locations in this gorgeous part of New Zealand (the Coromandel Peninsula). There are some ......

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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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Permaculture, animals and sustainability near Auckland, New Zealand

The best of both worlds. We have a small farm 5 minutes from Pukekohe, forty five minutes south of Auckland CBD, and a house in Auckland city that we will be uplifted and shifted to the farm at the end of the year. The work we need help with is ......

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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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Daily life with our family in the beachside town of Whitianga, New Zealand

UPDATE February 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 😃 Working married couple in late 30s with ......

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Help our family with childminding and daily life in Cambridge, New Zealand

We're a family of 4 in the central North Island who are just looking for some assistance in general household chores and child pick-up during the week. Our girls are 9 and 11 and very good fun. (We are currently looking after a dog, which will ......

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Join me and learn about medical herbal plants in Coromandel, New Zealand

I am a retired medical herbalist living on 5 acres of land. My work is to grow herbs for medicine, and make an edible landscape with lots of fruit and nut trees. There's 20 freerange chickens , Tosca the rescue dog , & Tiki the rescue goat busy ......

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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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Explore the area and learn new skils near Hamilton City, New Zealand

Currently: General property upkeep at present . We live on a small lifestyle block of 2 acres about 16km from Hamilton city outskirts with our young adult and school aged children. We have older children and grandchildren living in Ireland and the ......

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Join our water-access haven in the bush of Hahei, New Zealand

Kayak across a river to our remote water-only access property in the New Zealand bush. We have a home over here that we want to share with like minded people as we do up and maintain the property. My name's Ayana and I've just been backpacking and ......

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Stay in a friendly town, close to walking and biking trails in Taupō, New Zealand

Hello...we are a friendly couple, Enid and Howard who have lived in Taupo for 30+Years. We have been hosting on another website for many years and just now putting up our profile here. We have a lovely home surrounded by native tress and within ......

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Join our small family of living in Kurow, New Zealand

We are a small family of New Zealanders living in Kurow, a town of around 300 people surrounded by lakes, mountains and close to the sea. I am a winemaker and really busy during the 6 weeks of harvest, and really want to find someone to help my wife ......

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Lend us a helping hand at our charming house and garden in Waihi, New Zealand

We are an acitve older couple enjoying our charming house and garden in Waihi. The beautiful Waihi surf beach is a 12 minute drive and we are close to the Karangahake Gorge, Whangamata, The Hauraki Rail Trail for cyclists and bush walks. We are one ......

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Join our family while exploring historic Waikino, New Zealand

We're a family of 4 looking for help with our daughter and around the lifestyle block. We live in Waikino, an area rich in mining history and surrounded with outdoor activities such as cycling, hiking and exploring historic sites. We are 20 mins ......

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Join us in a beautiful rural setting in Coromandel, New Zealand

Right now I am looking for a barista and front of house. A couple of days prior to show you the ropes would be great!! A digital nomad with cafe experience would be perfect as the hours will be minimal and oncall. My accommodation, however, is free ......

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