Join us for your chance to win a share of $1000 in book vouchers!

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Join us for your chance to win a share of $1000 in book vouchers! 〰️

Wairarapa Bookshop Hop

Saturday 12 October 2024

The best booksellers in Wairarapa have come together to give you the ultimate book-lovers day out!

This year, you can collect stamps from 12 new and used Wairarapa Bookshops and enjoy a range of other bookish events all day long.

One of the (many) great things about Wairarapa is we have 12 fantastic bookshops all within an easy 30 minute drive of one another, so it's entirely possible for you to hop around all 12 bookshops in a single day - here’s how!

RSVP for an extra chance to win a share of $1,000 in book vouchers!

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RSVP for an extra chance to win a share of $1,000 in book vouchers! 〰️

Celebrate NZ Bookshop Day with a Wairarapa wide Bookshop Hop.

STEP 1:

Pick up an official passport from any of the participating bookshops - this year they will only be available on the morning of the event!


STEP 2:

Collect a stamp from each store you visit and make a purchase. Each stamp is an entry into the prize draws.


STEP 3:

Leave your stamped entry with the last bookshop you visit.

Share Your Day & Win!

Enter the Bookshop Hop Photo Competition

A $200 voucher to be won.

Share your photos from the day - your book haul, you and your fellow Hoppers, or something delicious you ate or drank along the way!

Use the hashtags #nzbookshopday AND #wairarapabookshophop on Instagram and Facebook.

RSVP for an extra chance to win a share of $1,000 in book vouchers!

Participating Bookshops & Store Hours


Almo's Books

42 High Street South, Carterton

Saturday: 9am - 5pm (cafe until 3pm)



Featherston Ferret

40 Fitzherbert Street, Featherston

Saturday: 10:30am - 4:30pm


For The Love of BOOKS

89 Fitzherbert Street, Featherston

Saturday: 9:30am - 6:30pm


Hedleys Books

150 Queen Street, Masterton

Saturday: 10am - 3pm



Mr Feather's Den

19 Fitzherbert Street, Featherston

Saturday: 10am - 5pm


Mrs Blackwell's Village Bookshop

93 Main Street, Greytown

Saturday: 9am - 5pm


PaperPlus Masterton

181/183 Queen Street, Masterton

Saturday: 8:30am - 5pm


PaperPlus Carterton

80 High Street, Carterton

Saturday: 9am - 3pm


Hospice Wairarapa Bookshop

68a Main Street, Greytown

Saturday: 9:30am - 3:30pm

Messines Bookshop

76 Fox Street, Featherston

Saturday: 10am - 4pm

The Dickensian Bookshop

78 Fox Street, Featherston

Saturday: 10am - 4:30pm


The Martinborough Bookshop

6 Kitchener Street, Martinborough

Saturday: 10am - 4pm

Meet the Booksellers

Bought to you by Featherston Booktown, the Booklover's Trail is a self guided audio tour for booklovers to meet our Wairarapa booksellers, and hear their stories.

Note: not all booksellers represented in the Booklovers Trail app are participating in Bookshop Hop. Confusing?! Yeah, we know.

Our Food & Beverage Partners

The White Swan

109 Main Street, Greytown
11am - 10pm

Hop on in and see the team at The White Swan for lunch or dinner!

C’est Cheese

19 Fitzherbert Street,
Featherston
8:30am - 6pm

Start your day at C’est Cheese, or stop in and refuel for your afternoon Bookshop Hopping!

C’est Cheese has consistently been awarded NZ’s Top Cheese store every year since 2019. Along with cheese you’ll find a fully stocked gourmet deli, coffee and the most delicious cheese scones!

Image: NZ Herald.

Our Supporters ❤️

New Zealand Bookshop Day is a very special day that takes place all across Aotearoa and is an initiative created by the good people at Booksellers NZ. Founded in 1921, Booksellers NZ is the membership association open to all bookshops in New Zealand. A national not-for-profit trade organisation, their work helps bookstores like us grow and succeed.

Photography by
Pete Monk Photography, Featherston Booktown and Alice Flaws.

Prize Draw: Terms & Conditions

  • For the purposes of these Terms and Conditions, "The Promoters" refers to the thirteen (12) participating bookshops, they are:

    Almo's Books, Carterton

    Featherston Ferret Bookshop, Featherston

    For The Love of BOOKS, Featherston

    Hedleys Books, Masterton

    Messines Bookshop, Featherston

    Mr Feather's Den, Featherston

    Mrs Blackwell's Village Bookshop, Greytown

    PaperPlus, Masterton

    Take Note, Carterton

    The Dickensian Bookshop, Featherston

    The Martinborough Bookshop, Martinborough

    Wairarapa Hospice Bookshop, Greytown

    The "Prize" refers to NZD$1000.00 in vouchers, made up of a selection of vouchers from each Promoter store.

  • By entering the competition you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions.

  • This promotion runs on Saturday 12 October, 2024. To be eligible to win, your entry must be received by one of the Promoters during their store opening hours. Promoter store hours vary and are listed on this website. Store hours may change without notice.

    The Promoters are no liable for any failure of receipt of entries. The Promoters take no responsibility for any entries which are lost, damaged, illegible, incomplete or otherwise invalid.

  • Make a purchase from a Promoter bookshop. Present your official Wairarapa Bookshop Hop Passport (available from any Promoter store), and collect a stamp from the Promoter with your purchase.

    There is no minimum purchase amount and Promoters may, at their sole discretion, offer stamps without purchase or as part of their own in store promotion.

    Each stamp gives you one (1) entry into the prize draw.

    A maximum of one (1) stamp per Promoter, per entrant will be eligible for the draw.

    Leave your collected stamps with any Promoter store along with your full name, email address, and contact phone number.

    Two (2) winners will be selected at random by a representative of Destination Wairarapa on behalf of The Promoters on Monday, October 21st and the winners will be notified on or after this date.

    The winner of the $500 voucher set will be selected from entrants who have visited six (6) or more Promoter stores. The $300 voucher set will be selected from the entire pool of entries, excluding the winner of the $500 voucher set.

    Photo Competition

    One (1) winner of a $200 voucher set will be selected from photos shared on Instagram and/or Facebook and using the hashtags #nzbookshopday AND #wairarapabookshophop

    By entering the photo competition you give The Promoters the right to (re)post your image to our individual social media pages; and/or to use the image on the bookshopday.nz website for the express purpose of promoting the Wairarapa Bookshop Hop.

    If any Winner fails to claim their prize within thirty (30) days of notification the prize may be forfeited and an alternate Winner may be selected.

  • The Prizes will be made up of a range of vouchers from participating Promoter stores. Not all prizes will include vouchers from every Promoter store.

    Each Promoter will determine the expiration date for their store voucher. The expiration dates may differ.

    The Prize is non-transferable and can not be exchanged for cash.

  • The winner’s name and social media username/s (if applicable) may be used by The Promoters after the winner has been selected.

  • Employees of The Promoters are eligible to enter.

    In the event of unforeseen circumstances beyond The Promoters' reasonable control, the Promoters reserve the right to cancel, modify or suspend the competition or any of these terms and conditions, either in whole or in part, with or without notice.

  • New Zealand Bookshop Day is an initiative of Booksellers NZ. A national not-for-profit trade organisation, their work helps bookstores like the Promoters' grow and succeed. Booksellers NZ are not responsible in any way for this event or competition.