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Gold (24mths)
House Sitting Preferences
  • 2 - 4 weeks, 1 - 2 months, 2 months +
  • Cat(s), Fish, Bird(s), Rabbit(s)/Guinea Pig(s), Chickens/Ducks/Geese, Reptile(s), Farm Animals, Horse(s)
  • Yes
Preferred Locations
  • South Island: ALL  

Reliable, Down to Earth & Animal-Lovers

28, Data Scientist

33, Joiner

- WE ARE CURRENTLY IN EUROPE -

Hi there!

We are Chris (33) and Sophie (28). We are originally from Germany and have been living in NZ for almost 1,5 years now. We really enjoy it down here!

I, Chris, am a trained joiner and have worked as an arborist in Germany and in NZ in the past years. I enjoy being outdoors and I am happy to help out with all different tasks around the house. I grew up with dogs and a cat.
I am conscientious, calm and thoughtful. I enjoy mountain biking, long beach walks and living close to nature.

I, Sophie, have just graduated with a master's degree in business informatics at a German university. I wrote my master's thesis remotly from various housesits in NZ.
I love having animals around and caring for them. I have experience especially with horses and dogs and feel comfortable with all sorts of farm animals as well. I grew up with family dogs and have experience with dog training. I have been horseback riding for almost 20 years so I am very confident handling horses.
I'm outgoing, open minded, curious, active and highly-motivated.

We are down to earth with a strong common sense. We consider ourselves as very reliable, honest and tidy. We are non smokers and have our own transportation. We would treat your home like ours!

We have traveled to multiple regions in NZ and enjoy housesitting a lot because we get the chance to live like a local.
We will relocate to Auckland mid February because of Sophie's new job and searching for longterm housesits. We would always prefer more remote and rural properties and dealing with commuting to CBD three days a week.

Feel free to reach out to us!

Cheers,
Chris and Sophie

Reviews (9)
Thanks so much to Sophie and Chris! We came home to a happy and looked after cat, and a really clean house. It was quite obvious to us that Sophie and Chris took care and consideration both in our home and in loving our cat. Thanks again so much and we look forward to hopefully seeing you again soon.
 
ARIEL (Howick North Island, Mar 2024 - 5 nights)
Really lovely couple, felt comfortable leaving them in charge of our farmlet and pets. Would highly recommend and have them stay again.
 
MELISSA (Puketaha North Island, May 2024 - 3 nights)
Sophie and Chris looked after our lifestyle block and menagerie for 5 weeks and did a great job - communication was good, place was clean when we got back and animals were happy, and they handled unexpected additional items like chasing round after out-of-stock feed without an issue. Thanks guys!
 
DAVID (Waiuku North Island, Mar 2024 - 1 month 1 week)
Sophie us a lovely house sitter, good communicator and took lovely care of out home. Thank you so much. All the best with your other home sits. Would use sophie again in a heart beat. Thank you
 
DAVID & MARGARITA (Glenfield North Island, Feb 2024 - 1 week 2 nights)
Sophie gave us the most stressful house sit we have ever experienced. Her communication was so poor that we twice offered to cancel our holiday and return home. The feeding instructions we left for the dogs were not followed. Sophie and Chris left without cleaning the guest bathroom that they used and we had to deal with rotten food/weeks old milk in the fridge. After years of having fantastic experiences with Kiwi House Sitters we are going to be a lot more thorough checking out prospective ... MORE
 
JULIE (Peninsula Bay South Island, Oct 2023 - 4 weeks)
We agree that this housesit has not been ideal for us either. After having four wonderful housesits across NZ we were not expecting to be disappointed that much. All we can say to this is that our perspective varies from yours. The duties and responsibilities we agreed to prior the housesit were ... MORE
Sophie and Chris did a wonderful job of caring for our house and dog while we were overseas for six weeks. Communication was easy, and we came back to a spotless house and a happy dog. I would highly recommend them and would not hesitate to have them back. Thanks guys, for allowing us to have a stress-free break!
 
MICHELLE (Lower Moutere South Island, Aug 2023 - 1 month 1 week)
Sophie was great with communication from the start to the finish. Our boy was well looked after and Sophie even administered his meds for us. The house was immaculate when we returned. We highly recommend Sophie.
 
ROCHELLE (Waerenga O Kuri North Island, Aug 2023 - 1 week 4 nights)
Chris and Sophie looked after our rural property for nearly 3 months. The arrangement couldn't have been easier. No dramas, great communication, and they clearly enjoyed their time in our home. We arrived back to it just as clean and tidy as we left it for them - it was just the way we like it. They're a lovely young couple, we enjoyed our engagement with them, and we have no hesitation in recommending them highly. If we escape somewhere again next winter, we'll definitely be checking ... MORE
 
SIMON (Rotorua North Island, May 2023 - 2 months 3 weeks)
These two were amazing and looked after our anxious dog very well. They kept us up to date with how he was and even took him to his favourite place the beach! The house was cleaner when we arrived home than what we left it. Very grateful for these two and the time they spent with our animals and looking after our whare. Thank you!
 
TASMYN (Gate Pa North Island, Apr 2023 - 4 weeks)
 
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