KEY POINTS:
It's going to be another great weekend. Top billing has to go to Womad, the annual festival of dance and music, in Taranaki. But if you want something more high-brow, check out this weekend's AK07 offering for the Auckland Arts Festival. And then there's the ever popular Round
the Bays run in Auckland which sees around 100,000 don their running shoes for charity.
Our Guide to the best of what's on around New Zealand:
Top Picks:
Womad: A World of Music and Dance, Taranaki. All weekend.
The Womad Line-up
AKO7: The Auckland Arts Festival has plenty on. All weekend.
What acts are on this weekend
Round the Bays: The annual run around Auckland's foreshore is on Sunday.
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WHANGAREI:
Tower Tutus on Tour 2007, Saturday and Sunday.
Capitaine Bougainville Theatre, Whangarei
AUCKLAND:
HSBC Round the Bays, Sunday.
Quay St. Start time: 9.30am
AKO7: Auckland Arts Festival. All weekend.
Various venues.
4 Shore 2007 Youth event, Saturday and Sunday.
North Harbour Stadium, Albany.
10am-6pm.
SPCA's Million Paws Walk, Sunday.
Monte Cecilia Park, Hillsborough
9am-3pm
Red Bull Daylight Savings Event, Sunday.
Grey Lynn Park Time
1pm-6pm
Vodafone Warriors vs Eels, Saturday
Mt Smart, Penrose
7.30pm
HAMILTON
Chiefs v Lions, Super 14 Rugby, Friday night, 7.35pm.
Waikato Stadium.
ITF3 wheelchair Tennis, Saturday
Waikato Tennis Centre
From 9.30 am. Entry Free. Contact: 07 8491178
Relay for Life, Saturday and Sunday.
Claudelands Events Centre
TAURANGA:
Tauranga Farmers Market, Saturday.
Tauranga Primary School, Cnr 5th Ave & Cameron Road
From 8am.
GISBORNE:
Surf Lifesaving National Championships
Midway Beach.
TARANAKI:
Womad: World of Music, Arts and Dance Festival.
Brooklands Park, New Plymouth. All weekend.
WELLINGTON:
Wine & Food Festival, Saturday.
Battle Hill Forest Park, Paekakariki Hill Road.
11 am to 7 pm
Cost : $25 per adult under 18s free with an adult Contact 0800TICKET
WAIRARAPA:
Trust House Wairarapa International Balloon Fiesta, until Sunday.
Various Wairarapa locations.
Check out nzballoons.co.nz
Cost : Adults $7
MARLBOROUGH:
Havelock Mussel Festival, Saturday.
Havelock, Marlborough Sounds, 11 am
CHRISTCHURCH:
Crusaders v Bulls, Super 14, Saturday
Jade Stadium, 7.35pm