Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira.

MetService is forecasting fine weather with light winds and afternoon westerlies.

It's a three-layer clothing day with an expected high of 16 degrees, and an overnight low of 5 degrees. Low tide is at 7.51am and high tide is at 2.19pm. Sunset is at 5.49pm.

What's on today?

Mount Maunganui Half Marathon. Photo: Supplied.

The Mount Maunganui Half Marathon, incorporating 21km half marathon, 10km and 5km options is being held at Mount Maunganui this morning. Please be aware some roads may be closed or down to one lane for traffic while the festival of running is on.

Jump on board to repair, recycle and minimise waste with the Repair Café in Tauranga’s CBD, which runs from 9.30am - 11.30am at Basestation, Durham Street today. Photo: Supplied.

Tinkd Makerspace is proud to host another Repair Café Tauranga from 9.30am - 11.30am today at Basestation, 148 Durham Street, Tauranga, Repair Cafés are free meeting places where members of the community with broken household items and volunteer repair specialists come together to repair and learn. Are you a repairer? Come along and chat the with team to find out how you can be involved. Do you have something that needs repairing? Bring ONE item with you and our team of volunteer repairers will assess, advise, and attempt a repair on the day.

Visit the website for more information:  https://tinkd.nz/repair-cafe-tauranga/ Supported by https://www.repaircafeaotearoa.co.nz and Envirohub.

Welcome Market stall. Photo: Supplied.

Keen to visit a market?  The Welcome Market is being held from 9am - 1pm today at the Matua Hall, Levers Road, Matua.

The re:generate market at Mount Maunganui. Photo: Supplied.

At Mount Maunganui the re:generate market is being held from 10am - 2pm at the Mount Sports Centre. Shop preloved from 30 sellers and find amazing vintage and designer preloved fashion waiting for you.

Roller disco. Photo: Supplied.

Head along to the Mount Sports Centre for a roller disco with Skatescool Tauranga from 2-4pm. All ages and abilities are welcome. Basic instruction and tips, Disco music, lights, fog machine and limbo competitions are all part of the fun of the roller discos. Each session runs for two hours. Skates are available for hire and protective padding is provided. For more information pease visit www.skatescooltauranga.co.nz

The Incubator. Photo: Supplied.

At The Incubator Creative Hub at Tauranga Historic Village, there are many exhibitions, workshops and events happening daily. For more information click here.

For more events visit My Tauranga.

The Mission House at The Elms | Te Papa Tauranga. Photo: Rosalie Liddle Crawford.

The Elms | Te Papa Tauranga in Mission St is open from 10am - 4pm. Come and view the Mission House and gardens. For more information click here

.Tauranga Art Gallery in Willow St. Photo: Supplied.

Take a walk through Tauranga Art Gallery and view the many exhibitions on display there this week. The gallery, in Willow St, is open from 10am - 4pm.

Love public art? CITY ART WALK TAURANGA app is a free to download walking tour of 20 public artworks in Tauranga's city centre. For more information click here

Diana Bomford, Tony Fraser and Hugh Bomford at the Lion and Tusk Museum at Mount Maunganui. Photo: Daniel Hines.

Have you been to the Lion and Tusk Museum yet? It's open today from 10am - 3pm at Unit 4, 14 Portside Dr, Mount Maunganui. Come and see a massive display of Rhodesian military history records and exhibits of uniforms, medals and equipment. Opening hours are 10am – 3pm Thursday to Sunday. For more information click here

What else is on today?

Association Croquet
Mon, Wed, Sat at Club Mt Maunganui, 45 Kawaka St. 9.15am for 9.30am start. Visitors & new players welcome. Ph Jacqui 07 574 9293

Bay Singles Social Group
Join a bunch of over 50’s young singles.Weekend dinners, pot lucks, occasional outings. Have a go! Ph Delia 027 284 8762, Andrea 021 133 0313

Beth-El Messianic Family

Celebrate Shabbat (Sabbath) as did Messiah Yeshua (Jesus), his disciples and early believers. All welcome. Otumoetai Primary 10am, Youtube Live@10am, FaceBookLive @11am. Joel 021 768 043 info@bethel.org.nz

BOULES - PETANQUE!
Tauranga BOP Club Tawa St. Social + competitive play. Boules available. New players welcome. Phone Ray - 027 756 3565 - for times, further details.

Greerton Hall Market
Last Saturday of each month. 8am-12pm. Stalls inside/outside. Discounts for charity groups. Phone/txt for site. Tricia 0279082952, email tricia090647@gmail.com www facebook.com/greertonhallmarket

Omokoroa Market
Settlers Hall, Omokoroa Road 9am-12pm Your local monthly market so come along and check us out. Big variety of stalls. New vendors contact: omokoroamarket@gmail.com

Otumoetai Tennis Club
Adult tennis. Start time 1.30 pm. Bellevue Park, Windsor Road (adjacent to swimming pool). New players & visitors welcome. Ph Victor 0275771818 a/hrs.

Repair Cafe Tauranga
Volunteers come together and fix objects destined for landfill for free. @basestation Durham street, Tauranga. Last Saturday of every month 9.30-11.30am. Free ticket at www.tinkd.nz

St Stephens Jigsaw Library
Every Saturday 10am-12noon. Hire for 2 weeks a variety of 600 puzzles. Please wear a mask. Cnr of Brookfield and Highmore Terrace.

Taijiquan and Qigong
Sat & Wed 9 am free Taiji / Qigong group. Kulim Park on beach by big rock/playground. All welcome. Ph Petro 021 751 665

TAURANGA FUCHSIA GROUP
Meet Art/Craft Centre Elizabeth St West LAST SAT of the month 1 pm. New members welcome. Learn how to care for fuchsia's

Tauranga RSA Club Night
Friday & Saturday from 4pm Members draw, raffles, etc. All welcome 07 578 9654

Tauranga Scottish Society Sequence
Dance 4th Sat monthly 7-10pm Wesley Methodist Church Hall 100 13th Ave Entry $7 incl raffles & supper All welcome Ph Nola 5765076

Tauranga Social Dance Club
Sequence Dancing Sat 8th July Wesley Church Hall 100 13th Ave 7-10pm $7 incl supper plus raffles All welcome Ph Jan 5763455

TePuke Toy Library Fundraiser
Te Puke Toy Library Annual Fundraiser. Gatsby Theme 26/08/23. Giveaways, auctions, Best Dressed. Check out Facebook for event details, tepuketoylibrary@gmail.com, 0272639309