Weekender: High & lonely with Nadia

Our top picks for your next weekend getaway.

Folk singer/songwriter

Nadia Reid

is on the road on her High & Lonely Tour, which is hitting 13 New Zealand towns and cities over the next couple of weeks. This is Nadia's last tour before she goes into the studio in the US to record her third album, and she'll be "road testing" some new material. The tour plays Auckland tonight until Thursday, Nelson on Friday, Wellington on Saturday, Carteron on Sunday, Hamilton on July 13, Hawke's Bay on July 14 and Whanganui on July 15. With support from the fabulous Anthonie Tonnon.

Nadia Reid.

It's alive!

Fans of the Ben Stiller classic which sees him playanight guard at New York City's Museum of Natural History can relive a little of that Hollywood magic at the Auckland Museum next Sunday. Night at Auckland Museum: Secrets...shhh! allows guests to freely roam the museum's galleries by torchlight encountering various characters from history who have "come alive", including a Pacific navigator, a suffragette, a dinosaur, a Maori princess, a couple of soldiers and even an ancient Egyptian servant. BYO torch. Auckland Domain, Sunday July 8, 6-8.30pm. To book phone (09) 306 7048, visit the museum's ticket desk or visit aucklandmuseum.com

Pedal to the metal

The mountain-biking mecca of Rotorua is the place to be this Sunday for the launch of 2018's Gloworm Lights Winter MTB series. Riders have three courses to choose from, with the longest clocking in at 41km. All levels of rider are catered for during the series from social to serious, with two other events in the series to look forward to on August 5 and September 9. Ride starts at the Waipa MTB car park, Waipa State Mill Rd, Rotorua, Sunday, July 1 from 9.30am.

To market, to market

Wellington's Waterfront will come alive this Saturday as the Winter Pop-Up Village, featuring designer container stalls offering homewares, art, gifts, clothing and accessories gets under way for the month of July. Makeaday of it and enjoy the temporary ice-skating rink, pop-up sauna and food trucks also on the wharf, and after you're done perhaps enjoy a stroll through Te Papa. Taranaki St Wharf, from Saturday June 30 to July 31.