Heretaunga Bookfest Charitable Trust

05/10/2026

Wanted for Bookfest 2027 please- your pre loved books, comics, magazines, games and puzzles, DVDs, CDs and records ( items in clean and good condition please) .

Our drop off point is at the former Rams rugby clubrooms at Maoribank Park , Upper Hutt (between 133 and 135 Clouston Park Road) . If you need items to be picked up , please call the pickup person for your locality in the link below
https://www.bookfest.org.nz/drop-off-points

Thank you very much - your donations will end up contributing to support the activities and work undertaken by other community groups in the Hutt Valley.

Drop Off Points & Collection Maoribank Park Our premises are in the old RAMS rugby club rooms at the park, which is just north of Upper Hutt City. Entrance to the park is between 133 and 135 Clouston Park Road. Books etc. may be dropped off under cover at the end of the access way between the club r...

07/07/2026

Heretaunga Bookfest Charitable Trust (or HBCT) would like to thank you - our Hutt Valley community - for your awesome support for our annual charity Booksale event in May 2026.

Whether you donated items to us or were one of the several thousand people who took time over the weekend to purchase books, comics, magazines, CDs or DVDs, games, puzzles, a Te Omanga Hospice bag or box of items, thank you so much for helping us!

Once again, this could not have happened without our core team of HBCT volunteers who tirelessly sort items year-round to make the weekend possible and the event team who make it happen over our busiest week of the year. Also vital and greatly appreciated was the excellent support from Heretaunga College students and staff, the RAMS Yellowbellies team, the Upper Hutt and Silverstream Lions, Probus, Upper Hutt and Petone Community Patrols, and numerous individuals who gave up their time to assist.

We also gratefully acknowledge the generous support of our sponsors –dzine Signs, Hammond Transport, New World Silverstream, Pak n Save Upper Hutt, Queen Street Pharmacy, Silverstream Pharmacy, Stuff, and Upper Hutt City Council.

Because of all of you, the fundraising event raised just over $143,000 to put back into and support our community.

(Photo shows recipients helped in recent times).

Thank you all so very much and see you again in 2027!

02/05/2026

6 more hours left of Bookfest 2026, 9 am to 3pm Sunday 3 May.

Sunday Special - buy a Te Omanga Hospice bag for $25 OR a banana box for $35 and fill it with any stock ( including " priced as marked")

Bookfest 2026 is the 31st event for fundraising for the Hutt Valley community

Thank you for your ongoing support .

01/05/2026

Bookfest all ready to go!
Saturday 9am to 5pm May 2
Sunday 9am to 3pm May 3
Ai Whirinaki Whare Taonga 836 Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt

28/04/2026

Coming soon in 4 sleeps - Bookfest 2026.

26/04/2026

Thank you for all your generous donations.
We are ready to shift all our stock to Whirinaki this coming week.
We would appreciate NO more donations please until after Bookfest 2026. Thank you for your understanding . 🚚🚛🛻📚

15/04/2026

Thank you very much for all the donations for Bookfest
The last day for dropping off donations at Pak n Save Upper Hutt and New World Silverstream is 17 APRIL.
See you soon at Whirinaki 2-3 MAY

09/04/2026

Coming soon !
The biggest Bookfest ever!
Save the date ...

27/02/2026

Bookfest 2026 is happening at Whirinaki on 2 and 3 May . We would love your clean and tidy pre-loved books, games and puzzles, DVDS, CDs and records. Your donations will greatly benefit our community.
Your items (preferably bagged or boxed) may be left in the designated trolleys at Upper Hutt Pak N Save or Silverstream New World, Alternatively your items can dropped off at the former rugby clubrooms of Upper Hutt Rams at Maoribank Park between 133-135 Clouston Park Road. Thankyou for your ongoing support.

15/08/2025

We are absolutely blown away to have won the Upper Hutt Supreme Community Award at the Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards 🏆

"It's the many helping hands, and many hearts, of volunteers and community groups that make a real difference to locals every day,"

Massive thank you to every single person who has supported our work, be it by lending a hand or buying a book ❤️

Heretaunga Bookfest Charitable Trust wins Upper Hutt Supreme Wellington Airport Community Award 2025