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House Sitting Preferences
  • 0 - 1 week, 1 - 2 weeks
  • Dog(s), Cat(s), Fish, Bird(s), Rabbit(s)/Guinea Pig(s), Chickens/Ducks/Geese, Farm Animals, Horse(s)
Preferred Locations
  • North Island: Bay of Plenty - Rotorua
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  • 2024: 27Mar-30Sep

Active, retired ex farmers, love animals

62, Retired

65, Retired


THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR YOU, is to arrive home after your holiday and find that your home, animals and pets have been treated with love and all is as it should be.

We are a clean living couple, both non-smokers and usually only drink on special occasions.

We no longer have any pets as they have all got old and passed away which gives us the freedom to travel.

Because we were farmers we have experience in looking after the following animals: dairy cattle, dry stock cattle, deer, sheep, cats, dogs and the odd horse. Kevin is a very hands on practical person and possesses a large measure of commonsense which means he will be able to attend to things such as the water pump breaking down or an overflowing water trough. He is very observant and will pick up very quickly if an animal is "off colour".

We are lucky enough to live by the sea in Napier and now that we are retired and away from the daily grind of work we wish to see other parts of New Zealand.

Carolyn's hobbies are sewing for the grandchildren, mountain biking, boating and gardening. Kevin's hobbies are making stuff in the shed, mountain biking and sailing.

We are willing to look at rural, lifestyle or city situations.

Choose us and come home to find your property as you left it, spick and span and all tickety-boo.

Feel free to message us or ring for a chat.

Reviews (12)
Carolyn and Kevin were such great sitters and took amazing care of our house and dog. Communication was easy and they were super happy to accommodate our requests for looking after Penny. We returned to a clean house and happy dog. Would highly recommend!
 
ANNA (Pinehaven/Upper Hutt North Island, Jan 2024 - 1 week)
Carolyn and Kevin are a lovely couple who I highly recommend to anyone in need of housesitters. Their communication before and during the sit was great, my house and garden were very well cared for (in fact they were probably in a better state than when I left!). Most importantly I appreciated that my two dogs did not have to go to crowded kennels and were well cared for in their own home. Highly Recommended.
 
ALISON (Rotorua North Island, Dec 2023 - 1 week 2 nights)
Carolyn and Kevin looked after our house and cat and we were more than happy with them. They were sweet enough to organize the start of their stay so we could meet, and on our return the house was spotless and the cat happy! We have asked them to return for another house sit, and feel completely confident in them.
 
MARGARET (Matangi North Island, Sep 2023 - 6 nights)
This was our first experience using the site and there was no need for apprehension. Our review for Carolyn and Kevin is simply WOW! They are the perfect Housesitters. We met up prior to the planned sit. Carolyn and Kevin were very accommodating, friendly and trustworthy. The house and yard were immaculate on our return, even down to replacing the chocs we had left for them. Molly and Bob our two dogs were in good steed too. We have no hesitation in referring Carolyn and Kevin to others ... MORE
 
KATHY AND RUSSELL (Wanganui , May 2023 - 3 weeks)
Carolyn and Kevin were wonderful on their 8 day stay with our girls. We came home to 2 happy puppies..clean and tidy home..sheets washed and beds remain. I would definitely use them again to watch over our home and doggies! Thankyou!
 
PAULA (Owhata North Island, May 2023 - 1 week 2 days)
Thank you Carolyn and Kevin for taking such good care of our house and Whiskers. We came home to a beautifully clean house and happy cat! Carolyn and Kevin were fantastic with communication and we felt completely comfortable leaving our home in their care. We would love to have you back to housesit any time!
 
KATIE (Pinehaven North Island, Dec 2022 - 1 week 3 days)
Carolyn and Kevin contacted us after our urgent ad was put up due to our previous housesitter cancelling.. While speaking to Carolyn on the phone I was reassured our house and fur baby would be in safe and very capable hands. In fact Carolyn and Kevin far exceeded our expectations, they left our house cleaner than they found it it and Kevin even mowed our lawns! They are such a down to earth, lovely couple, I highly recommend them!
 
NIKKI (Springfield North Island, Oct 2022 - 1 week)
I'm reluctant to give Carolyn and Kevin the review they deserve as everyone will want them and they'll be too busy to come back to us! Quite simply, they were perfect. Practical, kind, friendly and calm. Bruce, our Border Terrier obviously loved them immediately. Our holiday house was left sparkling clean - they even washed our salty windows! We just hope they'll return. .. So does Bruce.
 
ELSPETH (Wellington North Island, Jul 2022 - 1 week 3 days)
Carolyn and Kevin are a lovely friendly couple who made us feel very happy and relaxed leaving them to look after our home and family of dogs and cat. They kept in contact each day to keep us up on how everything was going. We wouldn't hesitate to have them stay again and would definitely recommend them to look after other homes and pets. In fact we have recommended them to friends whose house they are looking after early next year. We met as strangers and feel we have made two new friends, ... MORE
 
JUDE (Riverstone Terraces North Island, Nov 2020 - 5 days)
No rating Thank you so much for kind remarks the house was left a immaculate and Louie was so happy . Wdd Ed would welcome you anytime
BEV (Lytton West North Island, Nov 2019 - 1 week 4 days)
Carolyn and Kevin are wonderfully friendly people and true animal lovers. We spoke a couple of times before our house sit and both Carolyn & Kevin were very thorough with clarifying what was required. We arrived home to a wonderfully clean house, very happy & healthy cats and Kevin had even managed to fix an area of our garden fencing that was damaged. Carolyn and Kevin are very thoughtful & respectful house sitters, they travel with a container full of their personal house hold items so ... MORE
 
JULIE (Hamilton North Island, Sep 2019 - 1 week 5 days)
Carolyn and Kevin did a fabulous job of taking care of our house and our fur babies. The house was immaculate when we returned home, the dogs had been very well cared for and had lots of long walks. Carolyn and Kevin are a lovely, friendly couple and were very obliging and great communicators. I would highly recommend them as Housesitters and would welcome them back to sit for us again. Thank you both for doing a fantastic job, we really appreciated it. Jill and George
 
JILL (Paekakariki North Island, Jul 2019 - 1 week 5 days)
 
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