TODAY
• Tomorrow People, 8pm-11pm, Tikipunga Tavern, Cnr Wanaka St and Derby Cres, Whangārei.
• Strangely Arousing's Music Month May Day, 8pm-1am, The Old Stone Butter Factory, 8 Butter Factory Lane, Whangārei.
• Beyond the Barricade, 7.30pm-10pm, Forum North, Rust Ave, Whangārei.
• Olive Copperbottom, 7.30pm, Reia Taipa Beach Resort, 22 Taipa Point Rd,
Taipa, Doubtless Bay, Far North.
• Horeke Hunting Club 2018 Competition, Horeke Tavern, 2118 Horeke Rd, Horeke, Hokianga, Mid North.
• Bay of Islands Country Rock Festival, 6pm to late, all around the Bay of Islands.
• Gold Parade - to honour Northland Black Sticks, 12.20pm, starts Forum North.
• Launch of Kaauta DVD documentary, Friday May 18, 5.30pm opening, Kings Theatre, Kawakawa.
SATURDAY
• Horeke Hunting Club 2018 Competition, Horeke Tavern, 2118 Horeke Rd, Horeke, Hokianga, Mid North.
• Music In the Vines - Autumn Special, 2pm-4pm, Te Whai Bay Wines, 367 King Rd, Mangawhai, Kaipara.
• International Food & Culture Festival, 1pm-6pm, Canopy Bridge, Whangārei, Town Basin, Whangarei.
• Tomorrow People, 8pm-11pm, Ruakaka Tavern, Marsden Point Rd, Ruakaka, Bream Bay, Whangārei District.
• Olive Copperbottom, 7.30pm, Riverbank Centre, Reyburn House Lane, Whangārei.
• International Nurses Day March, 12pm-2pm, 4 Kensington Ave, Whangārei.
• Shady Brain Farm Album Release Show, 8pm, The Old Stone Butter Factory, 8 Butter Factory Lane, Whangārei.
• Bay of Islands Country Rock Festival, 11am to late, all around the Bay of Islands.
• Mangonui Craft Market, 9am-2pm, Mangonui Hall, 132 Waterfront Drive, Mangonui, Doubtless Bay, Far North.
• Car Boot Sale, 7am-noon, Cornerstone - Whare Karakia o Manako, 144 Kerikeri Rd, Kerikeri, Bay of Islands.
• Paparoa Farmer's Market, 9am-12pm, Paparoa Village Green, State Highway 12, Paparoa, Kaipara.
• Intercultural Awareness & Communication Skills Workshop, 9am, Multicultural Whangārei, Whangārei.
• Turban Day, 11am-2pm, Town Basin, Whangārei.
• Huanui Garage Sale, 7am, Huanui College Gym, 328 Ngunguru Rd.
SUNDAY
• Horeke Hunting Club 2018 Competition, Horeke Tavern, 2118 Horeke Rd, Horeke, Hokianga, Mid North.
• Mother's Day Lunch/Dinner, 12pm-8pm, 35 Degrees South Aquarium Restaurant and Bar, 69 Marsden Rd, Paihia, Bay of Islands.
• Jennian Homes Paihia Mother's Day Run/Walk, 9am-12pm, Village Green, 60 Marsden Rd, Paihia, Bay of Islands.
• Bay of Islands Country Rock Festival, 12pm to late, all around the Bay of Islands.
• Jam Night, 7pm-10pm, Thirty30, 16 Kings Rd, Paihia, Bay of Islands.
• Tikipunga Market, 6.30am, Cnr Wanaka St and Denby Cres.
COMING UP
• Magical Mondays, Monday, May 14, 7pm, the Mangawhai Tavern, Mangawhai, Kaipara.
• Zumba with Del, Monday, May 14, 6pm, Kamo War Memorial Hall, Whangārei.
• Mangakahia Yoga, Monday, May 14, 6pm, Mangakahia Sports Complex, Maungatapere, Whangārei District.
• Ballroom – Latin and Argentine Tango Dance Practice, Tuesday, May 15, 7pm, Te Ahu Centre, Kaitaia, Far North.
• Technohackers Tuesday Coding Group, Tuesday, May 15, 3.15pm, Whangārei Club, Whangārei.
• Yoga With Graeme Lockett, Tuesday, May 15, 6pm, Glenbervie Primary School, Whangārei.
• Kara Kokopu Yoga, Wednesday, May 16, 6pm, Kara Kokopu Community Hall, Maungatapere, Whangārei District.
• Toastmasters Whangārei, 7pm, Wednesday, May 16, 7pm, Maunu Masonic Village Hall, Whangārei.
• The Nukes Northland NZ Music Month Tour, Thursday, May 17, 6pm, Anzac Theatre, Dargaville, Kaipara.
• 'How to help your child with spelling and writing' for parents. Thursday, May 17, 7pm-8.30pm, St Francis Xavier hall, Whangarei.