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 mostly cloudy day but with afternoon fine spells. Northeasterlies are expected to be developing for a time in the afternoon and evening.

It's a two-layer clothing day with an expected high of 18 degrees, and an overnight low of 10 degrees. High tide is at 9am and low tide is at 3.10pm. Sunset is at 7.37pm.

What's on today?

Come and support your local team in the semifinals of the NPC this afternoon in Tauranga. The Bay of Plenty Steamers are taking on Canterbury at Tauranga Domain, with kick-off at 4.10pm.

Head along to the Tauranga Home Show at Mercury Baypark. The show, which opened on Friday, runs from 10am - 4pm on Saturday and Sunday, October 19 & 20. 

The Cargo Shed. Photo: Rosalie Liddle Crawford.

The Tauranga Zinefest is on at the Cargo Shed, Dive Crescent, from 10am - 3pm. Tauranga Zinefest is a free, highly visual, community event celebrating zine culture. Zine is pronounced “zeen”. Zines are small, short-run, self-published, (maga)zines, covering a range of topics.

One of the kiwi sculptures on the Kiwi Art Trail in downtown Tauranga. Photo: Supplied.

Come for a wander in downtown Tauranga and discover the stunning larger than life kiwi popping up in our city centre!  Making a debut in Tauranga, the Kiwi Art Trail begins its North Island tour in the heart of Tauranga city centre on October 14.

Developed by Save the Kiwi and Gallagher Insurance, with support from Tauranga City Council, the free Kiwi Art Trail includes 20 large kiwi sculptures each designed by New Zealand artists.Local artists Te Arepa Teki and Sam Allen were selected to have their designs featured on the local trail, and at completion of the event, sculptures will be auctioned off with proceeds going towards kiwi conservation initiatives.

For full information and a trail map visit www.whatsontauranga.co.nz/citycentre

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?

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

Beth-El Messianic Family
Beth-El Messianic Family Celebrate Shabbat (Sabbath) as did Messiah Yeshua (Jesus), his disciples and early believers. All welcome. Lifezone, 7 Oak lane Judea, 10am or Youtube Live @10am or FaceBook Live 11am. Joel 021768043 info@bethel.org.nz

Country Fair Nov 2nd
Join us at the Te Puna School Country Fair on Saturday, November 2nd 9:30-1:30 for family fun, food, games, rides, and entertainment! Free entry!

Omokoroa Market
Omokoroa Settlers Hall, 9am to 1pm Local community general market Christmas gifts galore. Come and check us out. Vendors contact: omokoroamarket@gmail.com