Guidelines
Time Line
Tauranga Shoebox Christmas Timeline For 2025
- Registrations open Saturday 1st June.
- Allocations to start Monday 1st July.
- Drop-off locations open Friday 19th September.
- Drop-off locations close Friday 31st October.
- Deliveries to start Monday 17th November.
- Shoebox close of business Sunday 30th November.
The Rules
- The price range of shoebox is between $20-$50
- No food
- No cash, lotto tickets or gift vouchers
- Ensure your shoebox, once full is wrapped and has your reference label (emailed with your allocation) printed and fixed to the bottom of the shoebox. All items must fit in the shoebox and the lid must close properly.
- Drop off to one of our drop locations
How To Fill A Shoebox
An idea that has been popular in previous year's is to follow the theme want, wear, read, need.
Want
- Art and craft supplies
- LEGO, minifigures
- Cars, diggers, trucks, trains
- Playdoh, modelling clay
- Games, puzzles
- Toys - transformers, beyblades, ooshies, surprise bags, LOL dolls
Read
- Books
- Posters
- Comics
- Magazines
Wear
- Sun hat
- Togs / rash shirt
- Socks
- Underwear
- T-shirts
- Dress-up costumes
Need
- Sunblock
- Toothbrush / Toothpaste
- Hair ties / brush
- Lunch box / drink bottle
Note: we appreciate that not all children have details such as clothing size provided.
Drop Off Locations 2025
House of Travel - The Crossing
2 Taurikura Dr, Tauriko
Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm
Sat, 9am-1pm
Closed Sunday
The Crossing Pharmacy
2 Taurikura Dr, Tauriko
Sat, 9am-6pm
Sun, 9am-5pm
Maven
Ground Floor, 116 Cameron Road
Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm
Tunstall Healthcare
2/65 Chapel St
Mon-Sun, 7am-7pm
(no accessibility access)
House of Travel - Papamoa
Papamoa Plaza 3/7 Gravatt Rd, Papamoa Beach
Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm
Sat, 9am-1pm
Closed Sunday
Paper Plus - Papamoa
Papamoa Plaza, Gravatt Rd, Papamoa Beach
Sat, 9am-6pm
Sun, 9am-5pm
My Ride - Mt Maunganui
37 Totara St, Mt Maunganui
Mon-Fri, 8:30am-5pm
Sat, 9am-4pm
Sun, 10am-3pm
FitFam Aotearoa
229/233 Fraser St, Tauranga South
Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm
Sat-Sun, 9am-4pm
