Hi, and thanks for your interested in becoming a farmstay host with NZ Study Tours!
NZ Study Tours operates a variety of farmstay programs in the Bay of Plenty and Waikato. One of these programs is to cater for International student group farmstays.
Student Groups Farmstays
Students are predominantly aged from 13 to 18. During their visit to New Zealand a 2 or 3 night farmstay will be included in their itinerary. 3-4 students stay at each farm depending on the group’s request and size.
During the Farmstay, hosts are required to;
Provide a relaxing family home environment.
Guests will be looking forward to staying with you and experiencing your farming lifestyle. A relaxed atmosphere without too many changes to your normal way of life is the best hosting environment.
Include the guests in the daily breakfast, lunch & dinner meals.
Include the guests in the daily breakfast, lunch & dinner meals. Include the guests in the daily breakfast, lunch & dinner meals. All meals during the guests stay at your home are included. If you are planning an outing you must still provide the meal. (e.g. lunch picnic)
Provide the guests with their own bedroom, comfortable bedding and adequate privacy.
Provide the guests with their own bedroom, comfortable bedding and adequate privacy.
A bed is required for every guest however they may share a room.
Involve the guests with farming work
The highlight of the Farmstay is to be involved with farm animals. This could be in any form from just moving stock and feeding out to helping in the milking or shearing sheds. If you know guests are coming you may like to save a special chore that you think would interest the guests for when they are staying with you.
Transport
Hosts are required to collect their guests on the arrival day and drop them back to designated meeting locations on the departure day.
Payments
Hosting fees are paid once the farmstay has been commenced. Fees are paid by internet banking. GST may be added and an GST invoice is required.
Arrivals and Departures
In most cases guest will arrive mid afternoon to evening on the first night and depart by mid morning on the final day.
Apply now or send us an enquiry
Police Vetting
Police vetting is required to be completed by all members of the household over the age of 18yrs. On the Police Vetting form, Page 1 is for NZ Study Tours to complete. All you have to do is complete page 2 and then on page 3 enter your name, date and sign either digitally or print and sign.
A separate form for every person in your home over the age of 18yrs is required.
Student Group Farmstay Host Conditions
- As a host family, we ask that you take the guest into your home and treat them as a member of your family for the duration of the arranged stay. Introduce the guest to your normal family home environment; include them on farming routines and other activities.
- All meals during the student group farmstay must be provided by the host.
- Guests must be provided with their own bedroom (guests may share a room with each other) a good quality bed and bedding appropriate to the season and have adequate privacy.
- Transport must be provided to meet coaches for arrival and departure.
- Families may be registered with homestay organisations other than NZ Study Tours, but two guests of the same nationality may not be hosted together from different organisations at the same time.
- If hosting another guest at the same time hosts must notify NZ Study Tours before the stay commences. They must not be the same nationality as the guests from NZ Study Tours.
- NZ Study Tours must be contacted immediately in the event of a situation regarding the guests wellbeing. That includes any accidents or incidents involving the guest whether at home or not, and whether there was any injury or not. If the guest is having any problems or the host family suspects a problem of any kind, NZ Study Tours must be contacted immediately.
- Activities on the farm should be kept at a safe level and good supervision is required when operating any machinery or using equipment. We trust hosts to use common sense with any activities during the homestay. Above all keep it safe and enjoyable.
- In any circumstance where the guest stays away at a different location from the registered address of the host family during the arranged stay, it is the host family’s responsibility to be aware of where the guest will be staying and if possible an emergency contact telephone number. At all times NZ Study Tours must be able to contact guests wherever they may be, in the case of an emergency.
- NZ Study Tours reserves the right to relocate the guest to alternative accommodation at any time without notice.