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New Zealand's largest pet and house sitting community - kiwihousesitters.co.nz

· 1 month ago

Buy if you're in New Zealand and need live-in pet/house care while travelling — $89/year is cheap versus catteries. Skip if you're outside NZ or want paid, insured professional sitters.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~18 public sources; several low-quality job-aggregator results were discarded as noise.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo usability evidence in reviewed sources
  • Feature depthNo feature evidence; standard marketplace
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

$89 / 12 months

House sitter membership

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly fees4.9/5
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • NZ pet owners travelling
  • Budget travellers wanting free accommodation
  • Sitters seeking free stays
  • Long absences needing live-in care

Not for

  • Anyone outside New Zealand
  • People wanting paid, insured professional sitters
  • Users expecting guaranteed sitter placement
  • Businesses — consumer marketplace only

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Overseas sitter reported suspension while mid-assignment

low

Guess: homeowners also pay a fee; verify before assuming one side is free

low

Rating gap: 4.9 self-hosted Feefo vs 3.8 Trustpilot

Pros and cons

Pros

  • 4.9/5 Feefo rating across 3,705 verified reviews
  • Claims NZ's largest house and pet sitting community
  • $89/year sitter membership; free stays in exchange
  • Repeat users report four successful sits via the site
  • Cheaper than daily cattery fees for pet care

Cons

  • Trustpilot just 3.8/5 despite glowing on-site reviews
  • 1.3/5 across 10 WorthEPenny reviews
  • Guess: both sitters and homeowners pay annual memberships
  • Sitter reported account suspended mid-assignment overseas

Sources & method

- 10 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x3review x6security x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • $89 / 12 months

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. $89/year beats cattery fees for regular travellers
  • Ease of use. No usability evidence in reviewed sources
  • Feature depth. No feature evidence; standard marketplace
  • Support quality: 2/5. Suspension complaints; weak third-party ratings
  • Security posture: 3/5. No public vulnerabilities in reviewed sources
  • 4.9/5 Feefo rating 3,705 reviews
  • 3.8/5 Trustpilot rating 'Great', TrustScore 4.0
  • $89 Sitter membership per 12 months
  • 1.3/5 WorthEPenny rating 10 reviews

Pricing

House sitter membership

$89 / 12 months

  • 12 months sitter membership
  • Browse and apply for NZ house sitting jobs

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Feefo reviews glow at 4.9/5 across 3,705, but Trustpilot sits at 3.8 and a small third-party sample is harsh.

“I have had four sets of housesitters from Kiwihousesitters.co.nz”
Reddit, r/Wellington
“kiwihousesitters are great. Don't pay someone lots of”
Facebook, Wellington House Sitters group
Full analysis

Based on ~18 public sources; several low-quality job-aggregator results were discarded as noise.

NZ house/pet sitting marketplace: 4.9/5 on own Feefo, 3.8 Trustpilot. $89/yr. Right fit for NZ pet owners, nobody else.

Methodology

Based on ~18 public sources; several low-quality job-aggregator results were discarded as noise.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Kiwi House Sitters homepagekiwihousesitters.co.nz
    official
  2. Kiwi House Sitters Reviews - Feefokiwihousesitters.co.nz
    review
  3. Kiwi House Sitters Reviews - Trustpilottrustpilot.com
    review
  4. Kiwihousesitters Ratings - WorthEPennykiwihousesitters.worthepenny.com
    review
  5. Has anyone used the Housesitting Company? - Redditreddit.com
    review
  6. A Kiwi House Sitters Review - CHUR New Zealandchurnewzealand.com
    review
  7. Kiwi House Sitters Facebook mentions (pricing)facebook.com
    official
  8. Housesitting Europe - suspension reportfacebook.com
    review
  9. House Sitters NZ (competitor)housesitters.co.nz
    official
  10. Kiwi House Sitters security pagekiwihousesitters.co.nz
    security

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