Garden and home care in a beautiful setting close to Auckland
The experience
Every day with us will be different. We live on a 5-hectare farmlet with a big garden, a big house, and not much time. You can choose the tasks you do, whether you like weeding, mulching, trimming, planting, cleaning or helping with house maintenance. You can try a range of jobs according to your skills and interests.
What you offer
18 hours of help per week
Painting & Decorating:
Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.
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 22 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Program Details
We would like you to help us for 4 or 5 hours a day for 4 days a week. These hours are flexible. You can do long days and have more days off if you prefer. We are near lovely beaches and the city so there is lots to explore.
We will talk to you about the kind of work you enjoy, give you a list of jobs and show you what to do. If you have particular skills or interests, we will be guided by you.
You will have your own house on the property with its own kitchen, lounge and ensuite. You will also be welcome to join us in our house.
Activities & Shift
Working 18 hours a week with flexible hours there is plenty to do. The garden is very large and has run away with us. There are areas that need weeding, areas that need mulching, and some places that need replanting.
Around the house, there is routine maintenance if you are handy.
Inside the house, there are routine cleaning tasks.
You might enjoy feeding the chickens and playing with the dogs.
Rules
We have no rules. We will treat you with friendly, helpful respect and we find that volunteers treat us the same way