Canterbury/Christchurch, South Island
Christchurch, Timaru, Oamaru
L G
Activities: 2 properties. 4ha block near Christchurch (airport 12 min): specialist tree nursery with hazels, walnuts & heritage fruit trees. 400 Ha near Akaroa: cattle grazing farm. Help with general farm and garden work.
Comments: 2 daughters mostly live away working but sometimes home. Stay in separate room in adobe house at Christchurch property. Own transport preferred but can pick up if necessary. Good vegetable garden & local food. Great beaches, many walking tracks & places to explore near Akaroa property.
Hobbies: Bee keeping, gardening, crafts & tramping.
J&C M
Activities: Sheep and cattle. General farm work, gardening and whatever project we have on at the time.
Comments: 2 children at boarding school. Stay in house or in a seperate sleepout. Akaroa 25 min. Pick up from Akaroa to Goughs Bay. In a valley with private beach (seals, penguins, bird life, surfing, swimming & fishing).
Hobbies: Horse riding, multi-sport racing, kayaking, sailing, running and swimming etc
RA & HK
Activities: Cut flower business Protea and Leucedendruns. Picking and pruning and general maintenance.
Comments: New accommodation and self contained but may be shared with another visitor. Regular trips to Christchurch provide sightseeing opportunities. 2 small friendly dogs.
Hobbies: Gardening, boating, fishing, family and friends.
A C
Activities: Beef farm, trees and a few sheep. Help with light seasonal work, household duties and gardening.
Comments: Visitors stay in house with couple, no children. Candlemaker by trade. Near Waipara wine area, 40 min to Christchurch, 40 min to Hamner Springs Thermal Pools. No vegetarians. Collection from Amberly or Christchurch can be made by arrangement depending on time of week.
Hobbies: Kayaking, gardening, photography, wine, home brew and German Shepard dogs.
M&D J
Activities: Orchard – cherries, apricots, free range chickens, bees, horses Arab Sporthorse Stud, ducks, dogs, gardening.
Comments: No children at home but grandchildren visit weekly. Guests have own room either in the main house or outbuildings, own bathrooms. Near tourist and wine areas, beaches and historic house. Nearest village is Amberley. Christchurch 50km, Hanmer Springs 1 hr and Kaikoura. We have a 6m Boat.
Hobbies: Spa pool, horses, dogs, bush walking, beach and fishing.
D&S S
Activities: Bee Keeping, outdoorwork taking off
Comments: Couple with pet dogs Amberley Beach. Beautiful, quiet atmosphere. Bus route to Christchurch.
Hobbies: Gardening, walking, swimming, camping etc.
K D
Activities: Horse breeding & training. Free range hens, raise some calves annually, 3 pet alpacas, Labrador dog & fluffy cat. Also run homestays & fishing guiding from home. Help with animals, some housework & gardening.
Comments: Large warm modern home. Can collect guests from Ashburton 10 min. Mt Hutt ski field access road 45 min, Lake Hood 10 min. Large guest room/s, pool table. Large goldfish ponds.
Hobbies: Fishing, hunting, outdoors, travelling, photography, horse showing, racing & jetboating.
J&J H
Activities: Calf rearing Aug - Nov. We farm beef cattle and deer, with a handful of sheep. Help (about 3 hr/day) required with stock, weed control, gardening, house keeping and meal preparation. We live in the foothills close to tramping tracks and bush walks.
Comments: We have one teenage son at home. Own room with private bathroom. 15 min to Mt Hutt ski field access road. 30 min to lakes and fishing. Nearest town is Methven, can pick up.
Hobbies: Hobbies include flying, walking, gardening, travel, skiing, rugby.
S&R B
Activities: Work with sheep, cows, pigs, engineering, gardening and housework.
Comments: 2 school age boys and 1 preschooler. Busy household. Visitor has sleepout with own sleepout. 20 min from Mt Hutt for skiing. Closest town: Ashburton.
Hobbies: Tramps, fishing, swimming, picnics and boys soccer.
B&M A
Activities: Lambing, docking, shearing, fencing- farm work generally.
Comments: Some house help appreciated. The farm reaches mountains, bush walks available. Separate guest wing attached to house.
F&T W
Activities: Dairy farm – 800 cows (50 bail rotary). Milking, calves, tractor work, gardening and nanny work.
Comments: 1 baby and 2 school aged children. Self contained shared house. Recommend own transport. Can pick up and drop off at Hinds as enroute to Ashburton, Timaru or Queenstown. Close to salmon fishing & skiing.
Hobbies: Line dancing, croquet, cards any local activities being held.
P&K H
Activities: High country station - 11000 merino sheep, beef cattle & deer. Help with general farmwork (feeding stock, lambing, shearing etc), maintenance (painting, fencing, gardening) and work around the house; depends on time of year. "Have a go" attitude required.
Comments: Stay in self contained shearers quarters or your own bedroom family home. 3 primary aged children. Meals with the family, not usually vegetarian but great high country fare. Ashburton 80km, Mt Somers village 32km (20min), Christchurch 2 hr. Own transport required. Mt Hutt (skiing) 45min & lakes (fishing, swimming etc) minutes away. Tramping, kayaking, hunting, horseriding nearby. Snow in winter, hot sunny summers.
Hobbies: Tramping, hunting, fishing, horseriding, family time, outdoors & sports.
M&S L
Activities: Beef, sheep and deer. General help with stock, fencing and some tractor driving. Household duties and gardening.
Comments: 3 children, pre-school to primary. 1 double and 1 single bedroom available with own bathroom facilities. Local village 3 km (general store and gallery). Near Great Bike trail. Daily shuttle to/from Akaroa (30 min) and Christchurch (40 min).
Hobbies: Swimming, boating, fishing, water skiing, diving and biking.
D&E M
Activities: Sheep & beef farm. Tailing lambs, help in sheep yards, gardening, sanding, painting, farm maintenance, fishing & hunting.
Comments: Young married couple, no children just lots of animals. Visitors have their own room. 20 mins from Cheviot.
Hobbies: Fishing, hunting, natural horsemanship & socializing.
P&P L
Activities: : Maintaining large organic ornamental and vegetable garden. Weeding composting. House work. cleaning. 5 hours average work for each night you stay. Some full days may be worked.
Comments: Coastal property 25km south of Cheviot with pet birds and animals. Scenic views. Caravan for guest use. Bathroom and meals in house. Do not bring tobacco or alcohol. Will meet at Cheviot. Hearty appetites and vegetarian catered for.
N&G W
Activities: Hobby farm: large vegetable patch and variety of animals. Work includes light farm duties and gardening and is suitable for those with no farm experience. May plant a native tree on our property to help offset your carbon footprint.
Comments: 3 small children (baby – primary age). Nearest town, Lincoln, 5km away well serviced and bus to Christchurch (25 min). Self-catering accommodation in fully self-contained one bedroomed flat. Bikes and swimming pool available. Near Port Hills (walking or cycling), bird-watching on lake, swimming with dolphins, cafes etc.
A&T C
Activities: Not a farm. Gardening, fruit picking, preserving, painting, general maintenance.
Comments: Young married couple with one flatmate. Visitors have own room, shared bathroom. Bus stop 100m. Close to the city and involved in the Christchurch music scene.
Hobbies: Music, photography, sewing, and baking.
S L
Activities: Hobby farm, chooks, extensive garden & many fruit/nut trees. Help in garden (plant, harvest, weed), tree pruning, wood chopping, painting, building maintenance, cooking, housework, preserving. Handyperson experience useful for remodelling work.
Comments: I live alone but share facilities with John & Rachelle in nearby house on property. Stay in your own room with them. We are outgoing professional people. Property has stream boundary. Christchurch 20 min, Lincoln 10 min. Cat friendly. Smoke free.
Hobbies: Organic gardening, quilting, travelling.
R W & J R
Activities: Organic vineyard. Help building, carpentry, weeding, mowing, pruning, fencing and childcare. Work hard and play hard.
Comments: House overlooks Christchurch, 15 min to city centre. Own room in large passive solar house, need be quite self sufficient and practical. Primary school child, relaxed lifestyle.
Hobbies: Living and life itself.
W&M B
Activities: Vineyard with restaurant/function business. Help in vineyard, gardening, lawn mowing, painting & general maintenance.
Comments: Busy family with two teenage children. Accommodation in sleepout with detached bathroom. Evening meal with family, prepare own breakfast and lunch. Strictly no smokers. Bus timetable erratic so own transport best. 20 mins to city on main road.
Hobbies: Gardening, family, Super 14 Rugby, dining out when time.
D&D M
Activities: Large hill garden. Prunning, weeding, spraying, cutting firewood, landscaping, planting, painting, garden art creation, general light housework and cooking. *can take more people for a short period if a single group.
Comments: Teenager stays at times. Visitors stay in our home. No smoking in our home. Garden set amongst several acres on the Port Hills in Christchurch. 10 mins from town by bus, bustop 5 mins walk from home.
Hobbies: Gardening, walking and astronomy.
N F
Activities: Small holding, chickens, garden & many fruit trees. Includes gardening, pruning, painting, building maintenance, chop wood, childcare, cooking, housework, preserving etc.
Comments: I live in a big old villa with my two children, large garden. 10 min bike ride to city (regular buses), close to the sea, 1˝ hr to skifields. Healthy, nutritious food (not vegetarian) and non smokers. Reasonable standard of English required. Stay in sleepout (meals with family).
Hobbies: Gardening, singing, walks, musical, reading and tramping.
B&J S
Activities: Mainly hydroponic cut-flower growing, but also horses & cattle. Weeding in tunnelhouses, picking flowers, preparing new crops and removing old ones; also helping with hay-making, fencing and other such farm chores.
Comments: Non smokers. Accommodation with en suite bathroom. 15 min by car and half-hour by bus from city centre.
M&J M
Activities: Horse breeding property with 2 stallions standing at stud. General help - painting, gardening & property tidying. Help with horses - grooming, handling etc. Horse riding available if a very experienced rider.
Comments: Couple, children have left home; 2 Boxer dogs & cat. Stay in own large room with shared bathroom. Pick-up from Christchurch 15 min or airport 10 min. Easy to get on with laid-back lifestyle.
Hobbies: Horses, outdoors & reading a good book.
C&D C
Activities: Daffodil and sheep farm. Tasks on farm and outings to local interest areas.
Comments: Templeton, 20min to city. Family undertakes study and part time work. No children in family. Visitors stay with family having own bathroom.
Hobbies: Reading, travel and gardening.
W&S C
Activities: Accommodation and open historic home plus gourmet preserves (Buoni Sapori) with organic produce from the estate. Housework and outdoor jobs: gardening, lawnmowing, weeding , wood cutting, and painting/maintenance of wooden buildings.
Comments: 4 children: primary to teenage; dog, cat, peahen and chickens. Stay in the lodge, so very high standard. Please NO smokers and no vegetarians. Our occupations are garden design and antique restoration. Fabulous views of Mt Hutt and The Alps - ski fields 30 min, Christchurch 45 min.
L&N C
Activities: Sheep 3000, deer 400 and beef 400 also 120 bull calves Aug-Nov. Help with every day stock work, and general farm maintenance. Also help in the house. We also run a farmstay cottage. Lambing late Sept, then tailing, drenching and shearing etc.
Comments: 3 children, 2 at boarding school. Visitors in our home with separate bathroom, or a family could stay in cottage, if some arrangement made in advance. Visiting children depend on number and age. Mountains, ski fields, lakes, rivers and fishing close. Fairlie 12 km with regular bus service, can pick up from here. In rolling hills with beautiful views from mountains to sea, native walk minutes down the road. Area around is popular for mountain biking.
Hobbies: Waterskiing, jet boating, golf, dog trialling and childrens sport.
S&E K
Activities: Very small farm plus cafe/retail shop. Main duties: gardening, mowing lawns, building maintenance, wood chopping, childcare, cooking, housework & feeding pets (sheep, cows & chickens).
Comments: 2 preschool children Guest's have own room and bathroom in new sleepout, meals with family. 8km from Fairlie with beautiful views of mountains. Close to 3 ski fields, Lake Opuha 10 min away. Pick up from Fairlie.
Hobbies: Ski-ing, tramping, walking, flying, cycling, patchwork, cross-stitch, getting away for holidays.
S&I C
Activities: Sheep, beef, deer on flat, rolling and tussockland. Stockwork, feeding out, gardening maintenance and household help also.
Comments: We live on main route 8 km from Fairlie. 2 hrs from Christchurch, near 3 great skifields, rivers and lakes. We have a small business with our self contained cottage. Visitors either live in this cottage if not in use or in sleepout by house. Family of 4 children (8-14 yr) involved in sport, community events and jet boating. We enjoy meeting people and appreciate help in return for stay.
R W
Activities: 3000 sheep, 100 cattle, 100 deer, chooks, working dogs & 1 horse. Daily “hands on” farm work, feeding, moving & handling animals. General farm maintenance, cooking & light housework. Work to suit skills (motorbike, tractor & horse if experienced).
Comments: I am on my own, 3 children at boarding school. Visitors have own room in family house. One part time helper on farm. Mt Dobson skifield, Tekapo and Fairlie all 20 min.
G&S K
Activities: 150 sheep, 20 cattle. Lambing (Aug/Sept), shearing (Nov/Dec), hay making, gardens, housework, fencing, wood cutting.
Comments: Interests jet boating salmon/trout fishing music, building and design. 2km to Geraldine. River, bush, skiing and winery nearby. Involved with home hosting/farm service too. Visitors have own bathroom. 1 hour to ski field.
S&J Deans
Activities: Small scale beef, 30ha forestry block, backpackers, bed & breakfast. Help with provision of our own food from farm, garden etc. Work depends on skills & strength - domestic chores, firewood, gardening, weed removal, fencing, stock work and forestry work.
Comments: Christian couple with 2 grown children. Variety of rooms available, negotiated according to circumstances and availability. Guests must respect our Christian values eg sleeping arrangements.
Hobbies: 16 foot Canadian canoe, horses (riding experience dependant), skiing, tramping, river swimming, sewing.
C&L P
Activities: Fruit, nut & olive orchard. Assist with orchard work, gardening, weeding, planting, harvesting, house cleaning, kitchen and laundry work.
Comments: Spectacular views of mountains and rivers. Stay in separate cottage with bathroom and shower. Many outdoor activities, near thermal hot pools. Pick up from Hanmer Springs, catch shuttle from Christchurch (book at i-site). Christchurch (shopping) & Kaikoura (whale watching) 1.5 hr.
Hobbies: Tramping, hot pools, horseback riding, river rafting, fishing & mountain biking.
N&M B
Activities: Beef lifestyle block - 50 steers, 2 dogs & 1 pet sheep. Developing the farm & garden. Help with feed cattle mow, lawns, watering, flower and vegetable gardening, collecting and placing stones from paddocks to garden, painting and general maintenance.
Comments: No children at home. Stay in self contained cottage with bathroom kitchen and laundry. 3 min off the State highway 7, Culverden, Hawarden and Waikari 10 min; Hanmer 40 min and Christchurch 1 hour. Bus to Christchurch goes past the end of the road. Can pick up and drop off in Christchurch with plenty of notice. Near tramping, mountain biking, horse riding, fishing, wineries, art galleries, swimming, tennis & golf. Closed till Sep 2008.
Hobbies: Oil/charcoal painting, river and sea fishing, tramping and gardening.
D F
Activities: Certified organic: beef, sheep, barley, wheat, peas, linseed. Also poultry, house-cow, vege garden. Need good fitness.
Comments: Household numbers vary with 4 permanent residents and 4 cats. Varied diet. Have own room. Within 1 hour of skiing, tramping, ballooning, gliding & golf. Meet bus at Darfield or Dunsandel, can collect from Christchurch Mondays.
Hobbies: Farm work, cricket, rifle shooting, handloom weaving, skiing & cooking.
D B
Activities: Horse breeding (non riding) deer and cattle. Harness racing.
Comments: 20 mins N of Christchurch by Waimakiriri river, bus stop at Belfast or Kaiapoi. 3 permanent farm staff, accommodation in one house with one other person.
Hobbies: Motorsport, rugby, fishing.
L&S P
Activities: Busy horse trekking business, ewes plus lambs, 140 deer, 27 horses, chooks, dogs, cats etc. Sheep handling - drenching, shearing, drafting, stock feeding, stock moving.
Comments: Renovated shearers quarters, visitors will have their own room. We have two fun loving and outgoing daughters. An interesting full lifestyle. Kaikoura has lots of sea & land activities. 15 min from Kaikoura (bus stop) – can collect and show you around while you stay.
Hobbies: Animals, handcrafts and enjoying life.
T&B T
Activities: Holiday accommodation business. Duties include gardening, cleaning units, etc. There are motels on site.
Comments: Visitors have own room and 3 meals a day. Opposite Pacific Ocean, 1km from town centre. Pick up at Kaikoura bus stop or train station. Bikes available. Kaikoura activities: whale watching, swimming with dolphins or seals, horse riding.
F&H H
Activities: Dairy, 700 cows. Milking, farm maintenance, general farm activities.
Comments: Stay in nearby house with 3 workers but meals with family. 2 preschool children. On river, near mountains but isolated.
C&G M
Activities: Lifestyle farm with main block separate from home with 2-3 motel cottages. Gardens, home duties, motel duties, painting etc.
Comments: Children at boarding school and abroad. Small town beside lake, near mountains. Riding experience is an advantage.
Hobbies: Horses/ponies, tennis, golf, waterskiing, snow skiing, hens, gardening native plants.
M&P M
Activities: Farm merino sheep and cattle on developed and tussockland. General farm work, gardening and household duties.
Comments: Main route half way between Christchurch and Queenstown, 27km from Lake Tekapo. Buses stop at gate or we can pick up from Tekapo or Twizel. Ski fields and lakes close by, fishing on property. Views of Mount Cook and ski fields from house. 4 children all at boarding school. Visitors stay in our home (1 double bed and own bathroom) or a cottage.
Hobbies: Water and snow skiing, jet boating, golf, race horses and watching the children’s sport.
D&M A
Activities: Sheep & cropping. Help with gardening, housework and lawns. May see hay making, grain harvesting & sheep stockwork.
Caring for pony club horses and working dogs. Horses able to be ridden by capable riders.
Comments: Children have left home. Separate accommodation but meals with family. Non smokers. 40 min to town (Christchurch).
Hobbies: Tennis and A&P shows.
M&B C
Activities: 360 cow dairy farm. At present creating a new garden around a new house. Wanting to cook would be great.
Comments: Stay in own room & own bathroom. Adult sons live close by. Nearest town is Lincoln, bus from Christchurch.
Hobbies: Running, rugby, fishing & cycling.
S L
Activities: Hobby farm, chooks, extensive garden & many fruit/nut trees. Help in garden (plant, harvest, weed), tree pruning, wood chopping, painting, building maintenance, cooking, housework, preserving. Handyperson experience useful for remodelling work.
Comments: I live alone but share facilities another couple living in another house on property very close by. You will stay in your own room in the house with that couple (John and Rachelle). We are outgoing professional people. Property has stream boundary. Christchurch 20 min, Lincoln 10 min. Cat friendly. Smoke free.
Hobbies: Organic gardening, quilting, travelling.
V&A M
Activities: Horse/pony breeding: Haflingers and Sportponies. Horse work plus gardening and property maintenance. Horses and ponies may be available to ride for experienced riders.
Comments: Professional couple with 1 teenager at home. Secluded and scenic property. We eat meat, smokers must smoke outside. Can pick up from Christchurch by arrangement. Visitors have daily access to Christchurch. Stay in a small room with quality bedding. Room may be shared with a friend or farmworker (same gender). Solid wood house, very warm in winter.
Hobbies: Horses & travel.
J S
Activities: I have 2 small ski lodges in Methven Mt Hutt Ski Village. Two Quick efficient worker needed with some experience for cleaning/bed making in mornings. Good telephone skills with reasonable English for taking bookings sometimes. Whole ski season 2004 (star
Comments: No couples in winter OK in summer. Accommodation, transport to Mt Hutt skifield, ski/snowboard storage on mountain provided. Suit someone who has a seasons ski pass and wants time to improve their snow skills.
JD & TB
Activities: High country farm, approx 11,000 stock units, merino sheep, beef cattle and deer. Help with day to day farmwork: mustering stock, gardening, tractor work, cooking for staff, childcare & caring for animals. Experienced horse people are often welcomed.
Comments: 2 young daughters, must be child friendly. Accommodation in shearer's quarters with own shower & toilet. Non smokers & no fussy eaters! Drivers license required. Please phone first. Oamaru 40 min.
Hobbies: Hunting, fishing, horse riding & showjumping.
J M
Activities: General house and garden work.
Comments: 2 children at home, 1 at boarding school. Have own room, shower and toilet. Can collect from nearest town is Timaru (25 mins away).
Hobbies: Walking, fishing, family sports, gardening, tennis.
S M
Activities: 2000 sheep – lamb & wool, 120 beef calves. Tasks: shearing, stock work, fencing, firewood, gardening and help in house.
Comments: Separate sleepout or room in house, share meals with us. Children left home. Nearest towns Fairlie & Timaru, 20 min; Tekapo & Geraldine 40 min. Grow our own vegetables & meat, fresh farm eggs.
M&R C
Activities: Backpackers, B&B and hobby farm. Firewood, possum trapping, thistle grubbing, building, labouring, lawn mowing, weed spraying, cooking, feeding animals, general farm work.
Comments: 1870 property in fabulous setting with bush and native birds. Internet available. Pick up from diamond harbour ferry from Christchurch.
Hobbies: Vegetable gardens, building/restoration, motorcycling, photography, trapping, pelt sales, animal work, energy self sufficiency.
C&K K
Activities: Hobby biodynamic farm. Breeding Highland Cattle, Gotland Sheep, milking goats, chicken, geese, pigs, horses, fruit trees and vege garden. Help with landscaping, cattle, horses, and all work inside and out.
Comments: Middle aged couple aiming self-sufficiency, make own cheese, bread, sausage, jam etc. Christchurch 45 min. Comfortable house with all amenities, elevated area with a very nice view.
Hobbies: Handcrafting, reading, fishing, hunting, skiing & music.
M&C B
Activities: “Fancy” lettuce grown in plastic shadehouses year round. 4 horses, 3 dogs & cat. Help 2 hr/day in garden & landscaping.
Comments: American Barn style home, 4 brms & 2 bathrooms. View of the alps, not too far from the nearest big town. Close to river for swimming etc, Mt Hutt ski field 45 min. Best of every season here.
Hobbies: Horses: trek (with tent), riding or gig.
WW & KG
Activities: Horse farm (harness racers, broodmares, foals, yearlings etc). Equine experience much welcomed and used. Paddock care (small tractor), basic gardening and .. we are into 'immaculate'.
Comments: W - horse trainer & farmer, K (fluent French) author, musicals-guru who races horses & travels. Cottage (dble bed, TV) & own bathroom. Rangiora 15 min (can collect when horses permit). Gay friendly, quiet lifestyle, eat simply, drink good wine, rarely entertain. Outdoor smokers ok, the big no-no is noise. Sep-Mar only.
C&M B
Activities: Market Garden growing a large range of fruit & vegetables for Farmers markets in Canterbury. Activities include planting and harvesting of crops, helping out at farmers markets.
Comments: Busy family with 2 preschool aged children. Weekends spent running stalls at local Farmers markets. Visitors have own room, with facilities shared with family. Can collect from Christchurch 35-40 min. Amberley & Rangiora 10 min, Waipara Wine region 20 min.
Hobbies: Snow skiing, mountain biking, rugby, scuba diving & beach going.
T&N J
Activities: Developing farmlet for dry stock (3 sheep, 27 bull calves) and 2 horses, guinea pigs & 1 cat. Help with fencing, clearing trees, painting, building, gardening and sometimes childminding. Can use most trades in some form, even bookwork!
Comments: We have 2 preschool children. Tricia works from home and on the farm. Nigel is an agronimist. Stay in a sleepout, double bed with own bathroom out by a swimming pool. Christchurch central 25 min. Akaroa peninsula (fishing) 1 hr, West Coast 3 hr, Mount Cook 5 hr. Will pick up and help out our visitors when I can.
Hobbies: Swimming, watching sport, BBQ dinners outside, dinning at restaurants, Horses and other animals.
L&J T
Activities: Lifestyle block, 3 sheep, 2 pet dogs & cat. Help with planting, landscaping, maintenance, vegetable garden, establishing fruit & olive trees. Propagate own native plants for use re-vegetating property.
Comments: Looks over plains to mountains. Christchurch 30 min, Mt.Hutt1˝ hr, Akaroa 40 min. Couple, adult children living away from home but visit. Have own room with bathroom & toilet.
Hobbies: Gardening, travelling, cooking, beer brewing, and films.
K&J W
Activities: Dairy farm: 800 cows. General farm work eg. feeding calves, getting cows, tidying farm, preparing meal, cleaning, cutting firewood, gardening, etc. We are looking for people like to experience dairy farming.
Comments: Married couple and preschool son, easy going people. We provide free meal & accommodation. Visitor has own room.
Hobbies: Hiking, fishing, skiing & badminton.
L M & I J
Activities: Free range pig farm: selling weaners. Helping feed pigs and maintaining herd. General farm maintenance and tree planting.
Comments: Non smokers. Non vegetarian couple. 5 mins to Highway at Makikihi. 1920’s farm house. 15 km to Waimate. Outdoor pigs do not stink!
Hobbies: Travel, literature and the arts.
SM & RY
Activities: Boutique wedding with Bed & Breakfast business in historic homestead with farm (sheep or horses grazing) & 5 ha gardens. Mainly assist with gardens and ground maintenance. Also may assist in the daily cleaning/maintenance of the homestead and church.
Comments: Stay in self-contained flat, all meals served in the main house. 10 min from Timaru centre, can pick-up from town centre.
P&L T
Activities: 3700 sheep, 150 cattle and some crop. Lambing Sept, tailing Oct, shear and wean Dec, haymaking in Jan and harvest Feb.
Comments: Two adult boys at home. Limestone outcrops and famous rock drawings in our valley. Timaru 32km, Fairlie 40km for bus. Pleasant Point 12 km nearest town. We have sleep-out with ensuite, all meals in house and live as family. Time off to travel and visit local attractions.
Hobbies: Horse riding (show horse and trekking), hunting, fishing and travel.
H&N F
Activities: Beef and sheep farm - general stockwork and maintenance. Gardening.
Comments: 2 children at boarding school. Visitors will have their own room & bathroom. 25 mins from Hanmer Springs (hot pools, horse trekking). Hanmer Connection bus from Christchurch - we can pick up from end of our road.
Hobbies: Tennis, skiing, gardening.
C R
Activities: Dairy farm, 400 cows, rearing 100 calves. Assist milking, feeding cows, rearing calves (begin early Aug), general repairs, maintenance, help with simple farm jobs, perhaps some gardening and cooking/cleaning.
Comments: Single man living alone. Accommodation in farm house, own big comfortable room. Pickup at nearest towns, Waimate and Oamaru or buses pass by front gate.
Hobbies: Surfing, snowboarding, hunting.
D&B S
Activities: Sheep & beef farm. Duties: gardening, horse riding, general farm work eg fencing, stock work, firewood & tree planting...
Comments: Young couple living in a spacious house with nice view and garden. Waimate township 2km. Central to lots of south island activities including hunting, skiing, fishing.
Hobbies: Horse riding.
S&R S
Activities: Mixed animals including horses plus home farmstay. General gardening, light farmwork, housework, and care of animals.
Comments: Work is varied, light and interesting. Car available with current drivers licence. Prefer reasonable English as we deal a lot with the public.
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