• A Winters Night of Opera and Song, 7pm-9pm, Whangārei Anglican Church, 2b Kamo Rd, Whangārei. • Adrift, 2.30pm, 4.30pm and 7pm, OneOneSix, 116a Bank St, Whangārei. • Calendar Girls, 7pm-9pm, Turner Centre, 43 Cobham Rd, Kerikeri. • CAJD Band, 8pm, The Old Stone Butter Factory, 8 Butter Factory Lane, Whangārei. • Kids Saturday Art and Craft Class, 10am-12pm, Northland Arts Centre, 1/10 John St, Whangārei. • Live Music From Saelyn Guyton, 7pm-10pm, Thirty30, 16 Kings Rd, Paihia. • Mangawhai Tavern Market, 8.30am-1pm, The Mangawhai Tavern, 2 Moir St, Kaipara. • Mangonui Craft Market, 9am-1.30pm, Mangonui Hall, 132 Waterfront Drive, Doubtless Bay. • Maniacs United Professional Wrestling, 5.45pm-8pm, Dargaville Town Hall, 37 Hokianga Rd, Kaipara. • Reducing Our Household Rubbish: The Zero Waste Approach, 2.30pm-4.30pm, D'Vine Community Oasis, 12 Wellington St, Russell, Bay of Islands. • Stan Walker, 7.45pm, Marsden Cove Marina, Rauiri Drive, One Tree Point, Ruakaka, Whangārei District. • Steel Magnolias, 1.45pm-4pm, Octagon Theatre, 13 Aubrey St, Regent, Whangārei. • Tazman AZ, 8pm-11pm, Whangārei RSA, 9 Rust Avenue. • The Meditation Mat (T.I.M.E Meditation), 9.30am, OneOneSix, 116a Bank St, Whangārei. • Thelonious Punk, 1pm-3pm, The Old Stone Butter Factory, 8 Butter Factory Lane, Whangārei. • Waipu Winter Ceilidh, 7.30pm-11.55pm, Waipu Coronation Hall, 47 The Centre, Waipu, Bream Bay. • Whangārei Dance Festival, 9am, , Forum North, Capitaine Bougainville Theatre, Whangārei. • Women's Lifestyle Expo, 10am-5pm, ASB Stadium, Western Hills Drive, Whangārei.
SUNDAY
• Calendar Girls, 3pm-5pm, Turner Centre, 43 Cobham Rd, Kerikeri. • Furs Got Talent Auditions, 12pm-6pm, The Three Furlongs Tavern carpark, State Highway 1, Kaiwaka, Kaipara. • Heavy Water, 6pm-8pm, Cathay Cinemas, 27 Hobson Ave, Kerikeri.
• Prayer for Healing Opportunity, 9am-10.15pm, Christ Church @ the Regent, 2b Kamo Rd, Whangārei. • Ray White Kaitaia Run/Walk, 9am-12pm, Te Ahu Centre, Cnr Matthews Ave & South Rd, Kaitaia. • Sunday Jazz Picnic, 2pm-4pm, Whangārei Golf Club, Denby Cres, Tikipunga. • Sunday Salsa Night, 4.30pm-8pm, Whangārei RSA, 9 Rust Ave. • Sunday Market, 7am-11pm, Tikipunga Tavern cnr Wanaka St and Derby Cres, Whangārei. • The Paihia Famous Jam/Open Mic Night, 7.30pm-10.30pm, Thirty30, 16 Kings Rd, Paihia. • Tikipunga Community Market, 7am-11pm, Tikipunga High School, 211 Kiripaka Rd, Tikipunga. • Whangārei Dance Festival, 9am, Forum North, Capitaine Bougainville Theatre, Whangārei. • Womens Lifestyle Expo, 10am-5pm, ASB Stadium, Western Hills Drive, Whangārei.
COMING UP
• Big Aroha - Kids4Kids, Monday-Tuesday, August 5 & 6, 7.30pm, Forum North | Te Kotahitanga Expo Hall, Whangārei. • Return to Wholeness, Monday, August 5, 9am-10.15pm, OneOneSix, 116a Bank St, Whangārei. • Whangārei Medieval Combat Club - Beginner Longsword, Monday, August 5, 6.30pm-8.30pm, 1 Lupton Ave, Regent, Whangārei. • Essays In Love, Tuesday-Thursday, August 6-8, 7pm-8.15pm, OneOneSix, 116a Bank St, Whangārei. • Reducing Our Household Rubbish: The Zero Waste Approach, Tuesday, August 6, 6.30pm-8.30pm, Eco Centre Kaitaia, 42 Commerce St, Kaitaia. • The Meditation Mat (T.I.M.E Meditation), Tuesday, August 6, 7am-8am, OneOneSix, 116a Bank St, Whangārei. • Beer Club with Sawmill, Wednesday, August 7, 6pm-8pm, The Old Stone Butter Factory, 8 Butter Factory Lane, Whangārei. • Like A River by Jo Randerson, Wednesday, August 7, 7pm, Forum North | Capitaine Bougainville Theatre, Whangārei. • Raw Muscle - Ladies Night, Wednesday,August 7, 7.15pm-9.15pm, Twin Pines Manor, 342 Puketona Rd, Paihia. • Duo Coco, Thursday August 8, 5pm-8pm, Rayz On the Bay, 50 Marsden Rd, Paihia, Bay of Islands. • Hospice Mid-Northland Movie Premier, Thursday August 8, 6.45pm-10.10pm, Cathay Cinemas, 27 Hobson Ave, Kerikeri. • Moondog Solo, Thursday, August 8, 5.30pm-8.30pm, The Old Stone Butter Factory, 8 Butter Factory Lane, Whangārei. • Steel Magnolias, Thursday, August 8, 7.45-10pm, Octagon Theatre, 13 Aubrey St, Regent, Whangārei. • Whangārei Film Society, Thursday, August 8, 6pm: Shoplifters, 8pm: The Ideal Palace, Forum North | Capitaine Bougainville Theatre, Whangārei.
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