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 an occasional drizzle, turning to rain in the afternoon, and possibly heavy with a risk of squally thunderstorms in the evening. Northerlies will be strong from late afternoon.

It's a one-to-two-layer clothing day with an expected high of 20 degrees, and an overnight low of 15 degrees. Low tide is at 8.48am and high tide is at 3.22pm. Sunset is at 7.44pm.

What's on today?

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.

Katikati Lions are holding their monthly garage postponed their garage sale in Katikati this morning. Photo: John Borren.

Katikati Lions are postponing their popular monthly garage sale and moving it to 2 November due to poor weather. 

Guide Uchida Yoshihide enjoying life at Waimarino. Photo: Brydie Thompson.

Don't miss Waimarino Adventure Park's Open Day today.Have a perfect family day out and be the first to tr ynew activities, enjoy the grand opening of Bazza's Burger Bar, and participate in challenges to win prizes! It's the perfect time to experience kayaking, water slides, and more along the beautiful Wairoa River. With activities ranging from kayaking, paddleboarding, and the giant blob to water slides, a climbing wall, and more, there's entertainment for everyone.

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. Weather permitting. Coronation Park, Mt Maunganui. 9am - 5pm. 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

Beginners pétanque
Saturday afternoons en famille Pétanque is fun for all ages/abilities Boules (of steel) and assistance provided Call Ray on 027 756 3565 for more info

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

Church Market Day
Nov 2nd 8am - 12noon ST ENOCHS CHURCH 134 Sixteenth Avenue, Tauranga A treasure trove of bargains to help raise funds to refurbish our community hall. ALL WELCOME