FRIDAY MAY 20
Henderson Ladies Probus Club: Come and join Henderson Ladies Probus Club for friendship and fun. Kelston Community Centre - Te Pae O Kura, corner Great North and Awaroa rds.
SATURDAY MAY 21
Preloved Fashion & Thrift Market – Orewa: Browse 45 stalls, Buy quality pre-loved Clothes, Shoes, Handbags & Accessories. Great fun & Lots of Bargains. Free entry. 9:30am, Orewa community center, 40/46 Orewa Sq.
Repair, revive, re-use workshop – Torbay: A series of 3 three hour workshops on recycling old clothes. Contact: raftstudiotorbay@gmail.com or ph 0211425865. 9:30am, RAFT Studio (Under the Hall), St Mary By The Sea, 168 Deep Creek Rd.
Preloved fashion & thrift market: 45 Stalls selling quality Pre-loved; coats, boots, bags, knits, tops, jeans, dresses & accessories. High St
Brands, Designer labels, retro & vintage. 9:30am, Orewa community centre, 40/46 Orewa Sq.
MONDAY MAY 23
Eastern Table Tennis Club: Free. More info Bob ph. (021) 619 619. May 23, 7:30pm, St. Thomas’ School Hall, cnr Allum St & Kohimarama Rd.
TUESDAY MAY 24
Pink Ribbon Breakfast: Dr Emma Nolan will provide an insight into breast cancer research and the challenges ahead. Tickets $45 including donation to the Breast Cancer Foundation. www.act.org. nz/events. Hosted by MP David Seymour. 7:30am, Nottinghill Kitchen, 162-168 Parnell Rd.
Golf Croquet winter playing times – Manurewa: Tues, Thurs, Sat 9am-12pm Please report 15 minutes before playing time. Visitors welcome $5 fee. P Lyn Bell 0211376192; or 092681105. Manurewa Croquet Club, Russell Rd.
East Auckland Table Tennis Club: $10 per player per night. More info Ebi ph. (021) 083 09994. 7:15pm, Pakuranga Community
Hall, 346 Pakuranga Rd.
Hibiscus Coast Zonta: Monthly dinner meeting. Guests welcome. Speaker Caitlin Watson from the Youth Mentoring initiative. Dinner is at your cost. Want to know more? Ph 0221200195. 6pm, The Wade, 2 Tavern Rd.
THURSDAY MAY 26
Busy Fingers Stitch & Yarn: Hand Craft Group-help keep traditional crafts alive, share your knowledge & ideas with others while working on your own project. 10am to 2pm. Glen Eden Community House, 13 Pisces Rd. Prayas Theatre presents Dhaba on Devon Avenue: An intergenerational story about love, legacies and letting go against a backdrop of intergenerational clashes. Tickets via - https://www. tapac.org.nz/whats-on-dhaba-ondevon. May 26 7:30pm June 5, 3pm,
TAPAC Theatre, 100 Motions Rd, Western Spring.
Table Tennis Epsom: Girls under 18 invited to free table tennis coaching. Caters for all levels of play. 5pm Auckland table tennis stadium, 99A Gillies Ave.
Talk: Papakura Historical Talk on Victorian Way of Death. Queries ph Phil 2671260. Meeting room next to Papakura Library, Gt Sth Rd.
FRIDAY MAY 27
Probus Club of Mangere Bridge:
Active retirees are invited to come along for fun, friendship, guest speaker Mark Olver on vietnam , 10am, 27A Taylor Rd.
Qigong for Health & Healing:
Improve your health with gentle movement & meditation. Open to all. $5. Contact Paula 027 2399182 for info. 9:30am, Town Hall Warkworth, 2 Alnick St.
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 MAY 28
Composting Workshop Papakura: Introduction to composting with bokashi bins, worm farms and cold composting bins. https:/ /compostcollective.org.nz/events/ composting-workshop-papakura-9/. 10am, Papakura Old Central School Hall, Main Room, 57 Wood St.
How to compost with Bokashi bins and biochar. https:/ /compostcollective.org.nz/events/ bokashi-biochar-talk-whangaparaoa2/. 10:30am, Whangaparaoa Community Recycling Centre, 637 Whangaparaoa Rd.
Composting Workshop Wiri: Composting with bokashi bins, worm farms and cold composting bins. https://compostcollective.org.nz/ events/composting-workshop-wiri-4/. 10am, Wiri Community Hall, 11 Inverell Ave.
Woolfest Auckland 2022: Calling all the Yarn and Fibre lovers! Woolfest is on. Free. . Organised by Creative Fibre Auckland. 10am - 4pm, Kumeu Showgrounds, 35/41 Access Rd.
Massive garage sale market: $10 a stall, customers free entry. Call Roz for stall enquiries on 027 415 1342. 7am, Blockhouse Bay Community Centre, 524 Blockhouse Bay Rd.
Monster autumn book fair: Nothing over $2, children’s books 50c. May 28, 9am, Helensville War Memorial Hall, Commercial Rd.
James Fromont: Will entertain. Free entry, all welcome 09 424-9026. May 28, 7pm, Hibiscus Coast Community RSA, 43A Vipond Rd.
‘‘The Conscious Heart.’’: A talk by Murray Stentiford. All welcome. Koha. Enquiries: 09 426 5265. 1:15pm, Waiwera Ashram., 9 Waiwera P.l
SUNDAY MAY 29
NZTrio Legacy 1 - Auckland: Brace yourselves! NZTrio’s 2022 series packs a punch. LEGACY features the mightiest masterpieces of the piano trio repertoire. Find out more via https:/ /nztrio.com/event-directory/. 7pm, Concert Chamber - Auckland Town Hall, Aotea Sq.
Genealogy Scottish Interest Group – Panmure: AGM at 12:30pm followed by Speaker Gail Wilson-Waring, Researcher for TV3. Bring own lunch. Tea & coffee provided. All Welcome Ph Barbara 575796 12pm, NZSG Research Rooms, 159 Queens Rd.