Canterbury
House Sitting Jobs in Canterbury, New Zealand
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Christchurch, Canterbury
Seeking house sitter to look after ...
We have a lovely single-story home with a small garden, located in a great location close to all- 29th Aug 2023 - 30th Sep 2023
- 32 days
- House
- Yes
- Yes
Ohoka, Canterbury
Tangleby
I am needing a house sitter to care for our 6 cats from Monday 13 February to Thursday- 13th Feb 2023 - 23rd Feb 2023
- 10 days
- House
- Yes
- No
Otaio, Canterbury
Lifestyle Block
Looking for housesitter to look afte 7.5 acre block with 2 house dogs, 1 horse, 2 sheep and- 7th May 2023 - 13th Jul 2023
- 67 days
- House
- Yes
- No
Darfield, Canterbury
Lifestyle Property with Pets
Very late notice but we would love a house sitter to look after our 10acre lifestyle property plus- 23rd Dec 2022 - 2nd Jan 2023
- 10 days
- Farm House
- Yes
- No
Christchurch, Canterbury
Freehold home
I am looking for someone to care for my two lovely cats and be able to look after- 26th Dec 2022 - 8th Jan 2023
- 13 days
- House
- Yes
- Yes
Hurunui, Canterbury
Relaxing house stay
We are looking for a very honest, kind person or couple to house sit our lovely modern home- 29th Nov 2022 - 12th Jan 2023
- 44 days
- Farm House
- Yes
- Yes
Dunsandel, Canterbury
House sitter
We have 2 dogs, 1 cat and 9 chooks. The dogs are friendly and both have wi red- 26th Nov 2022 - 16th Dec 2022
- 20 days
- Farm House
- Yes
- No
Ashburton, Canterbury
Ashburton 13 Dec – 17 Jan
A lifestyle block on a quite street close to town. Older but comfortable 3 bedroom house with 1- 13th Dec 2022 - 17th Jan 2023
- 35 days
- House
- Yes
- No
Methven, Canterbury
4-5 week housesitting in a brand ne...
Our new build will be complete just before we head away in December. We would love for an- 20th Dec 2022 - 20th Jan 2023
- 31 days
- House
- Yes
- No
Christchurch, Canterbury
Fabulous garden and sneaky cat
Hi everyone, We have a lovely home in Wigram, Christchurch opposite Te Kahu Park. We have lovely gardens- 23rd Dec 2022 - 28th Dec 2022
- 5 days
- House
- Yes
- No
Christchurch, Canterbury
Housesit Xmas 22
Hi we are in need of a cat and 2 dogs sitter over the Xmas period. We live- 26th Dec 2022 - 3rd Jan 2023
- 8 days
- House
- Yes
- No
Christchurch, Canterbury
Housesit August 22
Hi we are in need of a cat and 2 dogs sitter from 30th July – 5th August.- 30th Jul 2022 - 5th Aug 2022
- 6 days
- House
- Yes
- No
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Cities & Areas for House Sitting in Canterbury
- Amberley 
- Ashburton 
- Ashwick Flat 
- Broomfield 
- BURNHAM 
- Cheviot 
- Christchurch 
- Claremont 
- Coalgate 
- Cust 
- Darfield 
- Diamond Harbour 
- Domett 
- Dunsandel 
- Eyrewell Forest 
- Fairlie 
- Fernside 
- Flaxton 
- Gore Bay 
- Hakataramea Valley 
- Hurunui 
- Kaiapoi 
- KAIKOURA 
- Kirwee 
- Lake Coleridge 
- Lake Pearson 
- Leeston 
- Lincoln 
- Loburn 
- Lyttelton 
- Methven 
- Ohoka 
- Okuku 
- Oxford 
- Peel Forest 
- Pleasant point 
- Prebbleton 
- Rangiora 
- Rolleston 
- Sheffield 
- Springston 
- Swannanoa 
- Temuka 
- Waikuku Beach 
- Waimate 
- West Melton 
- Woodend