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Permaculture project Tauranga, New Zealand
Help grow a sanctuary for plants, animals, people in NZ Āotearoa
What you offer
20h
- Hours per week
- Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.
- Building & Repairing
- Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
- Cleaning
- Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
- Animal Care
- Help look after and take care of animals.
- Gardening
- Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
What you get
4
- Days off per week
- Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.
- Tent
- You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.
- 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.
- 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 Tours
- We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!
- Permaculture Course
- Take part in our Permaculture course for free.
- Pick Up
- We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.
- 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
- 1 week
- Stay up to
- 3 weeks
The Experience
You will join our awesome friendly team of kaimahi and regular volunteers helping out with no-dig gardens, planting, harvesting, food-forest tasks, wetland restoration, weed management tasks, small building jobs, hosting day visitors and caring for our animals! Having good mobility and a reasonable fitness level would be required for most of the jobs you will be helping out with!
Learn moreRequirements
- Intermediate English
- Between 18 and 80 years old
- Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
- Travel insurance
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
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Hours & Tasks
Permaculture Project
Learning & Fun
How this experience will transform you
- 9 Meeting locals
- 9 Get in touch with nature
- 9 Learning about sustainability
- 8 Developing environmental awareness
- 8 Immersing in the local culture
- 5 Creating true social impact
This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals
- 10 15. Life on land
- 7 13. Climate action
- 4 10. Reduced inequalities
Kristína
Slovakia
I had the best time at the project Permaculure. I've spent three weeks volunteering for auntie and her community. She is one of the loveliest hosts, she is very kind and thoughtful. I felt like I was part of her family. Spending most of the month in the tent was an adventure I won't ever forget. I definitely recommend this place.
17 days ago
Rina replied
Thank you Kristína for chosing to come and volunteer at the farm and be apart of our community. You and Andrea are great workers and we loved having you both on our team and part of our community. You are both welcome to come back anytime. Enjoy the rest of your travels in Aotearoa! <3
Andrea
Slovakia
I stayed with my sister at the project for three weeks and it was a truly unique experience for both of us, which we wouldn't be able to find anywhere else. Auntie, how our host Rina called herself, is truly a warmhearted person, whom we liked from our first meeting. She created this amazing place, where you can learn a lot about Maori culture and living in a connection with nature. Volunteers sleep in a tent, which we both liked and viewed as an adventure under the stars. Our tasks were mostly focused on gardening and taking care of animals. We highly recommend!
21 days ago
Rina replied
I'm very happy that we had you and Kristina come to stay and volunteer with us Andrea! You are both lovely girtls and great workers and a pleasure to be around. You are both welcome here at the farm anytime. Enjoy the rest of your stay in Aotearoa <3
Tizia
Germany
I had the most amazing time staying at Napeke. The people are incredibly kind and helpful. The work is very reasonable and mostly consists of feeding the chickens, ducks and the cat, collecting eggs, watering plants, weeding and planting. The whole stay is community focused and you will meet, work alongside and learn from locals. I recommend it wholeheartedly!
3 months ago
Karl
Sweden
This was amazing, the hole crew at the project was great! The hole time we spent here we loved, we learned so much and had so fun! They were the nicest and best coworkers, and the were so welcoming and friendly! They were so generous and opened the place for us, we could live the real farm life and eat from the land! Would recommend this to everyone, if you have the luxury to come here, enjoy!
4 months ago
Joanna
Poland
What an amazing place! Auntie Rina created a truly special community and I feel so honoured to have been accepted into it with open arms for the short period of my stay. I learned new things about the local land and water management/conservation, the native plants and how to balance them with introduced species, and the associated challenges. Most of the time we worked alongside local volunteers, and their enthusiasm and dedication are infectious. The host has a heart of gold, and goes out of her way to care for everyone, and it was honestly humbling to watch her. It was really hard to leave!
4 months ago
Rina replied
Joanna is truly a beautiful person with a bubbly personality. She got on with everyone here at the farm. Joanna was a great worker who worked well with our team and other volunteers on a number of tasks. No task was too much for her. She is also well travelled on a pushbike which is how she arrived here. Therefore, an independent traveller in this case.
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