My Huirangi house sit has been completed and I’m straight on to my next place. I arrived here on July 29th and I’m here until August 10th while the owners spend some time down in Christchurch. This sit finds me in a small settlement called Mourea, which is about 15 minutes north of Rotorua 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…
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…
Farm Sitting In Kerepehi
This is where I’ve been living for the past week, farm sitting on a dairy farm in Kerepehi, which is located on the Hauraki Plains. I’m about 10kms from Ngatea, 20kms from Paeroa, and 30kms from Thames. I’m on this property until June 19th and I’m looking after the house and farm for a contract…
House Sitting At Lake Rotoehu
This is my current house sitting job. I arrived a couple days ago and will be here until May 10th, then it’s straight on to a new farm sit. This place is a really nice home situated near Lake Rotoehu, which is located between Rotorua and Whakatāne and is the smallest in a chain of…
Farm Sitting In Te Pahu
This is my first farm sitting job for the year. This is a small dairy farm located in Te Pahu, which is in the Waipa District of the Waikato, and not too far from Mount Pirongia. The area had a good dumping of rain around Saint Patrick’s Day so the farm is looking surprisingly green…
House Sitting In Longlands
This is my home for the next fortnight. It’s a small lifestyle block located in the semi-rural area of Longlands, which is just out of Hastings. The owners have taken off to Rarotonga with some friends. Longlands is a nice quiet area with quite a few orchards, and it’s only a short 3-minute drive from…
House Sitting In Puketapu
This is where I’m currently staying, a lifestyle block about 15 minutes north-west of Napier, in the Puketapu area. I’m here just for a few days to fill in a short gap in my house sitting schedule before my next property, which is just on the other side of Hastings, so it’s not too far…
House Sitting In Thames – Waiotahi
This is my current house sitting job. I arrived a few days ago and I’ll be staying here until March 29th. The home owners have gone for a tiki tour of the South Island where they plan to do a fair bit of tramping. This is a brand new property for me, and thus it’s…
House Sitting In Thames
This is my current house sitting job. This one is located in the Thames township. I arrived here on the evening of February 14th. It’s a compact and cosy 1950s house with a brand new sun deck, and with some other exterior renovations in progress. The pets consist of a couple nice kitty cats who…