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Should I Use Kiwihousesitters?

kiwihousesitters.co.nz·Analyzed 5 hours ago··Based on 10 sources

New Zealand's largest pet and house sitting community

Worth it

Worth it

Buy if you're in New Zealand and need live-in pet/house care while travelling — $89/year is cheap versus catteries.

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

Confidence: Medium

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

Value for money4

$89/year beats cattery fees for regular travellers

Support quality2

Suspension complaints; weak third-party ratings

Security posture3

No public vulnerabilities in reviewed sources

Pros

  • 4.9/5 Feefo rating across 3,705 verified reviews²
  • Claims NZ's largest house and pet sitting community¹
  • $89/year sitter membership; free stays in exchange⁷
  • Repeat users report four successful sits via the site⁵
  • Cheaper than daily cattery fees for pet care

Cons

  • Trustpilot just 3.8/5 despite glowing on-site reviews³
  • 1.3/5 across 10 WorthEPenny reviews⁴
  • Guess: both sitters and homeowners pay annual memberships⁷
  • Sitter reported account suspended mid-assignment overseas⁸

Gotchas

  • mediumOverseas sitter reported suspension while mid-assignment⁸
  • lowGuess: homeowners also pay a fee; verify before assuming one side is free⁷
  • lowRating gap: 4.9 self-hosted Feefo vs 3.8 Trustpilot³

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

Pricing

House sitter membership

$89 / 12 months

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

Security

No known public 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

Alternatives

Compare Kiwihousesitters with each alternative.

The Housesitting Company

Another NZ option locals compare it against

Facebook housesitting groups

Free, informal option with no membership fee

Full analysis

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

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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