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 - final week!
Maven BOP
116 Cameron Road
Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm
FitFam Aotearoa
229/233 Fraser St, Tauranga South
Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm
House of Travel - The Crossing
Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm
The Crossing Pharmacy - weekend drop off
2 Taurikura Drive, Tauriko
Sat / Sun, 9am-5pm
House of Travel - Papamoa
Mon - Fri, 9am-5pm
Paper Plus - Papamoa - weekend drop off
Papamoa Plaza, Gravatt Rd, Papamoa Beach
Sat / Sun, 9am-5pm
My Ride - Mt Maunganui
37 Totara St, Mt Maunganui
Mon - Fri, 8.30am-5pm
Tunstall Healthcare
2/65 Chapel St
Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
(no accessibility access)
Late Shoebox Drop Off Locations: Sat 1st - Sun 9th Nov
House of Travel - The Crossing
Mon-Fri, 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm
The Crossing Pharmacy - The Crossing (weekend only)
Saturday 1pm - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm
FitFam Aotearoa - Fraser Cove
Mon-Fri, 9am - 5pm
Saturday / Sunday 9am - 4pm
House Travel Papamoa - Papamoa Plaza
Mon-Fri 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm
Paper Plus - Papamoa Plaza (weekend only)
Saturday 1pm - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm
Courier address:
Maven BOP - Ground Floor
ATTN: Shoebox Christmas
116 Cameron Road
Tauranga 3110
