Bay of Plenty, North Island
Tauranga, Rotorua, Taupo, Opotiki
B H
Activities: Dairy farm. Feeding animals, small farm duties, gardening, cleaning, general helping hand.
Comments: Own room, Whakatane 5 min. Beach, hot pools & visit local school nearby. Large friendly extended family, bring a sense of humour.
Hobbies: Gardening, cooking, swimming, fishing, family activities.
B S
Activities: 180 dairy cows. Assist milking, feeding calves (spring), little bit of house work, gardens, general farm work.
Comments: I live alone in a new house on family farm, mountains on back door step. Rotorua, Whakatane & Taupo 45 min. Own room & bathroom. May assist with my parents down the road. House has big screen TV, many DVDs & a billiard room. Have travelled alot around Europe.
Hobbies: Out-doors, nature walks ,hot-pools, rugby.
SB & PM
Activities: Kiwifruit orchard. Duties: pruning & thinning.
Comments: We are have no kids and no special diets. Accomodation in separate cottage with all mod cons. Can pickup from bus at nearest town, Katikati.
Hobbies: Gardening, riding horses, equestrian interests (trekking, hunting & dressage).
EW & GT
Activities: Family estate. Help with maintenance of trees (olive, macadamia, avocado, walnut and more), planting of native grasses & shrubs along riverbank, general landscaping & landscape design. Three 2 week options: Oct - spring-time preparation/care of grounds.
Comments: Private room with private bathroom/shower & 3 meals/day for 5x 8 hour work days/week. Must love dogs (we have three). Agricultural studies & landscaping students especially welcome. Own transport essential. Waihi Beach 10 min, Auckland 90 min, Tauranga 30 min. Kiwifruit, avocados & olives are grown locally. Near surfing, kayaking, hiking, nature walks & thermal pools.
B&P W
Activities: Kiwifruit orchard. Assist with all activities in orchard, large house grounds, vegetable garden and cattle for own meat.
Comments: Couple in early 60’s no children at home but still out there doing it. No special diet, mostly self sufficient. Stay in own bedroom in an older style home complete with a wood burning cooker. Close to mountains & harbour, midway between Katikati & Tauranga. Pickup no problem.
Hobbies: Sailing (racing and cruising), fishing, hiking & exploring and our property.
C C
Activities: Horse trek business. Must be confident and skilled with horse handling and riding. Help with guided horse rides, horse care and grooming, weed eradication and general farm work. 4 hrs work/person
Comments: A room rented at the nearby Caravan Park beside Maketu Beach in return for about 4 hours labour. Things to do in Maketu... swimming, fishing, surfing, hiking and bird watching.
H&R A
Activities: Dairy farm 145 cows, some beef, sheep, poultry and 1 horse. Help with general farm work, milking for experienced helpers, irrigation work, housework and gardening.
Comments: Basic knowledge of English or German is required. 5 children (primary - teenage); visitors must love children. Excellent accommodation but no internet access. Only non smokers please. Fishing on farm with licence and own gear.
M H
Activities: 100 breeding cows, free range chickens, 1 rideable horse, 5 farm dogs cat. Year round help required. Trying to be organic. Varied work eg cleaning, gardening & general farm work. Learn 4 wheeler motorbike riding.
Comments: I live alone in the Waioeka Gorge Scenic Reserve. Vegetarians or meat eaters welcome. Pick up from bus at Opotiki 10 min away. Near horse riding, kayaking, nature walks, glow-worms, trout fishing, river swimming and beaches.
J D
Activities: Dairy farm, help with animal care and basic farm work (milking, feeding calves etc). Horse available for riding.
Comments: I live alone, visitors stay in a sleep-out separate from house. Ocean 3km for surfing, fishing and swimming. 1½ hr to Rotorua, Gisbourne and Tauranga.
Hobbies: Hunting, hiking, fishing and outdoor activities.
J & R H
Activities: Kiwifruit orchards. Most work in gardens eg weeding and mowing. Orchard work mostly by contractors.
Comments: Accommodation in the house, swimming pool available. Tauranga 10 km. Near Waipapa River with waterfall nearby.
Hobbies: Collecting military models, gardening, guiding at the Elms Mission House, overseas travel.
L P
Activities: Star Rating
Floriculture, avocados and dry stock. Help with propagation, weed control, planting,. gardening & general farm work. 4-8 hr work/day negotiable. 5-6 permanent staff with a manager who will help co-ordinate work.
Comments: Self contained flat, own bathroom, kitchen and wireless internet connection. 15min drive to Tauranga city, 5 min to Pahoia Beach, Kamai Ranges, waterfalls & hotpools. I am a professional living alone, sometimes away with business. Property has native bush, country & sea views.
Hobbies: Tramping, swimming, windsurfing, motorcycling, music, tennis, table tennis and snooker.
H&V V
Activities: We keep goats and run a Holiday Park: gardens, fern glade and camp sites. Help check goats daily, gardening (trimming hedges and shrubs, sweeping, planting flowers etc), keeping thermal stream clear, housekeeping of units and restaurant.
Comments: Children have left home. Accommodation in a tourist cabin with food provided, helpers prepare their own meals. Warm thermal stream runs through property. Broadband email & Internet available. On Highway 5, between Rotorua and Taupo, Intercity bus stop next door. Near many tourist attractions.
Hobbies: Gardening and fishing.
M&P G
Activities: Assist with sheep/cattle/goat husbandry. Helping clear a forest development block. Vege & flower gardening.
Comments: We eat well...own garden and meat. No smokers please! Extended family living/working on the farm. Stay in own room in the house. Can collect from either Taupo & Rotorua (half way between them). Swimming, camping at back of farm, rabbits possums & fish to hunt.
Hobbies: Singing group, drumming, training dogs, running, tramping, reading, socialising, gardening & Lions.
F&J P
Activities: Hobby farm. Help with weeding, planting and possible work in garden centre.
Comments: Straw bale cottage, central to thermal areas, half way between Rotorua and Taupo off State highway 5. No children at home, visitors stay in family home.
Hobbies: Classic motor cycling, spinning, gardening and walking.
J&K M
Activities: Hereford stud, sheep and calf rearing. Assist with household chores, gardening, take sons with disabilities for outings. *For the right person could be long term paid position or short term unpaid (work for board). Drivers licence & own transport essen
Comments: New house with spectacular views. Couple with 2 young adult sons with disablities, both active and fun loving. Eldest son lives with fiancé on farm. Stay in own room. Near skiing, fishing, swimming (lakes & beach) and tramping.
C&P W
Activities: 5 miniature horses, 2 dogs and aviary of birds.Help with animals, gardening and maybe housework.
Comments: 3 adults live here, we have no special diets. Have own room, share facilities. Halfway between Rotorua and Taupo, close to Oraki Korako thermal area. Can pick up from Rotorua or Taupo. Social drinkers and one smoker.
Hobbies: Horses (show in summer), sewing, music, motor bikes and cars, barbeques and hot pools.
P G & R G
Activities: Nursery, raising flower plants, weeding and repotting flowers. Picking and packing flowers and foliage for markets.
Comments: Have an adult son. Stay in self contained unit own bathroom. Lessons on potting wheel available. Tramping, cooking, chess. English lessons available. Vegetarians welcome. 20 min drive from city. Own transport helpful.
Hobbies: Reading, music and pottery, silk painting.
G&A F
Activities: Self sufficiency farm. Hydroponic glasshouse tomatoes, pigs, berry fruit, vegetables and work at native plant nursery.
Comments: Guests have own room and bathroom in large 3 storey home. Quiet locality. 30 mins to Tauranga, 45 mins to Rotorua.
A&V S
Activities: Kiwifruit orchard and native bush. Helping in household, gardening, help in orchard and developing a new block.
Comments: No children at home. We have no special diets, accommodation in our family home. Native bush and river for swimming on property. Tauranga 30 min. Prefer non-smoker.
Hobbies: Tramping, 4 wheel driving, garage sales, keeping up with family.
R&H E
Activities: Charter fishing boat business – daily trips fishing and sightseeing. Assist with cleaning and general maintenance. Opportunity to go on the trips at no charge. Also small self-contained homestay. Assist with cleaning, cooking if you enjoy that, gardening
Comments: We have 3 teenage children. We need an adaptable, outgoing, hardworking & willing person with initiative. Work about 6 hr/day with weekends free. We will show you around while you are here. Summer best time to visit. We live on the edge of Tauranga city which has night life, beach and a good bus service. We love meeting people and finding out about different cultures.
L&W E
Activities: Lifestyle block with passionfruit plants, fruit trees, 3 calves, 4 sheep, chickens and large vegetable garden. Orchard maintenance, pruning, gardening and childcare. Aim to be as self sufficient as possible. Making path to brook in 1 acre bush.
Comments: Stay in house or separate apartment. Can collect from Tauranga (15 min) or Katikati. We have a primary aged daughter, 2 small dogs part of the family. Access to computer, internet and spa pool. Non smokers only.
Hobbies: Beach house, gardening sharing culture and interests with visitors.
T&D S
Activities: Eco-Tourism with accommodation, small flock sheep, rainforest tracks, 2 acre gardens. Tasks (6 hr/day): weed control, track maintenance, pest control, gardening and lawn mowing.
Comments: No smoking - smoke free property. 3 teenage children. Visitor has own room in outside guest room with ensuite - no T.V. Tea/Coffee provided. Breakfast provided – sometimes other meals - microwave cooker available for use. All working guests receive evening glow worm tour. We have rainforest walks and tennis court. Tauranga 25 min, suits own transport as no bus route.
Hobbies: Conservationists, bush & bird lovers, health activists, singers, songwriters, musicians, trampers, sheep breeding.
C&J B
Activities: Lifestyle block – 10 cows, lime and tamarillo orchard plus export of Leucospernums. Light farm work, housework, weeding, pruning of flowers and helping to export them March, April, October and November. Raising calves August and September.
Comments: We have 2 girls under 10 years. No smokers or vegetarians. 30 min from Rotorua, Te Puke and Whakatane, 45 min from Tauranga. Can pick up from Te Puke. Must like children, gardening and light housework. We have a swimming pool.
J&D B
Activities: Kiwifruit seedlings, mandarins, park like garden, greenhouses, hens, a cow, sheep and pigs. Weeding, pruning, picking, gardening, handyman, feeding animals. Could build accommodation hut if skills.
Comments: Homeschool our 2 primary school aged children. Stay in caravan, suit family, couple or single. TePuke has bee product processing plant and kiwifruit industry. Beach 3km, Tauranga and Mt Maunganui 30mins, Whakatane 50mins, Rotorua 45mins. Can arrange to pick up from bus stops.
Hobbies: Landmark education, fishing, kayaking, homeschooling and Girl Guides.
S&K W
Activities: Orchard work, gardening, we also have horses and ride all year round.
Comments: One adult child at home. Prefer to pick up from Te Puke but can collect from Tauranga or Rotorua. Visitors will have their own bedroom.
Hobbies: Fishing and horse riding.
G&S M, Te Puke
Activities: Mainly horse work: mucking out and feeding out. Possibly some house duties, cooking and cleaning etc. Some riding available if experienced. Possibly some kiwifruit work depending on season.
Comments: 4 children at home. Visitors have own room. nearest town Te Puke, 20km or Tauranga 60km.
Hobbies: Horse riding.
S F
Activities: Not a farm. Gardening help required.
Comments: Husband and wife at home - children have flown the nest. Visitors will have own room. Homestead is 5 mins walk from Whakatane town centre and beach 10 mins drive.
Hobbies: sport, soccer, squash.
M&W A
Activities: Olive grove, chickens and a few cows for our own use. Olive Grove - pruning, mowing grass, picking fruit. House - cleaning, cooking. Children - baby sitting, teaching Spanish. Must be a native Spanish speaker to teach our family Spanish.
Comments: Luxury home with extensive ocean views. Own large double bedroom, with bathroom & toilet. 3 children at kindergarten and school. Neighbours: horses, alpacas, sheep & dairy cows. Whakatane 10 min, limited bus service, transport to town possible at times.
Hobbies: Fishing, hunting, small catamaran sailing, road bicycles, golf clubs, Petanque, TV movies.
S D
Activities: Breeding & showing Appaloosa & Quarterhorses. Handling young stock, riding show horses, cleaning stables/paddocks & general farm work. Also cats, dogs and some cattle. Sep-Dec Foaling & breeding (mares & 3 stallions). Horse shows Dec-Apr.
Comments: I live with my daughter. Live in family home with own room. Beach 10min, Whakatane & Rotorua lakes 20min, Rotorua 45min, Lake Taupo 1½hr, Tauranga and Mount 1hr. Pick up from Kawerau (nearest town).
Hobbies: Showing & breeding horses.
P& S I
Activities: Dairy Farm. Work at morning milking and assist moving cows and other farm duties for 5 hours daily maximum. 2 or 4 wheel motorbike riding daily as part of job. Afternoons free, extensive horse riding available for recreation.
Comments: 2 young children. Own room in family home. Nearest towns: Whakatane & Te Puke.
Hobbies: Horse riding.
B&T C
Activities: Dry stock farm, sheep, cows, bulls, horses. Work would include horse riding and handling. Riding a 4 wheeler motorbike. Hill country farm on the coast. Gardening would be another job.
Comments: Cottage available. Family has grown up & left home.
Hobbies: Competition dressage, working hunter, and hunt in winter.
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