Auckland

Tāmaki Makarau Clothing donations are exclusively collected by Common (previously Koha Apparel). To donate clothing, you can either:

— Make an appointment to drop off your donations in person 

— Courier your items by purchasing a wardrobe clear-out kit for $19 

To help cover the costs associated with keeping clothing in circulation, Common kindly requests a $10 donation per donation, roughly the size of a reusable supermarket tote. Larger volumes attract the fee again.

Please review the following guidelines prior to donating.

• All clothing must be freshly laundered

• In addition to clothing, we accept shoes, bags and accessories such as hats, belts, et cetera

• Minor defects like broken zippers, missing buttons and torn seams are fine; we repair these

• Shoes must have their laces 

• Donations must be counted before dropping off or sending. Please note your garment count either on the outside of your bag paper, if paper or on a note inside

Items we do not accept:

• Clothing with permanent stains 

• Bedding such as pillows, duvet covers, sheets, tablecloths, et cetera

• Costumes or fancy dress items 

• Onesies 

• Dressing gowns

• Used underwear, socks or swimwear. Unworn garments, new with tags, are accepted

• Costume jewelry

• Sunglasses (unless new)

• Fabric scraps
  

Common processes requests from our team based on community demand. Your clothing donations contribute to the wider inventory held by Common. Your donations might not all come to us, but they will clothe other people in need.

For further information on Common, please visit their website.

We thank Common for their generosity in helping us keep our community wardrobes running.

RY still accepts donations directly for new or good quality used make-up and skincare products.