House sitting is a privileged position of trust. When someone invites you to live in their home to take care of their property, possessions, and pets while they’re away, they’re placing a huge amount of trust in your reliability, respect, and judgment. The last thing you want to do is to let them down. When…
How You Show Up Matters
When it comes to house sitting, first impressions can count — and not just a little. Whether you’re turning up for a house sit interview or arriving to begin the sit itself, how you present yourself to the homeowners will leave a lasting impact with them. You may have glowing references and a thoughtful profile,…
Questions About The Pets
House sitting in New Zealand come with plenty of perks and interesting aspects, but (as I keep saying) they also come with a lot of responsibility. When you add pets into the mix, things get even more complicated. As a Kiwi house sitter, you will have tasks to perform each day, notes to remember, and…
House Sitting In Huirangi
My current house sit sees me back in Taranaki’s Huirangi area, and on the lifestyle block that I looked after for a couple weeks in the middle of summer. It’s located about 10 minutes west of Waitara, and it’s a 20 minute or so drive to New Plymouth. It’s my second sit here and it’s…
Lawn And Order
When most NZ house sitters think of house sitting, they probably imagine feeding a few pets, collecting the mail, keeping the house clean and tidy, watering a few pot plants, or walking the dog. But there’s another important aspect that sometimes gets forgotten – keeping the lawns mowed and the section tidy. It won’t matter…
House Sitting In Tauwhare
My five-week stay in Kerepehi has drawn to a close. The owners have returned from their trip to Germany and I’m now on a brand new house sit. This one is a lifestyle block in Tauwhare, a district in rural Waikato and about 10 minutes north of Cambridge and 15 minutes west of Hamilton. I…
Create A Winning Kiwi House Sitter Profile
House sitting websites are one of the most effective ways to finding house sitting jobs in NZ — whether you’re just starting out or looking to expand your opportunities. These platforms connect sitters with homeowners all over the country, making it easier than ever to land sits that suit your lifestyle. Because your profile is…
German Shorthaired Pointers
If you’re an experienced New Zealand house sitter and you like doggies, chances are you’ve already encountered a wide range of canine breeds, and these may have included German Shorthaired Pointers (GSPs). I seem to come across them quite often on my house sitting jobs. In just the past six months I’ve looked after two…
Don’t Be… Thunderstruck
When it comes to house sitting jobs in New Zealand thunderstorms can pose a few challenges. Unfortunately however, this aspect of looking after somebody’s home and pets is often overlooked by many Kiwi house sitters, and it can catch them off guard when the climatic chaos arrives to spook the homeowner’s animals and damage (if…
Who Pays For The Power?
When homeowners invite house sitters to live on their properties — whether it be for a few days or even several months — clarity around expectations is key. One of the most common points of confusion that can arise between New Zealand house sitters and homeowners is who should pay for the utilities for the…