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 a fine day with southwesterlies, easing in the morning.

It's a two-layer clothing day with an expected high of 18 degrees, and an overnight low of 7 degrees. High tide is at 9.42am and low tide is at 3.42pm. Sunset is at 5.34pm.

What's on today?

Come and talk with council staff today about reducing speed limits. Photo: TCC.

A Safer Speeds Community Drop in is planned in Greerton from 8am - 12pm. 

Tauranga City Council is looking to reduce speed limits to 30km/hr in our city centre and near schools and some marae to make it easier for people to move around and stay safe. Find out more, have your questions answered, and give council your feedback at the Greerton Hall Markets this weekend. For more information please click here: letstalk.tauranga.govt.nz/saferspeeds 

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/ This is 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?

Art in the Park
Original art for sale. Coronation Park, Mt Maunganui. 9am - 4pm. Weather permitting. Tauranga Society of Artists

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 
Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at Club Mt Maunganui. Boules available. New players welcome. Ph. Ray 027 756 3565 for times, further details.

Omokoroa Community Market
@Settlers Hall, 334 Omokoroa Road 9am to 1pm Hot food, arts+crafts, plants+seedlings and loads more. Come and check us out! Vendors contact: omokoroamarket@gmail.com

Sound of Soul Mantra
Passkey to Inner Worlds. Open your heart and Spiritual Eye with the HU mantra. Papamoa Community Centre, 15 Gravatt Rd. 11am-12pm. Light refreshments available 

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

Taoist Tai Chi Tauranga
Taoist Tai Chi Tauranga Beginning sessions OPEN. Monday 9am, Tuesday 10.30 + 1pm, Wednesday 1,30pm Thursday 6pm Friday 9am ,Saturday 8.45. Any Queries PH Margie 021500320

Tauranga Golf Croquet
Tuesday and Friday9.30 - Noon and 1pm to 3.30pm.Saturday 9.30-Noon and Sunday 1pm-3.30pm,Golf Croquet at Tauranga Domain,Cameron Rd.New players welcome Contact Gretchen 5767169