This is where I’ve been living for the past week, farm sitting on a dairy farm in Kerephi, 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 At 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 At 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 At 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…
House Sitting In Huirangi
On to a new house sitting job. This one is a lifestyle block in Huirangi in the Taranaki region. The property is located about 11kms inland from Waitara. The homeowners have taken off for a roadtrip up to the Bay of Islands for a couple weeks to visit family and pursue some outdoor hobbies. I’m…
House Sitting In Hamilton – Enderley
I started a brand new house sitting job late yesterday afternoon. This one is located in Hamilton, in the suburb of Enderley. I’m here just for a few days to fill in a short window that I had in my schedule before the next property, which is due to start on January 28th. The Enderley…
House Sitting In Cambridge
Today is my first full day on a brand new house sitting job, following straight on from my previous one in Whatawhata which concluded last night. This property is a lifestyle block located about 6kms out of Cambridge and it’s really nice. It’s quite a rural oasis with lots of native and introduced trees surrounded…