Auckland, North Island
Orewa, Albany, Pukekohe
J P
Activities: Hobby farm, 20 sheep. Manual labour, clearing trees, firewood, fencing, orphan lambs, cutting thistles or work in house.
Comments: I live on my own and work part-time, visitors need to be independent and able to work on own. Orewa 10 min, Takapuna 25 min. Bus stop top of Postmans Rd (2 km) and Albany village (15 min). Close to Albany airfield, beaches and hot pools. Enjoy meeting people, friends in Britain.
Hobbies: St Johns volunteer, hand crafts and horse activities (teach and judging).
N G-K
Activities: Not a farm, saddlery. Help with cook garden, housework or saddlery.
Comments: Bachelor living in semi rural location 12 min north of bridge, close to public transport. Stay in own room. Must be non smoker. Near bird sanctuary and nice walks.
Hobbies: Cinema, beach, bush walks, nature & meeting people.
S K
Activities: gardening & planting. Not a farm.
Comments: 20 min to Auckland down town. Asian visitors most welcome.
Hobbies: I am golf, scuba diving and ski instructor. Helper can learn those for free, if he/she can teach me something different like Japanese, homepage design etc.
H&M I
Activities: Hydropnic Lettuce farm, lifestyle block. Help on the farm picking, packing the lettuce helping with seeding and gardening. Hydroponics is not hard work but must be picked freshly and got out to our customers quickly.
Comments: 3 preschool children, stay in own room share bathroom and living room with au pair. Parents and sister also live (another house) and work on the farm. Auckland city 25mins, Albany 10 min (shopping centre, restaurants and bars). Have use of a car for evenings and weekends.
AF & JL
Activities: 400 olive trees, pruning, picking, pressing, mowing. Gardening, landscaping, planting and general maintenance work. Painting and small building projects also and help around house.
Comments: Views over Auckland. Airport and Auckland City 35 min. Can pick up from bus at Pukekohe 15 min. 2 preschool children & 2 dogs. Large room above garage with own bathroom.
Hobbies: Working property, parks, beaches, cafe's walks with children & dogs.
DL & DB
Activities: Sport Horse Training farm. Mainly horses but some cattle on the farm. Main activity is training horses and riders for showjumping and showhunters. Horse riding available for visitors.
Comments: Visitors would have own room, or a self contained cottage. Equestrian lifestyle. Closest bus pick up is Helensville, can pick up from Auckland Airport. Auckland city 30 min drive. Local attractions include hot mineral pools, fishing trips on the Kaipara, 5 golf courses within 10 min. Close to Muriwai beach & Southhead.
Hobbies: Gardening, cooking, parrots.
C&Y G
Activities: Macadamia nut orchard. Picking from June – Oct. manually picking nuts and operating de-husking machinery. Work outside this period includes weed control, pruning, mowing and sheep work.
Comments: Couple no children at home. We speak Dutch, French, German and of course English. Stay in separate two roomed flat if available, or in the house. Helensville (nearest bus stop) 12km.
Hobbies: Orienteering weekends Mar – Nov, you are welcome to come.
H&C W
Activities: Macadamia nut orchard and small flock of sheep. Orchard maintenance, pruning etc. Manual harvesting nuts from May until Oct. General garden and farm work, help with sheep. Building projects, always something going on.
Comments: Couple, with grown family, sailed to & lived in many countries. Enjoy meeting people from different countries. Helensville (nearest bus stop) 10km, Auckland 1 hr. We offer your own small apartment, including bedroom, lounge, bathroom and t.v. etc., and three meals a day.
Hobbies: Gardening, reading, fishing, boating and camping. Bird lovers.
B&A C
Activities: Hobby farm. Help in vegetable garden, livestock, glasshouses and gardening.
Comments: We have 3 boys, preschool to primary school aged. We live in a semi rural part of West Auckland, very close to rail services, and more importantly forests, streams, lakes & beach.
Hobbies: Fishing, hunting, gardening, motorbikes (on & off road).
K&M P
Activities: Converting an old campsite into an environmentally friendly retreat centre help people recover from life problems and issues. Help maintain small gardens, grass and bush cutting, some renovation, drainage, planting, care of chickens & pigs.
Comments: Accommodation in a bach, shared shower and toilet blocks; we live in Yurts. Can pick up from bus/trains at Titirangi 15 min. 2 young teenage girls. We are just ordinary people wanting to live in balance with nature.
Hobbies: Living and working on the land, walking, our golden lab dog.
E&G S
Activities: Hobby farm: planting, working at the bottling plant.
Comments: Couple with 2 primary aged girls. Visitors have own room in house. Murawai Beach 15 min. Close to shops and bus stops. We prefer male only visitors.
R H
Activities: A cultural, environmental and ecological project, evolving for 30 years on 5 acres of estuary and native bush within a private, dedicated bird sanctuary. Work would include native tree propagation, planting, landscaping, maintenance and weed eradicatio
Comments: I live alone but other people live on in other houses on this block of land. Property in outer Auckland area on transport routes. Accommodation is in a comfortable, two roomed cottage.
SV & DP
Activities: Not a farm - looking a little help on our section, e.g. mainly clearing scrub and pampas.
Comments: Easy going child free couple very interested in meeting different people from other cultures. Can pick up from Auckland 30 min (both work near the CBD). Visitors will have their own room.... enjoy sea views and sunsets from large decks. Near bush/coastal walks, horse riding, surfing, mountain biking, bird watching etc.
C&A M
Activities: Botanic park, organic vege garden and art gallery. Assist with keeping gardens tidy, housework, cooking, gardening, landscaping, painting and decorating, preparing canvases for artwork.
Comments: Close to walking tracks in the bush and beaches. Three families living on the land. We have 3 teenage boys. Stay in family home or in more private room in art gallery but shower in house. Nearest town is 10 min, buses and trains nearby.
Hobbies: Fishing, ping pong, hiking, beach house, beads, garden tours.
M&A T
Activities: Botanic park, organic vege garden and art gallery. Assist with keeping gardens tidy, housework, cooking, gardening, landscaping, painting and decorating, preparing canvases for artwork.
Comments: Close to walking tracks in the bush and beaches. Three families living on the land. We have 2 teenage boys. Prefer organic food and can cater for vegetarians. Spare room in the house for a single and a spare room for a couple or two singles in the art gallery. Nearest town is 10 min, buses and trains nearby.
Hobbies: Fishing, hiking, swimming, art, painting, pottery, photography.
J&C M
Activities: Reserve - regeneration of native bush, track maintenance, housework, gardens and weed control.
Comments: 3 teenage children. You stay in cottage near house. 2 min walk to beach. No smoking. Set in native bush and pines, we are removing pine trees to let native forest re grow.
Hobbies: Skiing, surfing, reading and music.
D&E A
Activities: *Live in town lease nearby farms. Stud Wiltshire sheep also cattle & goats. Recording information on each sheep, weed control, work in house and garden. We enjoy visitors cooking their favourite meals for us.
Comments: Edge of town and country with lovely harbour, bush & city views. Children home schooled. Ask that visitors try to live within Christian standards while with us. Happy to discuss/debate with visitors. Public transport to city 15 min walk. Can pick visitors up from airport/public transport.
Hobbies: Horse riding, boating, church, politics, travel, home education, dog training.
AW & JK
Activities: 2 small vineyards. Help with vine training, pruning, harvesting & occasional winemaking. NO WEEDING, GUARANTEED!
Comments: Self-contained, private accommodation with great views. Fine international cuisine, including home baked bread and great pizza. Pick-up from the bus Bombay or Mangatawhiri. 40 min south of Auckland, 30 min from beaches, waterfalls and bushwalks. Have frisbee golf course in extensive gardens.
Hobbies: Tennis, golf, frisbee golf, beach and forest, conservation and fun!
D&R W
Activities: Dairy farm runoff. Various farm jobs native forest restoration, tree planting, weed control, spraying, child minding etc.
Comments: 120yr old farm cottage Own room available. 40 minute drive from Auckland central. Public transport available. Two children in family.
Hobbies: Tennis, swimming and native bush.
V&C W
Activities: Macadamia nut orchard (450 trees). General garden and farm work. Picking nuts Aug/Sep.
Comments: Have lived in West Indies, Kenya, UK, Germany and Zimbabwe. Near the Bombay motorway exit. 10 mins to Pukekohe. Visitors have own bathroom.
Hobbies: Vintage cars, radio controlled aircraft, medicine, tree crops, reading, psychodrama.
LW & SS
Activities: Beef cattle farm plus chooks, ducks & goats as hobby. Assist with livestock, weed control, general farm maintenance.
Comments: 7 acres of bush-protected land. Magnificent views. Have 1 room spare. Can pick up from Manukau or Auckland; airport or bus.
Hobbies: Meeting people, understanding different cultures, thinking & views.
R&A P
Activities: Supply horse feed to local community. Help with deliveries, large gardens: vegetable & flower, planting & cleaning.
Comments: Couple, no children, property opens onto beach. Have own studio sleep-out with sky TV, share laundry facilities. Can eat with us or be self sufficient. Minutes walk to bus stop, shops etc. Near coastal walks, sandy beaches vineyards & olive groves.
Hobbies: Walking, swimming, bike riding.
C&L M
Activities: Wholesale plant nursery. Lavenders, fuchsias, grasses, perennials etc. Assist in all areas, propagation, despatch, weeding etc.
Comments: Baby in family, 2 horses & 2 dogs. Near beach, walks and many local attractions. Accommodation in-house and a self contained sleepout. Nearest town Waiuku but can pick up anywhere in Auckland.
Hobbies: Horses, dogs, meeting people, scrapbooks, building, land care group, wetland restoration and fencing.
M&A M
Activities: Hobby farm: horses, cattle, sheep, chickens, dogs & cats. Assist with firewood, weeding, pruning and cutting trees, general gardening, occasional help with animals and house duties.
Comments: Adult son living at home. Stay in your own room and share a bathroom. No smoking inside. Home killed meat, may not suit vegetarians. Can pick up from Warkworth 10 min (daily buses), shops, cafes, restaurants and movies. Near beaches & vineyards. Auckland city 1 hour. Wireless internet.
Hobbies: Horses, fishing, shooting.
L P
Activities: Mainly plant nursery. Help in nursery, painting, helping with animals etc.
Comments: Single male living with my teenage daughter and her boyfriend who go to college. Guests have own bedrooms with comfortable bedding in older renovated house. We have an average kiwi diet, vegetarians can cook there own meals. Can pick up from nearest town, Warkworth, 1hr from Auckland. Gateway to several popular beaches.
Hobbies: Horses.
C&D B
Activities: Horses, sheep & cattle. Work with sheep, cattle & rearing calves. A variety of work including horses, riding & stables etc
Comments: Vegetarians not catered for. Own room. One adult child living in house at present Can pick up from Warkworth. Old house.
Hobbies: Horse riding hunting and show jumping in season.
D&R M
Activities: Small farm with horses & beef. Lots of stock work and feeding out at calving (Jul – Sept). Otherwise general farm and house maintenance, firewood, gardening, tree planting, and fencing.
Comments: We have 2 young boys & large near new home. Warkworth 15 min. Stay in own double bedroom (1 queen size bed - so single or couple). Very sociable community with lots going on & people to meet.
Hobbies: Outdoors eg bike, walking, horse riding.
BO & CH
Activities: Help with housecleaning, gardening, fencing, water supply maintenance, stock work & recording for cattle & sheep, firewood, caring for domestic animals.
Comments: Large open plan home, guests have own bedroom & bathroom, plenty of parking & all on 1 level. Close to many beaches, beautiful park 8 km, thermal springs resort & pools 8 km. Central Auckland 30 min, nearest local village general store (Puhoi) 4km, Orewa 10 min. Near: kayaking, swimming, surfing, fishing, snorkeling/diving, cycling, walking, movie theatre, shopping, sports clubs.
Hobbies: Cycling, swimming, fishing, kayaking, movies, travel, farming, family.
J&C W
Activities: Equine agistment, kiwi cowboy homestay course & equine coach. Competition showhunter & showjumping. Approx 20 horses on farm. Require capable rider, who can handle a range of ponies/hacks and assist with clients. Riding work, general care, stable manag
Comments: 1 primary aged child and boarder. Stay in family home with room that may be shared with clients, TV, DVD & internet available. 3 min from bus and shopping centre (Westgate), Auckland city 30 min, Kumeu 5 min. Riders weight important, approx 70kg or less.
Hobbies: Horses, basketball, soccer, league, fishing.
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