What‘s on - sport festival, art and garage sale

The ‘Butterworth Crescent & Coutts Street Garage Sale Extravaganza’ is featuring more than 25 homes along Coutts Street and Butterworth Crescent in Papamoa from 9am - 2pm. Photo: John Borren.

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira.

It's partly cloudy day with a chance of a heavy shower late this afternoon or early evening. Westerlies will be turning to easterly this evening.

It's a one-layer clothing day with an expected high of 28 degrees, and an overnight low of 18 degrees. Low tide is at 1.18pm and high tide is at 7.29pm. Sunset is at 8.36pm.

What's on today?

Community spirit is truly alive and well in Pāpāmoa, where two streets form a sort of ‘town square'. Check out the ‘Butterworth Crescent & Coutts Street Garage Sale Extravaganza' which is being held from 9am – 2pm.

Traffic delays are expected as athletes from all over the country and beyond compete in the iconic Mount Festival of Multisport. Residents are advised to plan ahead to avoid travel delays in Pāpāmoa and Mount Maunganui.

Map showing road closures today. Image: Tauranga City Council.
Come and check out The People's Gallery - toi ka rere at the Historic Village in 17th Ave, Tauranga to see a new exhibition titled LIMINAL. Across the village street is Jo Tindling's Geometric Abstraction Exhibition in The Incubator Gallery.
An exhibition by Sienna Burns titled "Down in the Sewers" is on dsplay at The Incubator Creative Hub. Image: Supplied.
Also at The Incubator Creative Hub is an exciting solo exhibition of oil pastel drawings exploring stylised people and various animals, such as rats and cats by an up coming artist, Sienna Burns. Sienna has just completed Year 12 at Tauranga Girls' College and plans to enroll in a Bachelor of Fine Arts conjoint with a Bachelor of Arts (Gender Studies, Art History and Psychology) at Auckland University in 2024. In 2021.Sienna was selected as one of top 15 artists in the Acorn Foundation Junior Art Awards with a piece called "Frog" which was exhibited in the Tauranga Art Gallery.
Sienna has also exhibited and sold a number of pieces in the "Artful Wāhine" exhibition at the People's Gallery in 2022. She has also won First in Art three times at Tauranga Girls' College. The exhibition is on display in The Incubator Gallery from January 21 to February 11, and is open 9am-4.30 pm weekdays and 10am-2 pm weekends.

Shabang. Photo: Supplied.
Check out Shabang at Jack Dusty's Ale House, Bureta from 7.30pm. Shabang play classic rock and all the best songs from AC/DC to ZZTop and everything in between.

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

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Tauranga Art Gallery in Willow St. Photo: Supplied.

Take a walk through Tauranga Art Gallery and view the many exhibitions on display there this week. The gallery, in Willow St, is open from 10am - 4pm.

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 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
Celebrate Shabbat (Sabbath) as did Messiah Yeshua (Jesus), his disciples and early believers. All welcome. Otumoetai Primary 10am or FaceBook Live 11am. Joel 021 768 043 info@bethel.org.nz


Car Boot Sale
Hosted by: Tauranga South Community Patrol. Tauranga Racecourse 1383 Cameron Rd. Entry from Gate 4 Contact: 577 1116 - 027 414 6040. Single site $5.00 double $10.00 Setup time: 7:00am onwards. Weather permitting


Otumoetai Tennis Club
Adult tennis. Start 1.30pm. Bellevue Park Windsor Road. (Adjacent to swimming pool). New players & visitors welcome. Ph Victor 027 577 1818 a/hrs


St Stephen's Jigsaw Library
Every Saturday 10-12noon. Hire for 2 weeks a variety of 600 puzzles. 100-2000 piece puzzles. Please wear masks. Cnr Brookfield and Highmore Trc.


Tauranga Model Railway Show
Model Railway display Tauranga Boys' College. 10am-4.30pm Daily Jan 21st & 22nd Jan. Fun for all ages. Thomas, NZR, British, European, Drive your own. Entry fees apply


Under-the-Stars Free Community Meal
Every Thursday 11:30am-1pm. Every Saturday 4:30-6pm. Sit down and takeaway offered for homeless, hungry, and families needing a meal.Showers open 1 hour before meals. 45 Cliff Rd

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