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The Katikati Coffin Club
2026-12-02 08:30 - 12:00, 2026-12-09 08:30 - 12:00, 2026-12-16 08:30 - 12:00, 2026-12-23 08:30 - 12:00, 2026-12-30 08:30 - 12:00, 2027-01-06 08:30 - 12:00, 2027-01-13 08:30 - 12:00, 2027-01-20 08:30 - 12:00 (Pacific/Auckland) and 6 more dates | 78 Prestidge Road, Katikati
Where Members:

Meet socially
Discuss the question of Death
Plan their ‘Last Farewell’
Help other Members make & decorate Coffins
Make their own traditional or modern Coffin
Make & decorate coffins for special needs – ie. Still Born Babies

Lifetime Membership: $10-00

The Coffin Club meets:
Day and Time: every Wednesday from 8-30am to noon
Address: 78 Prestidge Road, Katikati
Contact: Danny: 021 204 4302
Email: kkcoffinclub@gmail.com

Beginners Upholstery Workshop
2026-12-05 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-12-12 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-12-19 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-12-26 08:00 - 17:00, 2027-01-02 08:00 - 17:00, 2027-01-09 08:00 - 17:00, 2027-01-16 08:00 - 17:00, 2027-01-23 08:00 - 17:00 and 5 more dates | Welcome Bay
Beginners workshops are back ! Do you want to learn some of the important fundamentals to upholstery ?
Fundamentals that will give you a professional finish ?
Learn webbing, corner pleats , buttoning , the correct way to attach fabric.
Also learn to strip piece down safely using correct tools.
The best part is using the pneumatic staple gun .
Come and enjoy a relaxed, fun, small group. Based in Tauranga in Welcome Bay.When: Day and evening workshops . Either 6 hours on one day or 2 evenings Send email of interest , what piece you would like to cover and I’ll forward all the details.chairup.upholstery@gmail.comWhat: BYO simple piece . BUT ** No large armchairs or couches.
Cost: $150
Where: Located Welcome Bay
Send email of interest , what piece you would like to cover and I’ll forward all the details.
Contact Paula:
Phone: 027 252 4414
Email: chairup.upholstery@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bopupholsteryclass/

Tinkd Makerspace : Repair Café
2026-12-26 09:30 - 11:30, 2027-01-30 09:30 - 11:30, 2027-02-27 09:30 - 11:30 | Tinkd Makerspace, 148 Durham Street, Tauranga
The perfect opportunity to have broken belongings assessed or repaired is right around the corner.
Tauranga hoarders, tinkerers and holders of broken gadgets can rejoice, as Tauranga’s Repair Café pop up opens up on the last Saturday of each month at 148 Durham Street, Tauranga. Get your objects fixed for free! Volunteers try to repair items destined for landfill. Get your objects fixed for free!
Repair Cafés are described as “free pop-up events” where local people can bring in their “broken or damaged belongings” to local volunteers, who do their best to repair or assess them.
Tauranga is joining the global movement with its own Repair Café with a volunteer driven initiative as part of Tinkd Makerspace.
According to a spokesperson, Repair Cafés aim to reduce waste and overconsumption.
They also encourage and foster the “do it yourself” spirit and strengthen social connections by bringing different members of the community together.
“The purpose of these events is two-fold: to try to change our “throwaway culture” and to bring people in the community together. An added bonus is that it saves people money,” says founder of Tinkd Makerspace, Steven Vincent.
“If their item can be repaired they don’t need to replace it, pay for more expensive repairs elsewhere, or send it to the landfill. If the item can’t be repaired, then at least we’ve tried!
For more information and tickets to the next Repair Café event, visit the Tinkd website.
When: Last Saturday of the month
Time: 9.30am – 11.30am
Where: Tinkd Makerspace, 148 Durham St Tauranga
The organisers are looking for more volunteer repairers with different skill sets to add to the events. It’s free to attend with an item but pre-booking an item is preferred as it allows the organisers to prepare for any repairs.
