About us

In late 2019, our founder had a simple idea: buy some books to donate to kids at Christmas, and get her mates to buy some, too. That idea became Kiwi Christmas Books, a charity scheme that took off almost of its own accord, resulting in the donation of more than 1600 brand-new books to families in need that Christmas.

From these small beginnings in Auckland, Kiwi Christmas Books has grown into a nationwide charity, collecting thousands of brand new books each year from kind, book-loving Kiwi donors. We have now donated more than 40,000 books to children and families from Kaitaia to Bluff and everywhere in between. For many it is their first ever book; for some, it is their first ever Christmas present.

We know that great books help to grow great kids and we want all Kiwi kids from all walks of life to have access to quality local literature.