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House sitters are sometimes needed when we go on holiday. We may need help for a few days near then end of September or early October and maybe again in February.
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If you are house sitting here and if you have your own vehicle, this is a great base for you to explore from between pet sitting duties during the middle of the days. Our home is located just northeast of Masterton. ( Not in Carterton as it says incorrectly on the workaway map). Nearby towns include Masterton, Carterton, Greytown, Featherston, Martinborough and the coastal areas of Castlepoint, Riversdale and south...Ngawi, Cape Palliser, Tora and also the many awesome mountain tramps of Mount Holdsworth- The Tararua Ranges near Masterton.
The good news is that this place is very peaceful. The bad news is, there is no one to practice English conversation with except the dogs, cat and horses.
We live in a large spacious luxurious and modern home surrounded by countryside and views of the mountains and river.
It helps if you have horse experience/knowledge but that is not always essential. The work involves making sure all the pets are ok, fed and have had exercise (dog walking). For the horses it is mostly just checking that they have water and look ok while I am away.
At our home you will have a really nice double bedroom with a large double bed, your own private bathroom, with so much comfort and beautiful views of the mountains from every window.
When we are not here, we make sure there is lots of food available for you in the house. The exchange is your help, for food and accommodation.
There is a train station in the town, Masterton. We are about 1 hour and 40 minutes' drive to the Wellington ferry port if you are driving and heading to the South Island next.
This is a big modern home, with lots of room and sunlight. We are tidy, organized and busy. This is rural life but close to the town of Masterton. Our nearest city is the very cool Wellington. We are about 12kms to Masterton. You can bike or drive if you have a car.
We have bikes you can use and a large in-ground swimming pool. Nice quiet roads to run or walk on. We live near a river. We have Wi-Fi. A large parking area and generally a lot of space to share.
The scenery is spectacular! 360' views.
Please note, we are NOT living on a 'working farm', so if you are looking for agricultural experiences with sheep and cows and tractors etc. , farming life......we dont have that here. Yes we do live in the countryside. Yes we have pets.
Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado
Jardinagem
Cuidar de animais
Ajuda a cuidar da casa
House sitting
Interesses
Mascotes
Autodesenvolvimento
Filmes e TV
Fazenda
Música
Cuidar de plantas
Faça você mesmo
Livros
Arte e design
Jardinagem
Escrever
Desenho e pintura
Animais
Naturaleza
Fitness
Esportes de inverno
Velejar/navegar
Praia
Atividades ao ar livre
Objetivos de sustentabilidade da ONU que este anfitrião quer atingir
Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado
We are happy to share our home as a base for you to explore from. We are happy to recommend things to do on your time off. The work is just first thing in the morning and last thing in the evening so that gives you all day to explore our NZ culture outside of that time.
Ajuda
Sometimes we are looking for house and pet sitters.
House sitting.
Feeding pets and walking dogs in the mornings and the evenings.
Mornings feeding and dog walking and evenings feeding and dog walking (middle of the day free to be a tourist).
Sometimes some small, odd jobs like gardening or tidying up outside around the property, cleaning windows... if there is time.
Collecting horse manure for the compost and the garden.
Idiomas
Inglês: Fluente
Acomodação
The guest room is peaceful, sunny, luxurious with your own private bathroom and amazing views from every window. It is on the quiet side of the house and gets lots of sunshine. Your own garden door and deck with outside chairs. Nice place for doing yoga or enjoying a peaceful coffee.
We provide all the food you need while you are here. Help yourself.
The house is modern, spacious and beautiful viewing over the whole countryside and hills. The river is very close and our own we have our own pool for swimming too.
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Our area is popular for mountain walks, camping, swing bridge, beaches, lighthouses, vineyards and wine festivals (very good wines) and farming. There’s wine tasting, skydiving, horse riding, quad biking, claybird shooting, yoga, pilates, fishing, surfing.
(To get to the mountain walks and vineyards and beaches, you will need to drive a car, the bus does not go to the beach or mountains).
The town has a great park nice for picnics, with a lake and easy walks. There’s a pool, library, post office, cinemas, museum/gallery, info center, supermarkets, cafes, shops.... everything you need in a town. Population approx. 20,000.
There are four busy towns close to us and Masterton is our nearest (9kms), the capital city Wellington is just 90mins drive away. Or there is a train to Wellington from Masterton.
The beaches are 45minute drive from our house (if you have a car). There is no bus to the beach.
Lovely river to swim in nearby our house in the warm weather.
From September to May we have nice weather. (17-36') lots of festivals and outdoor lifestyle events are held in the wellington and Wairarapa area. Quiet time is from June to August inclusive, it is winter (4' -15' ) and can be wet and cold. It is very quiet then.
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Acesso à internet
Acesso à internet limitado
Temos mascotes
Somos fumantes
Pode hospedar famílias
Espaço para estacionar campervans
Lots of parking on solid ground.
Quantos Workawayers pode acomodar?
2
Meus animais / animais de estimação
Buddy (12 anos)
Riding Horse
Sweepy
2 Yr old. Black and White. Inside and outside life.
Boz
12 year old. Retired farm dog. Huntaway. Large. Outdoor dog.
Minnie
Long hair Jack Russell. 8 years old. House pet
Chester
30 year old. Retired hunter. 16.3hh
Encore
Sport horse- Station bred . Eventer and Hunter. 17hh
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The whole family was extremely welcoming and I felt right at home from the very beginning. The house and the surroundings are incredibly beautiful.
Because I came without a car Aoife offered to take me to Masterton and even to Castlepoint (a stunning… read more
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The whole family was extremely welcoming and I felt right at home from the very beginning. The house and the surroundings are incredibly beautiful.
Because I came without a car Aoife offered to take me to Masterton and even to Castlepoint (a stunning… read more
All of their pets are SO lovely, all with their individual and unique… read more
I felt very welcome and we all got along well. There was always something to do around the house or with the kids/ pets but I never felt overwhelmed and had plenty of time to relax and enjoy the beautiful nature or have a stroll through Masterton. The room is very… read more
Ruby, Lilia and Charlie are really intelligent and good behaving children!
Thank you… read more
The three… read more
