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Vetro Hamilton are celebrating their first birthday on Saturday 25 September. If you haven’t already, this is a good excuse to check them out. Along with instore tastings and giveaways, there will also be a couple of food trucks to keep you fed. So come along and congratulate Anna and Daryl on their first birthday—because what a year it has been! Vetro Hamilton 122 Rostrevor Street, Hamilton

From the producers of Gincredible Tauranga, The Makers, project and event specialists, are proud to bring the event to Cambridge. Gincredible, heading towards its fourth year in Tauranga in 2022, is expanding to include a Cambridge edition this November. Held at the Hautapu Sports Club/ Memorial Park, Gincredible Cambridge is a chance for guests to sample craft gin from small batch distillers from around New Zealand and internationally. Coupled with great food, live entertainment and music, this inaugural event in Cambridge promises to provide a unique gin experience like no other! For more details and ticket info go to www.bopginfestival.co.nz

This five-day foodie’s festival takes place from the 15 to 19 September and brings together food producers, suppliers, chefs, cafes and restaurants to highlight the abundance and variety of produce in the Waipa region. 15 – 19 September, www. culinarycambridge.co.nz

Now open in Tamahere, POPPYPEACH offers food much like its fit-out: vibrant, fun and just a little different. Owner Angie Millar says she wanted to create somewhere people could get fresh, simple, delicious, whole real food on the go. All diet requirements are catered for with a range of food from their gourmet toast to smoothie bowls. Adding to this are fresh cabinet salads, gluten free and refined sugar free baking, raw treats and, of course, great coffee. Check them out at Shop 4/65 Devine Road, Tamahere

Bursting with new New Zealand work, The Tauranga Arts Festival is ten days and nights of comedy, theatre, music of all types, family shows, workshops, writers and speakers. A rich vein of happiness runs right through the programme, including in works where you might not expect it. Popular singer Tami Nelson’s The F Word undertakes a journey through feminism, from the first #1 hit for a female country artist in 1952, through to today. Wellington musician Riki Gooch has created a soundwalk for the base track around Mauao—this will be free to anyone with a cellphone and headphones, to take at their own pace. ‘News, News, News’ (October 30 – 31, 6pm) is a television show made by children for adults and broadcast live on the internet. Students from Mount Maunganui Primary School will present bulletins from the city about what is going on, right here, right now, offering us a fresh way of thinking about our city. 21 – 31 October www.taurangafestival.co.nz