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Help a sustainable project: This host contributes to building a better and more sustainable future for all!
Higher chance of approval: This host has recently approved volunteers and is looking for more applications.
Immerse yourself in the local culture: 2 travelers recommend this host for those looking for a local cultural immersion
Connect with nature: 2 travelers recommend this experience for reconnecting with nature
Accepts couples and pairs of volunteers

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What you offer

15h

Hours per week: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

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Availability

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Stay at least: 2 weeks

Stay up to: 12 weeks

The Experience

My wife (Kylie) and I (Richard) are looking for our next guests/helpers to assist us with the day-to-day running of our home, but mainly helping with repair and maintenance work on our organic dairy farm located near the township of Waihi with several beaches close by, the closest being less than 10 minutes away which is an awesome surfing beach although we don’t surf ourselves.

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Requirements

Intermediate English
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

Join the host in pursuit of these goals and contribute to building a better and more sustainable future for all.

Zero hunger

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.

Life on land

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems.

Partnerships for the goals

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.

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3 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Farm

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

2 Get in touch with nature
2 Immersing in the local culture
2 Practicing English
2 Meeting locals
2 Learning about sustainability
2 Developing environmental awareness

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

2 2. Zero hunger
2 15. Life on land
2 17. Partnerships for the goals

Hannah

Canada

Richard and Kylie were very welcoming and made me feel at home! I got to go to a couple town markets with them plus a dairy farmer get together to see another farm. You have lots of time to explore or do little day trips, plus they have lots of good recommendations in the area! The baby cows are really cute and all the cows got names! Beautiful piece of country land. Richard and Kylie know a ton about cows and are very good at explaining on what they do on the farm. Got to do some gardening too!

8 months ago

NAOMI

Mexico

I really enjoy this experience! the farm is amazing, the caws, the calves and Bernie (the dog) are beautiful/cute/funny, and Kylie and Richard are great hosts! They welcomed me as if I was at home, even invited me to spend some family time along with their children and took me to incredible spots! I wish I could have helped them more around the farm, because I had plenty of time off, but I cannot complain since I really had the chance to relax and enjoy the beautiful landscape. Kylie and Richard da remarkable job for the dairy industry! Loved their happy cows 🤗

9 months ago

Vanessa

United States

Kylie, Richard, and the cows were “sweet as!” Their passion and love for their animals is incredibly inspiring. I worked about 2-4 hours/day with work responsibilities typically comprising of feeding milk to calfs and had a lot of downtime the rest of the day! Even though the work was pretty minimal, I learned so much about the ins & outs of the dairy industry. They even took me on little sightseeing trips to see beautiful local spots, like the Gorge and Waihi Beach. The whole family is awesome to hangout with and they're more than happy to teach you about their vast knowledge of New Zealand!

10 months ago

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