COMMUNITY DIRECTORY
SPORT AND LEISURE
Papamoa Mah Jong Club: Monday 12.30pm, Papamoa Sports Club. Ph Jacqui Looker 542 1766 or email jacquiLooker@kinect.co.nz
Yoga: Thursday, 9am – 10.30am, Papamoa Library. Ph Margaret 571-6331.
Karate classes: All ages Tuesday and Thursday, Papamoa. Ph Joseph 0800 780 6180.
Tauranga MTB Club: Wednesday night mountain biking for women at Redwoods Rotorua. Beginners onward. Ph Chrissi or Marty 533 1182; Thursday night ride at Redwoods Rotorua. Ph Marty 533 1182.
Paengaroa Indoor Bowls: Monday 7.15pm, Paengaroa Hall. Ph Alan 533 1504.
Pukehina Indoor Bowls: Wednesday 7.15pm, Pukehina Beach Community Hall. Ph 533 3413.
Black Dragon Ju Jitsu: Tuesday 6.30 – 8pm, Fairhaven School. Ph 021 234 9921 or 027 303 1915.
Te Puke Bridge Club: 4 Queen St. Monday and Friday afternoons at 1pm and Tuesday evenings 7pm. Ph Joss 573 6020.
Te Puke Squash Club: Landscape Rd, Te Puke. President Helen Taylor 021 471 085, or club captain Helen Adams 021 038 8954. www.facebook.com/squashtepuke/
Te Puke Bowling Club: Fridays 12.30pm mufti, visitors welcome. Tuesday mixed 9.30am, Saturday mixed 9am. Ph 573 9709.
Housie Nights: Second Tuesday of month at Te Puke Bowling Club from 6.30pm. Ph 573 9709.
Te Puke Pony Club: Second Saturday of month during season, Showgrounds Rd, Te Puke. Ph 07 322 2272.
Citizens RSA: Darts Club, Wednesday 7.15pm.
Citizens RSA: Women’s section, third Monday of the month at 10.30am. Ph Alice 573 3396.
Te Puke Senior Citizens Club: Lyceum Club Rooms, Bolivia Wed 1pm – 4pm. Friday, 500, cards 1pm – 3pm. All welcome. Ph Marie 573 9219 or Brian 573 8465.
MARKETS
Community Markets: Third Saturday of month. 9am – 1pm. Jubilee Park. Ph Monique 027 356 9545.
Car boot sale: Third Saturday of month, Evans Rd Church, Papamoa, $5 per car. Ph 021 1338 986.
Maketu Market: Third and fifth Sunday of month, 8am – 1pm, Maketu Village Reserve. Ph Pat 533 2687.
Car boot sale: Last Saturday of month, 7am – 11am, sausage sizzle, Te Puke Cits Club.
Papamoa Lions Markets: Second and fourth Sunday of month, 7am – noon, Gordon Spratt Reserve, Papamoa. Ph Adam 021 266 8922.
ARTS & CRAFTS
Crafts & Laughs: Every Thursday 9am - 3pm, $5 including morning teas and use of tools. 8 Tui St. Ph Deborah 027 4303 781 or 573 5041.
Handcraft House: Meeting Mondays 1pm – 4pm inside Te Puke Baptist Church building. No cost, and a cuppa, no child minding available. Bring your own craft and enjoy good company. Ph Marcia 573 6152.
ARTS & CRAFTS
Te Puke Creative Fibre: Second and fourth Tuesday of month, 10am – 3pm, Revival Fellowship Church, Seddon St. Ph Leigh 573 5668 or Margaret 573 4609.Friday Arvo Craft Group: 1pm – 5pm. Afternoon tea, gold coin. Ph Jannz 573 4228 or text 027 272 3913.
Craft Cafe: Thursday, 9.30am – 11.30am, $2, incl morning tea, Baptist Church Te Puke. Ph Lyn 542 3001.
Te Puke Art Society: Thursday, Constables Gallery, 9.30am – mid-afternoon and from 7pm – 9pm. Beginners welcome. Ph Necia McKinley 533 1087 or Marie Brown 573 4442.
Teddy Bears: Third Friday of month, bear-makers gettogether, 10am – 3pm. Ph Wendy 573-4465. Saturday Sewers: Hand and machine sewing, 9.30am – 4pm, morning tea $5. Ph Joe 573 5668.
Te Puke Quilters: Tuesdays, 9.30am – 3pm, patchwork, needlework, crafts. Constables Gallery. Ph Joe 573 5668.
St Paul's Friendship Group: Crafts, games, fun and friendship, Thursday, 10am, St Paul's Church, Dickson Rd, Papamoa, $2. Ph Elma 574 8993 or Margaret 542 1633.
CHILDREN/PARENTING
Te Puke Library: Baby Book Boogie, Pukapuka Kanikani Pepi, Wednesday 10.30am – 11am, stories, rhymes and fun times for 0-2 year olds, during school terms. Read Sing Move (formally Little Kiwis), Friday 10.30am – 11am, story time fun for under-5s. Mainly Music: Tuesday, 10am, for pre-schoolers and caregivers. Te Puke Baptist Church. $2 per child. Mainly Music: Thursday, 10am, The Orchard Church, 20 MacLoughlin Drive, Te Puke.
Pongakawa Playcentre: Tuesday &Thursday, 9.30am – noon, Old Coach Rd. Next to Pongakawa School. Ph 533 3250.
SPACE: For first-time parents with newborn babies, 9am – noon, Te Puke Playcentre, Stock Rd, Te Puke. Ph Ruth 570 0085.
Family Support Services: Social workers available daily, Community Care Centre, 100 Jellicoe St. Ph 573-5614.
Te Puke Toy Library: Tuesday – Thursday 9am-1pm, Friday open for business and Playgroup, gold coin donation 1.30am-12.30pm, Saturday 10.30am-12pm, 7 Stock Rd, Te Puke off King St . Ph 027 263 9309.
Le Club Francais: All primary-aged students, Monday, 3.30pm, St Andrew's Hall, Oxford St, Te Puke. Ph Karyn 022 635 6595.
Te Puke Playcentre: Tuesday – Thursday, 9am-noon, 3 Stock Rd (off King St). Ph 573-7537.
Brick Kids Te Puke Lego club: Fridays 3.30pm-4.30pm at the Te Puke Toy Library, 7 Stock Rd off King St, Term time, school-aged children, gold coin donation.
CLUBS/COMMUNITY GROUPS
Te Puke Community Menz Shed: 86B No 3 Rd. Meet 9am Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. We repair, fix and mend indoor and outdoor equipment and household goods, bring your project and enjoy some good company. New retiree members welcome. Ph Joan 573 8655 or John 573 5971.
Papamoa Garden Circle: Meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 1pm in the Dune Room, Papamoa Sport and Recreation Centre. Ph Fern 575 2857.
Te Puke Friendship Club: Meets 2nd Wed of each month at 9.45am at Te Puke Citizens RSA, Belvedere St, Te Puke. Bring a friend. Suitable retired or semi-retired people who enjoy company. Ph Barbara 573 4398 Papamoa Rotary: Thursdays, 6pm Robert Harris Cafe´, Papamoa Plaza, 7 Gravatt Rd. Guest speaker most evenings. Ph Vivian 5420712 or 0275495379 or vivian@vledgar.nz
Walking Group: Leave from WOMP Headquarters, 2 Dunlop Road. Mondays 10am. Open to all fitness levels. Check Facebook for details. Ph Gillian 027 405 5913.