Where to donate books in New Zealand
202 charity op shops we list take books. Pick a town to see them with their drop-off hours.
By town
- Auckland 59
- Hamilton 11
- Christchurch 9
- Wellington 9
- Napier 5
- Tauranga 5
- Dunedin 4
- Lower Hutt 4
- Richmond 4
- Whanganui 4
- Invercargill 3
- New Plymouth 3
- Palmerston North 3
- Rotorua 3
- Te Awamutu 3
- Dargaville 2
- Gisborne 2
- Greerton 2
- Kerikeri 2
- Levin 2
- Masterton 2
- Matamata 2
- Motueka 2
- Nelson 2
- Ōrewa 2
- Paraparaumu 2
- Porirua 2
- Rangiora 2
- Taupō 2
- Timaru 2
- Upper Hutt 2
- Warkworth 2
- Whakatāne 2
- Whangaparāoa 2
- Whangārei 2
- Alexandra 1
- Balclutha 1
- Blenheim 1
- Cambridge 1
- Cromwell 1
- Dannevirke 1
- Feilding 1
- Geraldine 1
- Gore 1
- Greytown 1
- Hastings 1
- Havelock North 1
- Hāwera 1
- Kāeo 1
- Kaitāia 1
- Katikati 1
- Kawakawa 1
- Kawerau 1
- Mangawhai 1
- Methven 1
- Milton 1
- Morrinsville 1
- Ōamaru 1
- Ōtaki 1
- Picton 1
- Queenstown 1
- Ruakākā 1
- Stratford 1
- Taipa-Mangōnui 1
- Tākaka 1
- Te Puke 1
- Thames 1
- Tūrangi 1
- Waihī Beach 1
- Waimate 1
- Waipū 1
- Waipukurau 1
- Waitara 1
- Wānaka 1
- Whitianga 1
- Winton 1
Charities that take books
- Hospice Shop 134
- Red Cross Shop 54
- Presbyterian Support Shop 4
- Salvation Army Family Store 3
- SPCA Op Shop 2
Before you drop off
- Wash clothes and check they’re in good shape; ripped or stained clothes cost charities money to dump.
- Drop off during opening hours. Goods left outside a closed shop often get rained on or taken.
- Most shops can’t take mattresses, cot and car seats (safety rules), broken electricals or large old TVs.
- Ring ahead for big furniture, or book a pickup where the charity offers one.