FRIDAY APRIL 29
Incredible Kai Experience: Free school holiday fun! Bring the kids to the Incredible Kai Experience and enjoy a full day of fun activities. Book online at eyeonnature.nz. 10am, Central lawn, Auckland Botanic Gardens.
Papakura Men’s Probus Club: Join like-minded retirees enjoying social interaction and activities in your local community. Enquiries 027-4279166 Dave. 10am, Papakura Club, 5 Croskery Rd.
SATURDAY APRIL 30
Massive Garage Sale Market: 7am-12.30pm. Blockhouse Bay Community Centre. 524 Blockhouse Bay Rd, Blockhouse Bay. $10 a stall, customers free entry. Call Terry for stall enquiries on 027 221 1860.
Composting Workshop Papatoetoe: Introduction to composting with bokashi bins, worm farms and cold composting bins. https://compostcollective.org.nz/ events/composting-workshoppapatoetoe-14/. 11:30am, Papatoetoe Food Hub, 33 Wallace Rd.
Brain Play- Free 3D-Printing Event: Design + print your own 3D creation! 12:30pm or 1:30pm start. All ages & abilities welcome - families, students, adults! Registration required - www.brainplay.co.nz/ events. 12:30pm, New Lynn Community Centre / Library, 3 Memorial Drive, New Lynn.
Footnote NZ Dance, Dry Spell: Fantasy and reality collide in Dry Spell, a cerebral spiralling ascension of desire, decadence and disgrace. Choreography by Rose Philpott. https://www.footnote.org.nz/events/ dryspell2022. 8pm, ASB Waterfront Theatre, 138 Halsey St.
Creative Card making Torbay: 3 hour fun workshop, and take home 3 greetings cards. No experience necessary. All tools and materials provided. Contact: raftstudiotorbay@gmail.com or ph 0211425865. 1:30pm, RAFT Studio, St Mary By The Sea, 168 Deep Creek Rd.
Milford Crystal Visions Holistic Market: Details www. crystalvisions.co.nz. 10am, Milford Senior Citizens Club Hall, 141a Kitchener Rd.
SUNDAY MAY 1
Hibiscus Coast Country Music Club: $4 entry, all welcome. 1pm, Orewa Community Centre, Main Rd.
MONDAY MAY 2
Rotary Club of Auckland East: Speakers from Tamaki Regeneration Project. Call Bevan Iles, mob. 027 555 4653 if you’d like to attend. Dinner charge applies. 5:30pm, 5 Knots, 30 Tamaki Dr.
U3A Birkenhead: General business, mini speaker, tea/coffee, followed by main speaker – Margaret Gane, 10am, Birkenhead Bowling Club, 93 Mokoia Rd.
Eastern Table Tennis Club – Kohimarama: All welcome. No annual subscription. For more info contact Bob ph. (021) 619 619. 7:30pm, St. Thomas’ School Hall, cnr Allum St & Kohimarama Rd. Seniors dance-St Helliers: Classes for 60+ for physical, mental and social wellbeing. taught by professional dance teacher. No vaccine pass or limits on class sizes so enrol now by calling Susan on 021-2061835. 10am, St Lukes Church Hall, 704 New North Rd.
TUESDAY MAY 3
Indoor Bowls - Orakei: Join us for a game. All welcome! No experience necessary. Every Tuesday 10am at Orakei RSA 178 Kepa Rd Orakei. $2 door fee includes morning tea. 10am, Orakei RSA, 178 Kepa Rd
Mindfulness session – Meadowbank: Relaxing meditation group 75min, online option. Koha. Also course starting Monday 2nd. Eve Rudkin, registered teacher, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, www.everudkinmindfulness.co.nz. 1pm, Meadowbank Community Centre, 29 Saint Johns Rd.
East Auckland Table Tennis Club: All welcome. $10 per player per night. For more info contact Geoff ph. (022) 674 7650. 7:15pm, Pakuranga Community Hall, 346 Pakuranga Rd.
WEDNESDAY MAY 4
Learn English for daily Life – Howick: Free with English Language Partners at Howick Library. Wednesday and Thursdays, week starting 4 & 5 May 12:30-2:30 pm. Please bring your passport. Howick Library, 25 Uxbridge Rd.
THURSDAY MAY 5
McCahon House Kauri Project saplings – Freeman’s Bay: 300 kauri saplings are now publicly available, grown from giant kauri trees captured in iconic NZ artist Colin McCahon’s paintings from the ‘Titirangi Years’ (1953-1959). $100 each, 5-8 May mccahonhouse.org.nz/ kauriora. 10am, Allpress Studio, 8 Drake St.
U3A Papatoetoe – general meeting: Graham Falla quartet entertainers, morning tea then mini speaker. 9:45am, Papatoetoe Bowling Club, Great South Rd.
Rotary St Johns: Socialize with locals and/or play driving range golf, then 7.30pm fish and chips, for only $35 (plus cash bar). To attend email berylrobinson@xtra.co.nz or phone 021652802 by May 2. www. rotarystjohns.club. 6pm, Remuera Golf Club, 120 Abbotts Way.
Girls table tennis coaching – Epsom: Girls under 18 invited to free table tennis coaching. Caters for all levels of play. 5pm, Auckland table tennis stadium, 99A Gillies Ave.
FRIDAY MAY 6
Te Atatu Food Truck Fridays: A tasty selection of Auckland’s best street food, music and entertainment plus local repair cafe. 5pm – 8pm. More details at https://www.facebook. com/teatatufoodtruckfridays/. Te Atatu South Community Centre, 247 Edmonton Rd.
Teach English to adult migrants: If you are interested in helping adults with their English Settlement skills, our course is for 6 Fridays for volunteers who have a good understanding of English. 9:30am, with English Language Partners at the Eastview Baptist Church, Botany, Please call or email: aucklandsouth@englishlanguage.org. nz Phone: 278 9099.
Qigong for Health & Healing – Warkworth: Focusing on improving your health with gentle movement & meditation. $5. Contact Paula 027 2399182 for info. 9:30am, Warkworth Town Hall, Mezzanine Room, 2 Alnwick St.