What's on: Messiah, repair cafe and markets

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 148 Durham Street, Tauranga today. Photo: Supplied.

Good morning and welcome to Saturday.

MetService is forecasting a mostly cloudy day with a few showers, mainly in the afternoon. Southerlies will be fresh in the morning, and easing by evening.

It's a three-layer clothing day with an expected high of 20 degrees, and an overnight low of 13 degrees. Low tide is at 11.5am and high tide is at 6.14pm. Sunset is at 8.15pm.

What's on today?

Greerton Hall Market. Photo: Supplied.

Head along to the friendly Greerton Hall Market from 8am - 12pm. Explore indoor and outdoor stalls.

If you're over on the other side of Tauranga harbour, check out the Little Big Market at Coronation Park, Mount Maunganui, which runs from 9am - 2pm. For more information click here

Scholars Baroque Aotearoa. Photo: Supplied.

Scholars Baroque Aotearoa, in collaboration with the renowned NZBarok orchestra, is all set to captivate audiences once again with their annual concert featuring George Frideric Handel's seasonal masterpiece, "Messiah." It's being performed tonight, Saturday November 25, at 7.30pm at the St Thomas More Catholic Church at Mount Maunganui. Click here for more information

Tinkd Makerspace where you can 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.

 

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?

'Oil on Porcelain'
The Tauranga Porcelain Artists present 'Oil on Porcelain'. An exhibition of recent works. On display at Palmers Bethlehem 25th & 26th November. All welcome. Free.


Association Croquet
Sat, Mon,Wed at Club Mt Maunganui, 45 Kawaka St. 9.15am for 9.30am start. Visitors & new players welcome. Ph. Malcolm 027 681 5204


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


Boules - Petanque
Tauranga BOP Club, Tawa Street, Mt Maunganui. Social + competitive play. Boules available. New players welcome. Ph Ray 027 756 3565 for times, further details.


Free Repair Cafe Tauranga
Get your objects fixed for free! Volunteers come together and repair items destined for landfill. 148 Durham st, Tauranga. Last Saturday of month 9.30-11.30am.


Taijiquan and Qigong
Sat & Wed 9:00 a.m. free Taiji / Qigong group. Kulim Park on beach by big rock. All welcome. Ph Petro 021 751 665


TAURANGA FUCHSIA GROUP
Meet Art/Craft Centre Elizabeth St West last Saturday of month. 1 p.m. Learn how to care for your fuchsias. Pat 021 894455 Noeleen 5784643


Tauranga Scottish Society Dance
End of year Christmas Dance Sat 25th November Wesley Church Hall 100/13th Ave 7pm Raffles lucky prizes and Christmas supper 2181318


Tauranga Senior Citizens Club
Indoor Bowls 14 Norris Street. (behind Pak'n'Save) Come and give it ago. Start 1.45 pm. 1st time free Ph Carol 002 639 2411


Village Radio Museum
Community Radio broadcasting nostalgic music & Community notices seven days on 1368 KHz AM Band and Live streaming on villageradio.co.nz Museum open from 10am. Request line 5713710

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