Bay of Plenty Times
  • Bay of Plenty Times home
  • Latest news
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Sport
  • Video
  • Death notices
  • Classifieds

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • On The Up
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Residential property listings
  • Rural
    • All Rural
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology
  • Sport

Locations

  • Coromandel & Hauraki
  • Katikati
  • Tauranga
  • Mount Maunganui
  • Pāpāmoa
  • Te Puke
  • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua

Media

  • Video
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-Editions
  • Photo sales
  • Classifieds

Weather

  • Thames
  • Tauranga
  • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / Bay of Plenty Times

Popular Katikati book sale back on the shelf

Katikati Advertiser
11 Sep, 2023 10:07 PM2 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save
    Share this article
Volunteer book sorters Sue Matthews (left), Ronel Moore, Anne Crofskey, Len Crofskey and Pauline van Rijen.

Volunteer book sorters Sue Matthews (left), Ronel Moore, Anne Crofskey, Len Crofskey and Pauline van Rijen.

Fans of the written word are in for a treat this weekend.

The Monster Book Sale returns to Katikati.

The Catholic Community of St Pius X in Katikati started the Monster Book Sale in 2008 to fundraise for its new church in Beach Rd.

The event has run every year since then, even during Covid-19 lockdowns, with organisers monitoring the number of people coming into the hall.

A spokesperson says the community has been “super-supportive” of the event, with thousands of books being dropped off at the church door.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

“In recent years our sale has let us maintain and upgrade our building, and also contribute to the wider community. We were delighted to be able to donate a substantial amount of our profits to the Abbeyfield House project, and have also supported the Katikati Men’s Shed who built some extra pews for our church.”

Any leftover books are passed on to the next charity group having a book sale.

The event has been brought forward six weeks to be held in the quieter month of September.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Expect to find fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, history, biographies, cooking and gardening, New Zealand books, and large print to name a few. Most books are $2, with some quality fiction at $3.

Dozens of jigsaw puzzles at bargain prices will line the stage in the hall. There will be an area featuring “special” books. There will also be plenty of CDs and DVDs.

A team has been working at the church since July to sort and categorise the books. They are grateful to the public for all donations.


The Details

What: Monster Book Sale

Where: Katikati Memorial Hall

When: September 16, 8am-5pm, and September 17, 8am-2pm


Save
    Share this article

Latest from Bay of Plenty Times

Bay of Plenty Times

Liquid gold on wheels: Mobile plasma bus brings donation closer to home

27 Feb 01:00 AM
Bay of Plenty Times

‘We will be jumping off the boat’: Tour guide describes surviving inferno at sea

27 Feb 12:00 AM
Bay of Plenty Times

'Protecting assets': Regional council proposes $3b portfolio shake-up and 4% rates rise

26 Feb 10:28 PM

Sponsored

Backing locals, every day

22 Feb 11:00 AM
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from Bay of Plenty Times

Liquid gold on wheels: Mobile plasma bus brings donation closer to home
Bay of Plenty Times

Liquid gold on wheels: Mobile plasma bus brings donation closer to home

Plasma from donations can be turned into up to 11 products to treat 50 illnesses.

27 Feb 01:00 AM
‘We will be jumping off the boat’: Tour guide describes surviving inferno at sea
Bay of Plenty Times

‘We will be jumping off the boat’: Tour guide describes surviving inferno at sea

27 Feb 12:00 AM
'Protecting assets': Regional council proposes $3b portfolio shake-up and 4% rates rise
Bay of Plenty Times

'Protecting assets': Regional council proposes $3b portfolio shake-up and 4% rates rise

26 Feb 10:28 PM


Backing locals, every day
Sponsored

Backing locals, every day

22 Feb 11:00 AM
NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • Bay of Plenty Times e-edition
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Subscribe to the Bay of Plenty Times
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • NZME Digital Performance Marketing
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2026 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP