Don't just sit there -
Get a Housesitter!
We're a couple from New Zealand who enjoy housesitting so much we took our kids, then aged 7 and 10, on an 18-month trip to Hawaii, the UK, Portugal, France, Switzerland and Canada, housesitting most of the way.
So many great people, pets, stories and wonderful memories.
Now our kids are grown up and we're on our own but we're not scared. We love housesitting just as much and want to continue our journey.
Never Fear - a housesitter's here!
Are you ready for your next adventure?
Housesitting is the perfect solution for both owners and sitters.
You can leave your property and pets in capable hands while you jet-off to another dream destination, safe in the knowledge that both will be exactly as you left them when you return.
Let Leanne & Derek housesit for you while you enjoy that well-earned holiday. We'll take great care of your home, garden and your precious pets.
Over 10 years experience and excellent reviews.
We are members of Trusted Housesitters, Kiwi Housesitters and Aussie Housesitters.
Check out our profiles and full details of all our references.
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Here's a small selection of reviews from some of our housesits:-
"Leanne and Derek have been wonderful house-sitters, taking great care of my wee cat, and leaving the house immaculate." NZ
"Leanne and Derek are absolutely lovely. After a quick meeting as we headed out the door on holiday we were totally at ease knowing the house and our dog Woody and 2 guinea pigs were in great hands. Leanne sent us updates, pics and had great communication with us when we were away, and we came home to a beautiful clean house and clean sheets. Would highly recommend them to others." NZ
"Leanne and Derek provided excellent care for our pets, which include two dogs, a cat and some chickens. The House was left clean and tidy. Communication with Leanne and Derek was easy and timely. I can recommend them as reliable and trustworthy house sitters." Wales
"The Mackie family were really great housesitters. They took good care of the house when we went away and were wonderful with the animals, who really took to the whole family." Switzerland
"The Mackie family house sat for us again over Christmas. It was great having them back again. They did a great job of looking after the house and our many pets!" England
Our Background
Leanne is a Kiwi, born and bred, and grew up on a deer farm. She's been a community midwife since 2015 and loves it. Prior to that she worked as a ward nurse and then in the Emergency Department.
Derek is from Edinburgh, Scotland and worked as a geologist for 25 years, both in the UK and NZ. He emigrated to New Zealand in 1995 and met Leanne on his second day in the country!
The rest is history, as they say. After a short spell in Auckland we moved to the Waikato region of the North Island and settled in Hamilton, where we've lived for 20 years.
We have two kids, one of each, both in their late teens. Both have the travel bug and our daughter is planning to go to work in the UK soon.
We love travelling and discovered housesitting back in 2014 when we embarked on an 18-month overseas family adventure.
Homeschooling our kids, with particular emphasis on big-day-out local history lessons, we found staying in a real home, with pets to care for and play with, great for the kids....and ourselves. And there were the financial benefits of free accommodation, too.
We've also hosted many house-sitters over the years in our own home and made some really good friends along the way.
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