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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), Chickens/Ducks/Geese, Farm Animals, Horse(s)
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  • South Island: ALL  
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Homegrown Kiwi Couple

Retired

Retired

A professional couple, now in our mid 60's we have moved into retirement and looking forward to a slower pace of life while travelling around New Zealand and the South Pacific. We have a rural background and are a friendly, reliable, resourceful and capable couple. Over the years we have owned a number of properties and these included several lifestyle blocks. We have always had cats and dogs as pets and are experienced with sheep, cattle, horses, pigs and chickens.

Reviews (17)
We highly recommend Maree and Mike. They are experienced house sitters who took excellent care of our house and cat. We came home to a very relaxed, happy cat, a clean warm home and tidy garden. Communication was excellent before and during the sit and they provided daily 'cat' updates which allowed us to enjoy our holiday without worrying. Hopefully we will be lucky enough to have Maree and Mike house sit for us in the future!
 
SALLY (Rangiora South Island, Apr 2024 - 1 week 1 night)
Maree and Mike are such lovely people. They came beforehand and met the dog and cat and made sure they knew exactly what we needed. Highly recommend!!
 
SHANNON (Rolleston South Island, Apr 2024 - 2 nights)
Due to a severe accident with my husband in critical condition in the hospital, the house sitting was cancelled. But I do want to mention how absolutely gracious even with offers to help us they were, whilst they missed out on something they really had been looking forward to. Great people !!
 
IETJE (Lyttelton South Island, Apr 2024 - 1 week)
We cannot speak highly enough of Mike and Maree, anyone would be lucky to have them. Absolutely faultless in every aspect, thank you both so much! Very respectful of your on way of doing things, great communication and the house was left immaculate.
 
JODI (Kaiapoi South Island, Apr 2024 - 5 nights)
Wow, where to start with Mike & Maree?! Right from initially connecting with Mike & Maree we knew how wonderful they were. They did an amazing job looking after our home and pets, going the extra mile taking our dogs for daily beach walks etc. We had regular updates while we were away, and returned to our home being spotless. We cannot recommend Mike & Maree more highly, they were simply wonderful! Thankyou again Mike & Maree!
 
JESS (Kaikoura South Island, Mar 2024 - 1 week)
My main priority is my animals and Mike and Maree provided exceptional care for them all. I really appreciated the communication and updates from them. They clearly have a love for animals, so I felt really reassured that my animals were in such good hands. They left the house very clean and tidy so it was really nice to come home to after being away. We’d have no hesitation in recommending Mike and Maree to anyone who is looking for a caring and thoughtful couple to look after their ... MORE
 
MONICA (Waitati South Island, Mar 2024 - 1 week 2 nights)
We felt very comfortable with Maree and Mike looking after Sassy and our home. Contact was made by Mike and Maree in timely manner and we found them very friendly and had 2 meetings with them prior to sit and communicated with us during the sit. House was clean tidy when we arrived home also found loaf of bread and fresh milk in the fridge. Would use them again
 
BEVERLEY (Rolleston South Island, Feb 2024 - 2 weeks 1 night)
I can't speak highly enough of Mike and Maree. I have never used Kiwi House Sitters before and was a little concerned at the prospect of doing so but my husband and I were so grateful that we found this couple. Our 6 year old dog, 16 week old (busy) puppy and 16 year old cat are not always straight forward but Mike and MAree were perfect for the job and attended to every need. Our wee border collie puppy was even taken to his regular puppy school. The house was immaculate on our return ... MORE
 
DIANE (Nelson Central South Island, Feb 2024 - 6 nights)
Mike and Maree looked after our house and cats for 4.5 months while we were in Thailand. I every sense of the word their housesitting was exceptional. They totally adopted both nervous cats and reported to us with photos on a regular basis. A couple of maintenance issues (plumbing) arose while we were away and they contacted our plumber and problem resolved within hours. On return, everything was shipshape. Their care was faultless. Would we ask them to house-sit for us again? ... In a ... MORE
 
ANN AND RORY (Halswell , Oct 2023 - 4 months)
Maree and Mike were great housesitters and we came home to a happy little dog. AND a very clean and tidy house. What fabulous sitters they were. We wouldnt hesitate to get them again, Thanks so very much
 
GLENDA (Christchurch South Island, Sep 2023 - 1 week 3 nights)
May 23 from 12th -26 th Mike and Marie were fabulous , before house sit they came and meet us and Maddie . Mike and Marie made every effort to make us feel comfortable with it being our first time using Kiwihousesitters. We came home to a beautiful clean and tidy home and a very happy Maddie :-) We appreciate the little extra thoughts .. milk, butter etc in fridge and the clean fireplace already to just light on our return :-) Would highly recommend Mike and Marie and will certainly ... MORE
 
DEBORA (Ōkiwi Bay South Island, May 2023 - 1 week 6 days)
Thanks for the great review. Maddie waiting outside, she was probably wanting to go to bed, LOL.
We have been very privileged to have Mike and Maree look after our lifestyle block while we were away. Our three precious dogs and 2 cats had every need met, and we returned home to very contented, happy animals. Cattle and farm chores were taken care of with expertise and competence. Nothing was a problem for this delightful, friendly couple. We returned to an immaculate property and cannot recommend Mike and Maree highly enough.
 
JO & RICHARD (Salisbury South Island, May 2023 - 1 week 2 days)
We can warmly recommend Mike and Maree, we couldn't have wished for better house sitters. Our property and animals (including dog, cat, horses, sheep and chickens) were very well looked after. Great communication throughout, an easygoing, thoughtful and practical couple that really went above and beyond, and we greatly appreciated having them here. Thank you so much!
 
TINA (Aniseed Valley South Island, Mar 2023 - 1 month 2 weeks)
Maree and Mike were a delight to have housesitting for us. Communication prior was great, the house, garden and Dougie (the cat) were well cared for. I would highly recommend them to housesit and wouldnt hesitate to have them back housesitting again if they are available.
 
MARIRLYN (Halswell South Island, Mar 2023 - 5 days)
Thank you Mike and Maree for looking after our house and gardens, our two horses and Ollie the cat while we were away. We came home to a very tidy house and happy pets. Mike and Maree were very willing to go the extra mile to make sure our home and pets were well looked after. They made great use of the electric wheelbarrow for the endless task of picking up what the two horses leave behind. Great communication and no problems. We would be delighted to have them stay in our home again.
 
DAVE (Otipua South Island, Feb 2023 - 2 weeks)
Maree and Mike were fantastic sitters! Warm, enthusiastic, easygoing but with great communication. I felt very comfortable leaving them in charge, and the place was beyond spotless when we got back — I didn't want to move back in! Would absolutely love to have them housesit again.
 
KAILA (Southshore South Island, Dec 2022 - 1 week 5 days)
Mike & Maree were lovely people to deal with and easy to communicate with, who followed all our instructions regarding the care of our property by mowing the lawns and keeping everything tidy as well as keeping our young calves well fed. They loved having fresh veggies from our tunnel house which they kept well watered. Buddy our dog was recovering from surgery and was looked after with kindness and they loved him to bits and spoilt him and even taking him to the vet for preventative care. We ... MORE
 
DICK & NICKIE (RETIRED) (RD2 Amberley South Island, Oct 2022 - 2 weeks 2 days)
 
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