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

MetService is forecasting a morning of patchy drizzle, turning to rain from around midday, with northerlies.

It's a one-to-two-layer clothing day with an expected high of 20 degrees, and an overnight low of 17 degrees. High tide is at 12.21pm and low tide is at 6.31pm. Sunset is at 8.23pm.

A heavy rain warning has been issued by MetService for the eastern ranges of the Bay of Plenty. Heavy rain is forecast there from 4pm Sunday, December 3 to 3am Monday, December 4. Expect 60 to 80 mm of rain, with peak rates of 10 to 20 mm per hour expected Sunday evening.

What's on today?

An event celebrating International Day of Disabled Persons is being held at Mount Maunganui today. Everyone is invited to come and show their support and join in for a free, family-friendly, fun-filled celebration at Mount Drury - Hopukiore from 10am-1pm.

Plant Fest is on today from 9am - 2pm at Tauranga Racecourse. Over 50 vendors in one place with plenty of food to enjoy.

Head to Mount Maunganui for the Thrifted Monthly Market from 8.30am - 12.30pm in the Mount CBD. 

If you're in Papamoa head to the 'It Takes a Village Kids Market'' at Te Manawa ō Pāpāmoa School, 72 Te Okuroa Drive.

There's an Artisan Market at Black Walnut near Omokoroa from 10am - 2pm with plenty of art, interior design, floral design and more.

There is also the Day Out Market at Bethlehem Town Centre from 9am - 1pm with vendors, balloon animals, food, activities, games and candy floss.

Christmas Carols on the Tauranga Waterfront are planned to be held at Edgewater Fan, Tauranga Waterfront, from 5.30pm - 7pm on Sunday, December 3.  Bring a picnic dinner if you wish and a rug or low chair to sit on. And keep an eye on the weather today.

Come and support the Mount Maunganui Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon which started at 7am and is on until 1pm. Open to Kiwi kids aged 6-15 years the Weet-Bix Kids TRYathlon is a fun and rewarding day out for everyone. Kids of all sporting abilities swim, cycle, and run their way around age-appropriate courses, either as an individual or as a team of two.

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

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?

Advent Taizé @St. Georges
Join us for a contemplative service based on the style and music of the Taizé Community -7pm, 1 Church Street, Gate Pa. https://www.stgeorgesgatepa.com/

Carols on the Waterfront
join us at Tauranga Waterfront 5:30-7:00pm Bring a picnic dinner if you wish and a rug or low chair to sit on.

Electronic and Appliance Recycling
Give your old gear a new life. Fees apply. Otumoetai College Car Park Windsor Rd 8.00am. Details Brian 021 1228735

Falun Dafa Exercises
Join 100 million people world-wide who experience the multiple benefits of Falun Dafa. Ph/ text Judy 021 0425 398 for times & locations.

Golf Croquet
Sun, Tues, Thurs at Club Mt Maunganui, 45 Kawaka St. 8.30am for 9am start. Visitors & new players welcome.ph. Nev 07 575 5121

Home Distillers Group
Meetings 1.30pm first Sunday each month at member’s homes. Learn spirit distillation techniques and procedures from other distillers. Ph Dennis 027 7334041

MAH JONG
Experienced players 12.45 -4.00 pm Te Puke Lyceum Club 8 Palmer Place 0274306383 for more details, learner enquires welcome on seperate day and venue

Radio Controlled Model Yachts
Sundays & Thursdays 1:00-3:30pm, at Pond behind 22 Montego Drive Papamoa, sailing Electron Radio Controlled Yachts for fun. Adult beginners welcome. Graham 572 5419

Sahaja Yoga (Meditation)
Sundays 5.30 to 6.30pm. Sport BOP Offices (opposite squash courts), 406 Devonport Road, Tauranga. Drop-ins welcome. Always free. For info call 022 303 5704.

ST ENOCHS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Join us at 9.30am Sunday at 134 Sixteenth Avenue, Tauranga. Phone 578-3040. God honouring, Christ following, Holy Spirit led.

Tauranga Model Aircraft Club
Interested in flying model planes? Join us every Sunday at TECT Park weather permitting between 10-3pm. Beginners welcome. Directions & webcam on our website www.taurangamodelfly.org

The Mermaid Chronicles2.0
Join us for an in-conversation with acclaimed underwater photographer Brett Stanley and The Mermaid Chronicles 2.0 Curator + Mermaid enthusiast, Megan Dunn.