Thrifters

02/05/2026

💰 Thrifters next round of funding closes 4pm Friday 29th May 2026. Please call into the shop for a funding application form.

A reminder of our funding rules that are in our Trust deed:
⭐️Your organization/club/school/individual can only apply once per year and our year runs from 1st June to 31st May.
⭐️You must be able to provide quotes to correspond with the funding application.
⭐️We prefer to fund for a specific item rather than the funding go into the general 'pool' or account. For example, a new oven for hall upgrade or rugby jumpers for under 9's.
⭐️Your organisation must be within the Hauraki Plains College zone.
⭐️If you are successful with funding, you must be able to provide an official receipt for the project or item that funding was granted for. We need these for the Inland Revenue Dept and the Charities Commision so there’s no exceptions.
⭐️We do not under any circumstances fund any business or their activities.

We look forward to receiving applications!

04/02/2026

💰 First round of funding for 2026 💰

Thrifters next round of funding closes 4pm Friday 27th Feb 2026. Please call into the shop for a funding application form.

A reminder of our funding rules that are in our Trust deed:
⭐️Your organization/club/school/individual can only apply once per year and our year runs from 1st June to 31st May.
⭐️You must be able to provide quotes to correspond with the funding application.
⭐️We prefer to fund for a specific item rather than the funding go into the general 'pool' or account. For example, a new oven for hall upgrade or rugby jumpers for under 9's.
⭐️Your organisation must be within the Hauraki Plains College zone.
⭐️If you are successful with funding, you must be able to provide an official receipt for the project or item that funding was granted for. We need these for the Inland Revenue Dept and the Charities Commision so there’s no exceptions.
⭐️We do not under any circumstances fund any business or their activities.

We look forward to receiving applications!

16/12/2025

✨ Thank You from Thrifters ✨

As the year comes to a close, we want to say a huge thank you to all our wonderful community for supporting Thrifters throughout the year. It has been a busy year, and your support means the world to us 🖤

None of this would be possible without our amazing volunteers, so a big thank you to each and every one of you too.
Please note our end-of-year hours:
🛍️ We will be closing at 12:30pm this Saturday, 20th December
🎉 Reopening at 9:00am on Monday, 5th January

No Drop offs after Friday 19th please until we reopen again.

We wish you all a safe, happy, and relaxing holiday season, and we look forward to welcoming you back in the New Year!

— The Thrifters Team

09/12/2025

It’s rewarding to see the range in how our grants are helping those in the community. Great to be able to give a little something to those who give their time to coaching and managing our young sports people!

💛 A little something for our amazing Primary Coaches & Managers! 💛
We’re excited to be gifting a few treats this season as a small thank-you for the time, energy and aroha you bring to our tamariki out on the field each week.
Thanks for everything you do! 👏🏉

Huge thanks to Thrifters for providing the funding to make this possible and to Four Square Ngatea for the great deal, your generosity is much appreciated! 🙌

01/12/2025

Enjoy your new play equipment Turua School!

03/11/2025

💰 Final round of funding 2025 💰

Thrifters next round of funding closes 4pm Friday 28th November 2025. Please call into the shop for a funding application form.

A reminder of our funding rules that are in our Trust deed:
⭐️Your organization/club/school/individual can only apply once per year and our year runs from 1st June to 31st May.
⭐️You must be able to provide quotes to correspond with the funding application.
⭐️We prefer to fund for a specific item rather than the funding go into the general 'pool' or account. For example, a new oven for hall upgrade or rugby jumpers for under 9's.
⭐️Your organisation must be within the Hauraki Plains College zone.
⭐️If you are successful with funding, you must be able to provide an official receipt for the project or item that funding was granted for. We need these for the Inland Revenue Dept and the Charities Commision so there’s no exceptions.
⭐️We do not under any circumstances fund any business or their activities.

We look forward to receiving applications!

04/08/2025

💰 Next around of funding 💰

Thrifters next round of funding closes 4pm Thursday 28th August 2025. Please call into the shop for a funding application form.

A reminder of our funding rules that are in our Trust deed:
⭐️Your organization/club/school/individual can only apply once per year and our year runs from 1st June to 31st May.
⭐️You must be able to provide quotes to correspond with the funding application.
⭐️We prefer to fund for a specific item rather than the funding go into the general 'pool' or account. For example, a new oven for hall upgrade or rugby jumpers for under 9's.
⭐️Your organisation must be within the Hauraki Plains College zone.
⭐️If you are successful with funding, you must be able to provide an official receipt for the project or item that funding was granted for. We need these for the Inland Revenue Dept and the Charities Commision so there’s no exceptions.
⭐️We do not under any circumstances fund any business or their activities.

We look forward to receiving applications!

10/07/2025

🎉 THREE YEARS! 🎉
Thanks to the incredible support of our community, Thrifters is celebrating 3 amazing years of reusing, recycling, and reloving – and together we’ve donated over $100,000 to our local community💛👏

To say a huge THANK YOU to our amazing customers, generous donors, and tireless volunteers, we’re throwing a free sausage sizzle 🎈
📍 Outside the shop
🕛 From 12 noon, Tuesday 15th July

Come down, grab a sausage, have a look in the shop and celebrate what we’ve achieved together. Your support truly makes a difference.

Re-use. Recycle. Relove. ♻️❤️

05/05/2025

The next round of funding closes Friday 30th May 4pm so we welcome your applications now. Forms can be picked up at the shop.

Some examples of funding that we have provided so far have been Calf club, sports clubs for equipment ie balls, first aid bags, sports uniform, playcentre playground/equipment, bowling clubs, Ngatea Lions for their cancer day and family day, prizes for raffles, sunhats for school children.

Please remember we do not fund any businesses and we require quotes to accompany your application.

We look forward to all applications.

Thrifters team.

24/04/2025

We will be closed tomorrow for Anzac Day.

On Saturday we will be running a special where all $4 garments of clothing are $1. Be in quick! Saturday 26th April only, open until midday.

Lest we forget ❤️

06/02/2025

Our first round of funding for 2025 is open for applications! Pick up a form from the shop and return by 4pm 27th Feb.

Looking forward to see which community groups we can help this year!

The Thrifters team 😊