TODAY
• John Leigh Calder Jazz/Blues Quartet, 7pm, The Old Stone Butter Factory, Whangarei.
• International Rally of Whangarei, Friday, May 4 to Sunday, May 6, Toll Stadium, 51 Okara Drive, Whangarei.
• Technology Dependence, 9am, Distinction Hotel, Whangarei.
• NZ Legal System Employment, 11am, Multicultural Whangarei.
• Live Music From Holly & Charlie, 6pm,
Thirty30, Paihia, Bay of Islands.
• Yoga & Walking Re: Treat In Magical Mangawhai, till Sunday, May 6, Tara Retreat Yoga Studio, 247 Tara Rd, Mangawhai, Kaipara.
• Breast Cancer Awareness Breakfast, 8am-11.30am, Alongside, 69 Marsden Rd, Paihia, Bay of Islands.
• International Rally of Whangarei, 5pm-9pm, Pohe Island, Whangarei.
SATURDAY
• Whangarei Mind Body Spirit Expo, 10am-5pm, Te Kotahitanga Expo Hall, Forum North.
• Jamie McDell — Extraordinary Girl Tour, 7pm, The Old Stone Butter Factory, Whangarei.
• Guess Who's Back - Santa, 9am, Save Barn, 46 Port Rd, Whangarei.
• Archaeology Week: Dig for Kids, 2pm, Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Paihia, Bay of Islands.
• Merry May Day Dance, 7pm, The Kauri Museum, Matakohe, Kaipara.
• Bootleg Band, 8.30pm, Thirty30, Paihia, Bay of Islands.
• Mangonui Craft Market, 9am-2pm, Mangonui Hall, Doubtless Bay, Far North.
• Paparoa Farmers Market, 9am-noon, Paparoa Village Green, State Highway 12, Paparoa, Kaipara.
• International Rally of Whangarei, 6.30am, south of Paihia and north of Whangarei.
SUNDAY
• Whangarei Mind Body Spirit Expo, 10am-5pm, Te Kotahitanga Expo Hall, Forum North.
• National Alpaca Day, 10am-3pm, 41 Woodward Rd, Whatitiri, Whangarei.
• International Rally of Whangarei, 7am, south of Whangarei with the finish at the Town Basin.
• Sunday Jazz with the Mike Nisbet Quartet, 2pm-4pm, Whangarei Golf Club, Mt Denby Cres, Tikipunga.
• Parenting Workshop - A Baby's Cues, 9.30am-noon; Simplify Solids, 2pm-4.30pm, Cheviot Park Motor Lodge, 1 Cheviot St, Woodhill, Whangarei.
• Sunday Salsa Night, 4.30pm, Whangarei RSA, 9 Rust Ave, Whangarei.
• Sunday Market, 6.30am-11.30am, cnr Wanaka St and Denby Cres, Whangarei.
• Jam Night feat. Coco, 7pm-10pm, Thirty30, 16 Kings Rd, Paihia, Bay of Islands.
• Archaeology Week: Lecture by the Booths, 2pm-3pm, Waitangi Treaty Grounds, 1 Tau Henare Drive, Paihia, Bay of Islands.
• The Tint Shop Show & Shine, 2pm-6pm, The Tint Shop, 101 Port Rd, Whangarei.
COMING UP
• Mangakahia Yoga, Monday, May 7, 6pm, Mangakahia Sports Complex, Maungatapere.
• PD for ECE & Nannies - Inspire Kindness Monday, May 7, 9.30am-noon; Minders of Mindfulness, Monday May 7, 2pm-4.30pm, Cheviot Park Motor Lodge, 1 Cheviot St, Woodhill, Whangarei.
• Socrates Cafe, Monday, May 7, 6pm-8pm, Dickens Inn, 71 Cameron St, Whangarei.
• Ballroom – Latin and Argentine Tango Dance Practice, Tuesday, May 8, 7pm-8pm, Te Ahu Centre, cnr Matthews Ave and South Rd, Kaitaia.
• Yoga With Graeme Lockett, Tuesday, May 8, 6pm, Glenbervie Primary School, Whangarei.
• New Zealand Sign Language Public Taster Class. Tuesday, May 8, 10am-11am, Whangarei Library, May Bain Room.
• Kara Kokopu Yoga, Wednesday, May 9, 6pm, Kara Kokopu Community Hall, Maungatapere.
• Heath Franklin's Chopper — Bogan Jesus, Wednesday, May 9, 7.30pm, Forum North, Whangarei.
• Dirty Word, Wednesday, May 9, 7pm, The Old Stone Butter Factory, Whangarei.
• Information Evening: Become a Teacher, Wednesday, May 9, 6pm, The University of Auckland, Whangarei.
• Death of a Universe, Wednesday, May 9, 7pm, Forum North.
• PINK Ribbon Fashion Night, Thursday, May 10, 5.30pm-8.30pm, Malletts Store, cnr Bank and Cameron Sts, Whangarei.
• Nursing Information Evening, Thursday, May 10, 5pm-7pm, NorthTec Interactive Learning Centre, 51 Raumanga Valley Rd, Whangarei.
• Nursing Information Evening, Thursday, May 10, 4pm-6pm, NorthTec Kaitaia Campus, Oxford St, Kaitaia.