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Gardening and tidy up

5.0
(3 reviews)3

The experience

We need help in our 1-acre section, which has run away with us. You will help with hedges, cutting back bushes and small trees, preparing plant pots, clearing paths, moving small trees, and planting. About 5 hours a week will be spent inside the house doing basic cleaning. You should be able to work alone and with others, and be familiar with or happy to learn to use gardening and cleaning tools such as power washers.

What you offer

20 hours of help per week

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

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

What you get

3 days off per week

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.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Get free drinks or beverages.: Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

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

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

Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate Dutch

Over 20 years old

Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

You will be treated like a guest while you help us out. Our home is well set up, and the garden runs down to an estuary. We are near beautiful beaches and a bus ride from Auckland CBD. Check out our reviews to see what other volunteers said about us.

Activities & Shift

There are no set hours; we can work around each other, so you get plenty of freedom and time to explore our beaches and city.