A new Hospice shop is set to open on Princess St in Waitara on August 1.

A new opportunity for volunteers and thrift shoppers is heading to north Taranaki.

On August 1, Hospice Taranaki will open a pop-up shop on Waitara's Princess St.

The Waitara store will be the fifth managed by Hospice Taranaki with the assistance of volunteers, adding to those already operating in Westown, Waiwhakaiho, Stratford and Hāwera.

The Princess St property, which was the former Kingdon Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, is owned by property developer Richard Dreaver, who has plans of eventually turning the building into a 14-room motel.

In the meantime, and from the start of next month, the facility will transform into a secondhand shop and be opened from Tuesday to Friday 9am-3pm and on Saturdays from 9am-1pm.

Income from the Hospice stores helps to fund the range of services offered by the organisation across the region.

According to its website, Hospice Taranaki's funding agreement with the Taranaki District Health Board only covers about 50 per cent of its costs.