If you're going to hold a garage sale, why not rope in more than two dozen neighbours and make a big day of it?

That's the thinking behind Saturday morning's community event in Pāpāmoa, with households joining together to hold a giant garage sale.

The ‘Butterworth Crescent & Coutts Street Garage Sale Extravaganza' will feature more than 25 homes along Coutts St and Butterworth Cres.

Organisers Ben and Stephanie Brock started the mega garage sale event in 2021 and it proved so successful that more homes are joining in this year.

'There's lots of people who weren't involved last year who are very keen to jump on board,” says Ben. 'Plus some new people moved into the area.”

The couple have managed to accumulate a few things to sell this year.

'We have a three-year-old who is one year older so we have extra toys we no longer need. Someone around the corner has an E-bike and a bike trailer they want to put up for sale.

'A lady in the street who wasn't involved last year but has her own homemade jewellery business so will be selling that. There's lots of new people and new things.”

In 2022, Stephanie suggested they organise a giant community garage sale.

'She is from Canada; this is how they run garage sales there. As a big community event rather than a one-off thing,” says Ben.

'The kids loved it. A five-year-old boy had his own homemade fudge stall, the girls next door set up a cupcake stand. It's real family involvement.”

Community spirit is truly alive and well in this part of Pāpāmoa, where two streets form a sort of ‘town square'.

The couple set up a Facebook group and dropped flyers around the neighbourhood.

'Last year hundreds came. The streets were pretty crowded. We are in a cul-de-sac and didn't have to close the road. I'm pretty sure it's going to be bigger than last year.”

Back in August people started asking if they were doing it again.

'Everyone said: ‘let's hold tight and we'll all do it together again as it was such a success last year'. 'Everyone's pulling together and are so excited about it.

'Some kids want to fire up their parent's barbecue and get a sausage sizzle going.”

The ‘Butterworth Crescent & Coutts Street Garage Sale Extravaganza' in Pāpāmoa is being held from 9am – 2pm on Saturday, January 21.