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 apart from some morning cloud, and southwesterlies.

It's a three-layer clothing day with an expected high of 19 degrees, and an overnight low of 10 degrees. High tide is at 11.34am and low tide is at 5.36pm. Sunset is at 5.27pm.

What's on today?
 

Runners enjoying the 'We Run the Night' half marathon. Photo/Supplied.

We Run the Night

It's time for the 2025 'We Run the Night' Half Marathon this evening based at the event hub at Hopukiore (Mount Drury).

Road closures will be in place for the event from 5.30pm to 9pm for Marine Parade -  from Commons Avenue to Hart Street, and for Pacific Avenue -  Rita Street to Marine Parade.

Map showing the 'We Run the Night' route along Marine Parade. at Mount Maunganui.

Is theatre your thing? Head along to 16th Ave Theatre this evening for a night of hilarious comedy improvisation like "Whose Line is it Anyway."  Nothing is scripted, and suggestions from the audience inspire scenes for the show. 

Anything can happen and often does at the Honest Liars Improv Show. Come along for fun comedy games and creative storytelling which are sure to delight audiences. 

Performing the first Saturday of each month at 16th Ave Theatre, Honest Liars are the Bay of Plenty’s only comedy improv troupe. A great night out for a group of friends.

Katikati Lions are holding their garage sale in the containers behind Caltex in Katikati this morning from 9am - 12pm. Photo: John Borren

Katikati Lions are holding their popular monthly garage sale after postponing it last weekend due to the weather.

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. Weather permitting. 9am - 4pm . Coronation Park, Mt Maunganui. Tauranga Society of Artists

Association Croquet
On Sat, Mon, & Wed. 9.15am for 9.30am start at Club Mt Maunganui, 45 Kawaka St. Visitors & new players welcome. Ph. Peter 07 5749232

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

Repair Cafe Tauranga
Repair Cafe. Get objects fixed for free! Volunteers come together and repair items destined for landfill. 148 Durham st, Tauranga. 9.30-11.30am Saturday May 3rd.