With the sun set to shine in Tauranga for the first official day of the school holidays, there will be plenty of people out and about.

People travelling around the Bay are being asked to allow extra time on their journeys as road works continue around the region.

Speed restrictions and traffic management will be in place on state highways around the region.

Sites where delays of between five and 15 minutes are possible are detailed below to allow people to plan ahead when travelling.

Areas affected by road works are: SH29A Maungatapu roundabout, SH36 Rotorua to Tauranga, SH2 Tauranga to Waihi - safety works and SH29 Kaimai Range–weather activated speed sign trial.

See below for a list of activities and events taking place in and around Tauranga:

Saturday 26 September

Alcoholics Anonymous

Women's meeting at St Andrews, Dee St 10-11am, children welcome. 0800 229 6757

Bayfair Night Market

Arts, crafts, jewellery, fresh produce, food stalls & more. Bayfair Shopping Centre, cnr Maunganui Rd & Girven Rd, Mt Maunganui 6-11pm. Free entry. 022 588 2282 or email: [email protected]

Books Wanted

For Tauranga Harbour City Lions November Book Sale. CDs, DVDs & Jigsaws also wanted. Drop off points: Living Quarters, Bethlehem Town Centre; Payless Plastics, 414 Cameron Rd; Liquor King 140 Otumoetai Rd, Brookfield. 576 7105

Cherry Blossom Festival

Greerton Village 10am - 2pm.

Cochlear Implant Wearers

BOP Cochlear Implant consumer group meet Oct 10 at Arataki Community Centre, Zambuk Way, Mount 9.30am. All welcome. Lyn 575 3958 or [email protected]

Come Dancing Tonight

Sequence & old time dancing, great music & supper. Greerton Hall 7.30-11pm. Entry $7. Run by Tauranga Scottish Soc. Nola 576 5076

Garage Sale

St John Opportunity Shop, Glen Lyon Ave, Greerton 8am - 12pm.

Greerton Hall Market

Crafts, plants, produce, bric-a-brac 8am – 12pm. Nancy/Merv 07 863 6697

Ha Derech/The Way Messianic Kehilat

Now at Hillier Centre, Bayfair Shabbat/Saturday 10am. A one new man community & welcome all seekers of the truth. 544 7424 or 021 0226 3515

Let's Dance Ballroom & Latin Dance Club

Second Sat of month at Bethlehem Hall 7-10.30pm. Live dance tempo music. Bruce 576 5598

Sailing (IOM) International

One Meter Radio Controlled Yachts - The fastest growing sailing class of today. Come for a sail & get hooked. Eve-ry Sat & Weds at Landing Drive, The Lakes 1-4pm. Pat 0274 731 765

Taichi Qigong

Every Sat at Memorial Park between mini golf & playground 10am. Free to join. All welcome.

Tauranga Farmers Market

Fresh & artisian produced food. Tauranga Primary School cnr 5th Ave & Cameron Rd every Sat 7.45am - 12pm. Trixie 552 5278 or www.taurangafarmersmarket.co.nz

Tauranga Synchro

Pre-Nationals display at Baywave 10.30am. Come along & see the routines before they head to Dunedin. Interested in finding out more about Synchronised Swimming? Jo 027 543 1697

Te Puke Baptist Church

Annual fair & fun run Oct 17 from 9am. Runners check in 8.30. Fun & food for all ages & great bargains. 573 9042 www.tpbc.org.nz

The Freedom Dairies

Mark & Miriam Holloway, authors of NZ's Number 1 selling Christian book explain how the discovered by accident & at the worst time of their lives, how to have a back & forward conversation with God. Bethlehem Primary School Hall, Carmichael Rd, Tauranga 7-9pm. Free event, koha only.

The Healing Power of Meditation

Afternoon meditation course Oct 3 at Tauranga City Plunket Rooms, 471 Devonport Rd 12.45-4pm. Held by Kelsang Richog. $35, includes afternoon tea. Bookings essential. www.meditateintauranga.org or 09 631 5400

Village Radio

Community radio broadcasting from Tauranga Historic Village 1368 kHz AM. Music of 1920's - 80's weekends 9am - 5pm, weekdays 10am - 5pm. Specialty programmes. www.villageradio.co.nz or 571 3710