When you’re house sitting in New Zealand, the basic expectations are pretty straightforward: take care of the home, tend to any and all pets, and leave everything in the same condition you found it. However, the key to becoming a…
House Sitting In Tamahere
I started a brand new house sit yesterday. This one is on a lifestyle block in Tamahere, about 10kms south-east of Glenview New World, in Hamilton. This is my first time on this property. It’s a nice big house and…
Why Use House Sitters?
Over the last several years house sitting in New Zealand has become increasingly popular, not only with sitters themselves but also with homeowners. Because when they are planning to be away from their home for any period of time —…
House Sitting In Hamilton – Riverlea
I began another house sit yesterday. This is my first time at this particular property, and this one is located in the Riverlea suburb of Hamilton. It’s a cosy house and it gets plenty of good sunshine. The area is…
Should House Sitters Be Paid?
When New Zealand homeowners plan to be away, whether it be for just a couple of nights or for an extended period of time, many will decide to hire a house sitter to care for their property during their absence….
Lamb Time
When Kiwi house sitters are looking after lifestyle blocks in the rural areas of New Zealand, chances are they may have some sheep to care for, and even possibly some pregnant ewes who could lamb during the sitter’s stay. Such…
Pet Sitting And Medications
When you’ve accepted a house sitting job in NZ, one of the key chores that you could very well find yourself having to do as a sitter during your assignment is the administering of medical treatment to some (if not…
House Sitting In Pukekawa
Firstly, a very warm welcome to my very first post on my new blog. I should have launched a website like this years ago, but never mind – better late than never as the saying goes. Anyway, this is where…