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House Sitting Preferences
  • 0 - 1 week, 1 - 2 weeks, 2 - 4 weeks, 1 - 2 months, 2 months +
  • Dog(s), Cat(s), Fish, Bird(s), Rabbit(s)/Guinea Pig(s), Reptile(s), Farm Animals, Horse(s)
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  • South Island: Canterbury (Timaru, Waimate)  
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  • 2024: 19 Dec - 11 Jan 2025 | 2025: 1-28 Feb | 16-20 Mar | 23 Mar - 6 Apr | 21 Apr - 5 May | 6 Jun - 10 Jul | 24 Jul - 10 Sep | 24 Sep - 4 Nov
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The quiet life

66, Retired parks officer

62, Retired cashier

Couple married for 45 years. We are now empty nesters with our 3 daughters married and living in different countries. After holidaying in NZ several times, we have now shifted to the South Island to live permanently. We are quiet living, non smoking, out door people who love gardening. We would like to get a long term sit if available, even 3 to 6 months, or longer, but would be happy to consider all offers. We would also be interested in considering a permanent caretaker position.

Reviews (17)
Kate and William did a fantastic job of looking after our home and Lily. Communication prior, and during the sit was great and left us feeling at ease that everything was going smoothly. The house was left sparkling clean from top to bottom, and Lily was relaxed and happy. The nice little touch’s such as planting some vegetables and flowers in the garden and cleaning the oven was truly appreciated. We would not hesitate to have them as house/pet sitters again and would highly recommend them ... MORE
 
BRIAN AND BRONWYN (Timaru South Island, Jul 2023 - 1 month 2 weeks - 2 of 2 endorsements from this owner )
Bill and Kaye were absolutely fantastic hosue sitters. Great people would did a grat job of looking after our pets who were very happy on our return. The house was sparking clean and they even did a great job of tidying up the garden. Would highly reccomend them to anyone looking for House/pet sitters.
 
HARRY (Lower Hadlow South Island, Sep 2024 - 6 nights)
As first time users of this service we were very lucky to have Bill and Kaye agree to house sit for us. Our elderly cat Rosie has some health issues so we were a little concerned leaving her but we came home to a very happy and healthy girl. The sheep and chooks were fed and checked daily. There were several updates with photos and videos which was very reassuring and made it much easier to enjoy our holiday knowing everyone at home was being well looked after. We arrived home late after a ... MORE
 
SUZANNE (Claremont , Sep 2024 - 1 week 1 night)
This is the second time we have been lucky enough to have Kay and Bill house sit for us. You couldn't ask for better sitters, we cannot recommend them highly enough. Communication prior and during the sit is great and leaves you feeling comfortable leaving your fur babies. We came home to very happy puppies and a spotless house. Thank you so much Kay and Bill. Warm regards, Brian and Bronwyn.
 
BRIAN AND BRONWYN (Timaru Central , Aug 2024 - 1 week 2 nights - 1 of 2 endorsements from this owner )
Thanks again to the wonderful William and Kate! This is the second time we've been lucky to have this lovely couple petsit our (rather anxious) schnoodle. As per last time, we came back to a super spotless home and very well cared for pet. Thanks again team!
 
KATE (Timaru , Jul 2024 - 1 week 1 night - 1 of 2 endorsements from this owner )
First tine users of this site, we could not gave picked a better couple. Fabulous in every way. Communication before , during & after our trip meant a worry free holiday for us & our wee dog was able to stay in her own home & be looked after in style she's used to ie: spoilt rotten with cuddles 😀. Arriving home to spotless house is just the best feeling after long journey home. Thanks Kate & William for everything, cannot recommend them highly enough!
 
RAEWYN (46 Spring Road , May 2024 - 4 weeks)
Will and Kaye were great. They popped around a few days before to meet Rusty and us and check out house things. They had set up a messaging chat so we could communicate easily and sent photos and chats through about Rusty. They left the house fabulously clean and had even trimmed the teucrium hedge (which was looking a little wild prior to its winter hairdo). Rusty was happy and well looked after. Thanks both Mandy
 
MANDY (Waikawa South Island, May 2024 - 1 week 5 nights)
We were very fortunate to have Bill and Kaye look after our home while we were away overseas for 3 months. We came home to a very clean house, our garden looking beautiful and some new plantings they have done for us on our rock wall. Communication was excellent and we felt extremely comfortable in having them live in our home for the 3 months. We highly recommend them to anyone wanting peace of mind when leaving your most valuable asset in the care of someone else while you travel etc. ... MORE
 
LEANNE (Gleniti , Jan 2024 - 3 months)
We couldn’t have wished for better house sitters! Kaye and Bill took amazing care of our two cats, house and garden. Our house was beautifully clean after our return and our garden has never looked better! They did so much work in the garden, went above and beyond and even planted flowers, potatoes, tomatoes, leeks, chives,…. Our cats were very happy. Kaye and Bill are wonderful people and did an amazing job. We couldn’t recommend them more highly.
 
GLEN (Timaru South Island, Nov 2023 - 2 months 1 week)
We were incredibly lucky to have Will and Kate look after our house and wee dog while away overseas on a family trip! We couldn’t have left our schnoodle Freddie in any better hands and our house and garden was stunning upon return! Will and Kate - thank you SO much for all your care, gardening and cleaning but -most importantly -for all the special attention and cuddles for Freddie! You made our big trip so much more relaxing and enjoyable knowing Freddie was also having a lovely time with ... MORE
 
KATE (Timaru South Island, Sep 2023 - 4 weeks - 2 of 2 endorsements from this owner )
Lucky to have such excellent house sitter house was immaculate cat were well fed and looked after. Odd jobs were done around the house that was wonderful. Would highly recommend as wonderful people and fantastic house sitters
 
TERRY (Pleasant Point South Island, Jun 2023 - 2 weeks 6 days)
First time using this site and we definitely got the best house sitters with Bill & Kaye. Daily updates & videos of our fur babies kept us reassured they were in safe, kind & caring hands. Upon our return our home was immaculate, super clean & tidy. The gardens were in much better condition than how we left them and we even came home to a newly planted vege garden. The animals definitely missed Bill & Kaye for days after they left. Would highly recommend Bill & Kaye - they are amazing
 
NICKI (Rolleston South Island, Dec 2021 - 2 weeks 3 days)
Thank you Nicki, Adam, and family for such a lovely review. We missed Lulu
Will and Kate were the perfect house sitters. They went above and beyond to leave our home spotless and even weeded our neglected veggie garden and planned new herbs, veg and flowers for us. They took time to play with Rambo and to send us lots of pictures and keep in touch. You'll be lucky to have them come stay.
 
JENNY (Christchurch - Somerfield South Island, Dec 2020 - 2 weeks)
William and Kaye came to look after our place (and our two dachsunds) in Wavell Heights, Brisbane from mid March to Mid April 2020. Soon after our trip began Covid-19 struck and started messing up our travel plans and forcing us to return 2 weeks early. It was a very harrowing time for us having to deal with the worry and uncertainty of getting home safely from Europe. Thankfully we did not have to worry about our dogs and our house back in Brisbane though because Bill and Kaye did such an ... MORE
 
CHRIS (Wavell Heights QLD, Mar 2020 - 3 weeks) From Aussie House Sitters
Bill and Kay put our mind at ease from the moment we met them. Having someone look after your house and cats for the very first time is always nerve racking! They house sat for two weeks and looked after our two cats Luna and Neyo. They kept us up to date on the cats while we were away which we really appreciated. The best part was coming home and finding our house cleaner than we had left it (and we do keep our house very tidy!) They went over and beyond our expectations for house sitters and ... MORE
 
DANILYN (Timaru South Island, Dec 2019 - 1 week 6 days)
Bill & Kaye house sat and minded our dog Alfie for three months while we were travelling overseas. We came home to an immaculately clean and tidy house, great garden and a very happy dog that seemed to have forgotten who we were. We chose Bill and Kaye from on Line references and had not met them prior to their arrival . Once again thank you both - we would rec. William and Kaye to any Home Sitting position. Kevin, Lou (and Alfie) Smith
 
LOU (Kaikoura South Island, Jun 2019 - 3 months)
No rating Bill and Kaye were the most realiable housesiiter you could ever come across. They left the house cleaner than when I left it and had worked hard in the garden as had only asked them to water it. We were very grateful for all the work they did around our house and would recommend for housesitting. This was the first time we have used this site and Bill and Kaye did not let us down. They were great at communicating while we were away. The animals were well looked after as well. We can not Thank ... MORE
ANDREA (Cave South Island, Jan 2018 - 1 week 2 days)
 
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