Good morning Tauranga and Bay of Plenty,

Enjoy the splendid weather on this Easter Monday.

Monday 28 March

Badminton 2016

At Bethlehem College, Elder Lane, Bethlehem 7.30pm. All players welcome. Sue 021 194 4335

Bethlehem Bowls

Every Monday at Bethlehem Hall 7.15pm. First 3 nights free. Wendy 578 2585

Bitz & Bobz Op Shop

Mon - Fri at 82 2nd Ave 9am - 4pm & Sat 9am - 1pm. Volunteers & good quality saleable items greatly appreciated. 579 9039

BOP Tree Society

AGM April 4 in the top Hostel, McLaren Falls Park 1.30pm. 544 4733

Chess Mt Maunganui

Mount RSA Chess Club every Mon at Mount RSA, 544 Maunganui Rd. Early program 6-7.30pm during school term. Late program 7.30pm onwards. Noel 579 5412

Citizens Advice Bureau

For free, confidential information and advice about anything call in Monday-Friday 9am-5pm 38 Hamilton Street, Tauranga or Freephone 0800 367 222 or 578 1592. JP Service every Mon 1-4pm, Weds & Thurs 9am-11.30am. Migrant Clinics Tues - Fri 1pm-4pm. – All welcome no appointment necessary.

Civic Choir Tauranga

Wesley Church, 13th Ave, Tga 7.30pm. New members welcome. Heather 575 9092 www.taurangacivicchoir.org.nz

Czech & Slovak Club Tauranga

Easter for children at Matua Hall 10am. $2 entry fee for children over 2 years. Also, special birthday screening of digitally remastered movie 'The Elementary School” at Capitol Cinema 4, Te Puke 8.35pm. Tickets $16 at http://www.csclubtauranga.nz/en/event/movie-elementary-school-25th-anniversary-screening/

Dancing@Te Puke

Sequence dance group meet at St Pats Hall, Beatty Ave, Te Puke 6.30-8.30pm. For learners & improvers, waltz, foxtrot, tango, cha cha & more. Partners required. $3pp. Gordon 572 0060 or email: [email protected]

Easter Egg Hunt Katikati Play Centre

Open day at 8 Binnie Rd, (off Park Rd) Katikati 10am - 2pm. Easter Egg Hunt (age 0-6yrs) starts 11am. Pony rides, face painting & more. Gold coin donation. 549 0211

Fitness League

Ladies 50 plus exercise with dance to music. Every Mon at Greerton Senior Citizens Hall, 39 Maitland St 9.30-10.30am. Gloria 573 4429

Fitness League

Safe effective, low impact fun exercise set to music using the Bagot Stack technique, designed for women of all ages & abilities. Every Mon at Settlers Hall Omokoroa 9.30am & Tues St Johns Anglican Church Waihi 9.30am. Dorothy 549 3378

Free Immigration Clinic

Every Monday - legal advice & information on immigration & citizenship issues. For appointment, Baywide Community Law 571 6812

Friends with Epilepsy

For anyone with, or supporting someone with Epilepsy join us every Monday at Grindz Cafe, 50 1st Ave, Tauranga 1pm for a coffee & chat. Julie 021 556 470 or 570 1261

Harmony a Plenty Barbershop Chorus

Every Mon at Bethlehem Community Church, 183 Moffat Rd 7pm. Wilf 571 5576 or www.harmonyaplenty.co.nz

Man Up Group

Every Mon at Tauranga Moana Trust, The Strand (by the waka) 7pm. Helping men to become better husbands, fathers & community members. Overcome addictions, anger, depression, suicide etc. Non profit, non confrontation, confidential & caring. Rod 021 467 107

Meditation Group

Free classes Mon 10am & Weds 7.30pm. Find peace, spiritual awareness & the meaning of your life. David 576 9764

Meditation & See What Unfolds

Every Mon 7-9pm with Kevin Reed. Variety of meditation techniques & spiritual discussion. Kevin 578 7205 or www.psychiccafe.nz

Mount Chess Club

Every Mon at St Thomas More Church, 17 Gloucester Rd 1-4pm. The only place you can play standard length chess in Tauranga. $3 a session. Sets, boards, clocks & refreshments provided. Bob/Viv 575 5845 or 0274 786 282

Nam Wah Pai Papamoa

Training Mon & Thurs at Tahatai Coast School 6.15-7.15pm. New members welcome. Brian 021 241 7059

Omokoroa Indoor Bowling Club

Meet at Settler's Hall, Omokoroa Rd every Mon 1.30pm & Tues 7.30pm. $3 mat fee. New players free first 3 weeks. Anne 548 1636

Otumoetai Indoor Bowls

No bowls – Easter Monday. Karen 576 0443

Papamoa Lions Club Market

Gordon Spratt Reserve, Parton Rd, Papamoa. Gates open 7am for stall holder entry.

Recycled Teenagers

Gentle exercise for 50's forwards, & injury or illness rehabilitation. Mon & Weds, 14 Norris St, Tauranga Senior Citizens Club, behind Pak n Save. Tues at St Mary's Church Hall, Girven Rd. All 9 - 10.30am. Classes taken by qualified instructor. First class free. Jennifer 571 1411

Silver Singers Choir

Practice every Mon at St Stephens Church, Brookfield Tce 1-3pm. Tenors, bases & contraltos needed for our 35 voice choir. Pat 579 1036

St Columba Indoor Bowling Club

Every Mon at St Columba Church Hall, Cherrywood 7.30-9.30pm. Annual subs $10. Paul 576 6324

Sustainable Backyards Month

For full events www.envirohub.org.nz

Tauranga Brass

Practice every Mon at Community Hall, Elizabeth St West 7-9pm. All players welcome. Alex 0274 920 185 or 571 8720

Tauranga Creative Fibre

Every Mon at Arts Centre, Elizabeth St from 9.30am. Spinning, weaving, felting, knitting, crochet & more. Also on Thurs evening twice a month. Shirley 577 0188

Tauranga Heart Support Group

Low impact group exercise class for those with or at risk of heart disease. Every Mon at St Enoch's Church Hall, 16th Ave & every Thurs at City Church, Otumoetai. Both 9.30-10.30am. $4pp. Hannah (Clinical Exercise Physiol-ogist) 0508 227 342

Tauranga Judo Club

Adult training every Mon & Thurs 6.30pm & Sat 10am. Children every Tues 6-7pm. Kevin 021 0794 368. Beginners classes adults every Fri 6.30pm Richard 021 160 5917. At Tga Clubrooms, Moreland Fox Park, Greerton.

Tauranga Rock n Roll Club Inc

Club night every Mon at Tauranga RSA, Cameron Rd, Greerton 8pm. Social evening of dancing. Members $3, non-members $5. Visitors welcome. Check Facebook. Trina 575 7461 a/hs

Te Puna Indoor Bowling Club

Every Mon at Te Puna Memorial Hall 7.15pm. Ian 579 3024

The Writing Project

Support, encouragement, info for people working on a piece or wanting to. 4th Mon of month 7pm. Kaye 07 218 1411 or 022 034 0115 or [email protected]

Triple P-Positive Parenting Programme

For any parent, caregiver or whanau with children aged from birth to 12yrs to help manage common parenting challenges. Free parenting programme with resources. Ardell 571 0144 or 027 311 2140

Workshop for Migrants Employment

Knowing your rights - ph to register 578 1592