Dame Valerie Adams is guest speaker at Planning for the Future in Kaikohe on Saturday. Photo / File
Dame Valerie Adams is guest speaker at Planning for the Future in Kaikohe on Saturday. Photo / File
TODAY • Double Bill - Watching Paint Dry & Giddy, 6.30pm, OneOneSix, 116a Bank St, Whangārei. • Kerikeri International Piano Competition, 9.15-5.25pm, Turner Centre, 43 Cobham Rd, Kerikeri. • Northland Home & Lifestyle Show, 10am-5pm, ASB Stadium, Western Hills Drive, Whangārei.
SATURDAY • Bow Wow, 8.30pm, Anomaly, 43a Bank St, Whangārei. • Childrens Craft Class, 10am, Northland Arts Centre, 1/10 John St, Whangārei.
Hedlok - the hip-hop supergroup featuring Che Fu, King Kapisi, and Teremoana Rapley, plays in Kerikeri this weekend. Photo / File
• Conservation Week - Tobacco Scrub Control, 11am-6pm, Doubtless Bay, Far North 14 Paradise Road, Coopers Beach. • Creative Writing Workshop - From Inspiration To Publication, 10am-3pm, Biz Space, 3 Cobham Rd, Kerikeri. • Dame Valerie Adams, guest presenter Planning for the Future, 6.30pm, 6 Hongi St, Kaikohe. • Double Bill - Watching Paint Dry & Giddy, 6.30pm, OneOneSix, 116a Bank St, Whangārei. • Doubtless Bay Market, 9am-1pm, Doubtless Bay Christian Centre, SH10, Mangonui. • Film Night, Marilyn Waring's film Who's Counting?, 5.30pm Quarry Arts Centre, 21 Selwyn Ave, Whangārei. • Hedlock King Kapisi & Che Fu, 8pm, Homestead Tavern, 15 Homestead Rd, Kerikeri. • Introduction to Canine Nose Work, 1.30pm. Bookings: Happy Tails Dog Training, Whangārei.
Awadagin Pratt of the USA is the chief judge of the 2018 Kerikeri International Piano Competition. Photo / Rob Davidson
• Kerikeri International Piano Competition, 9.15-6.30pm, Turner Centre, 43 Cobham Rd, Kerikeri. • Mangonui Craft Market, 9am-2pm, Mangonui Hall, 132 Waterfront Drive, Doubtless Bay. • Northland Home & Lifestyle Show, 10am-5pm, ASB Stadium, Western Hills Drive, Whangārei. • Northland Pacific Island Fale Pasifika - AIGA Day, 9.30am, Forum North, Whangārei. • Paparoa Farmer's Market, 9am-12noon, Paparoa Village Green, State Highway 12, Kaipara. • Psychic Surgery With Jeanette Wilson, 7.30pm-10pm, Cheviot Park Motor Lodge, 1 Cheviot St, Woodhill, Whangārei. • Roller Disco, 7pm-9pm, Ngunguru Sports Complex, Kopipi Cres, Ngunguru, Whangārei. • Spirit Surgery with Jeanette Wilson, 10am, Cheviot Park Motor Lodge, 1 Cheviot St, Woodhill, Whangārei. • SPCA Fundraiser, 12pm-4pm, The Old Stone Butter Factory, 8 Butter Factory Lane, Whangārei. • Tutukaka Coastguard fish auction, Wāhi Restaurant, Oceans Resort. Fish donated from Sportsman's Choice Kayak fishing event.
SUNDAY • Conservation Week - Tobacco Scrub Control, 11am-6pm, Doubtless Bay, Far North 14 Paradise Road, Coopers Beach. • Healing Yuan Qigong, 12noon-5pm, Yoga Circle, 26 Central Avenue, Whangārei. • Introduction to Silver Clay Jewellery Making for Adults, 10am-4pm, Venue/ booking details 432 0057/022 034 2260, Whangārei.
At least 10,000 people are expected to visit the three-day, annual Northland Home & Lifestyle Show which opens at the ASB Stadium in Whangārei today (Friday). Photo / File
• Kerikeri International Piano Competition, 9.45-7pm, Turner Centre, 43 Cobham Rd, Kerikeri. • Market, 6.30am-11.30am, Tikipunga Tavern, Cnr Wanaka St and Derby Cres, Whangārei. • Northland Home & Lifestyle Show, 10am-4pm, ASB Stadium, Western Hills Drive, Whangārei. • Okaihau Kaikohe Traverse, 9am-1pm, Kaikohe Pioneer Village, 1A Recreation Rd, Mid North.
Jeanette Wilson, the UK medium who starred in Dare to Believe (TV3) and Spirit Medium, is in Whangārei this weekend. Photo / File
• Referral Rewards with Jeanette Wilson, 7.30pm-9pm, Cheviot Park Motor Lodge, 1 Cheviot St, Woodhill, Whangārei. • Spirit Surgery with Jeanette Wilson, 10am, Cheviot Park Motor Lodge, 1 Cheviot St, Woodhill, Whangārei.
COMING UP • Itchy Trigger Finger - Whangārei's first Pop Culture/ Esports/ Cosplay event, Monday, October 1-Wednesday, October 3, 9am-9pm daily, Forum North, Whangārei. • School Holiday Fun, Monday October 1-Friday October 12, 10am-4pm, Kiwi North Museum, Kiwi House & Heritage Park, 500 State Highway 14, Maunu, Whangārei. • Qigong Workshop, 5-8pm, Whangārei Yoga Centre, 69 Bank St. • Spring Into Nature School Holiday Programme, Tuesday October 2, 10am-11am, Whangārei Central Library, 5 Rust Avenue, Whangārei. • Butters Beer Club, Wednesday October 3, 6pm-8pm, The Old Stone Butter Factory, 8 Butter Factory Lane, Whangārei. • Teen Breakfast Club, Wednesday October 3-Friday Oct 5, 9.30am-12noon, Whangārei Central Library, 5 Rust Avenue. • The Chills - Snow Bound Tour With Steve Gunn (USA), Thursday October 4, 7pm-10.30pm, The Old Stone Butter Factory, 8 Butter Factory Lane, Whangārei. • Waipu Golf Club Womens Teams Tournament, Thursday September 27, 9.30am. • School Holiday Clay, Kathryn Batchelor's kids clay days. Wednesday October 3, Thursday October 4, 9.30-11.30am, Quarry Arts Centre, Selwyn Ave. • Improv Theatresports - Fun Jam Sessions, Thursday October 4, 5.45pm-7.45pm, OneOneSix, 116a Bank St.
