🌿 Help Prepare a Peaceful Home in Hawke’s Bay

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Connect with nature: 11 travelers recommend this experience for reconnecting with nature
Connect with international travelers: 10 travelers recommend this host to meet travelers from all around the world
Accepts couples and pairs of volunteers

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What you offer

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

Pet Sitting: Taking care of and looking after pets.

Cooking: Choose the menu, pick ingredients and cook delicious dishes.

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

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.

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

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space 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: 5 days

The Experience

Need help getting my rural Hawke’s Bay retreat ready for sale. It’s a peaceful spot with lovely views, private downstairs area. Tasks: mainly gardening (weather permitting), general upkeep and household chores. You’ll have a comfy private room, with shared kitchen/living room, flexible hours, plenty of good times: BBQs, bonfires, stargazing, and exploring the area. If you enjoy outdoors, hands-on work and good company, I’d love to hear from you.

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Requirements

Fluent English or Fluent German
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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12 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Homestay

5.0

Learning & Fun

4.5

How this experience will transform you

11 Get in touch with nature
10 Meeting international travelers
6 Practicing English
5 Learning about sustainability
5 Developing environmental awareness
3 Meeting locals

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

6 12. Responsible consumption and production
4 3. Good health and well-being
3 13. Climate action

Quinn

United States

Andre was an awesome host and has such a beautiful property! His dog is so sweet and very fun to play with. The tasks were easy to do and once you get them done, you have time to explore and hangout the rest of the day. It was cool to meet other volunteers and I enjoyed my time volunteering with Andre.

10 days ago

Luka

Germany

I loved my time there. Andre was a super Host, and especially hinata (the dog). It was a nice place to stay and the amount of work was perfect and pretty easy to learn. I did a little bit of gardening and housecleaning, and had a lot of freetime. There were other travellers so you got to meet other people and just have a good time. Would really recommend this place.

10 days ago

Katia

Belgium

We had a very comfortabel place at Andres, we mainly did gardening and house cleaning tasks. The area itself was remote, so it was less convenient to do something in the area. But Andre was flexible to drop us off and pick us up somewhere during our days off. Andre was friendly and we had a lot of food to eat!

21 days ago

Rosemary

Canada

Andre and Hinata 🐕 were amazing hosts! They were welcoming and accommodating to our needs. The tasks were simple, and Andre was always helpful when I had questions. The workload was not heavy, leaving us with plenty of time and space to relax. The tasks were mainly cutting grass with the lawnmower or the weed whacker and cleaning up the house. This was a really fun experience. Wishing you the best Andre!

22 days ago

Natalie

Canada

The property is lovely, with a nearby river that's great for swimming. It's remote, but Andre was very willing to give us a lift where we needed to go. He took us for a hike by Te Mata Peak, which I recommend. He's very flexible with the hours, and the work is pleasant. The dog is great too!

22 days ago

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