What's on this weekend

The Imperial Ice Stars at the Aotea Square Ice Rink in Auckland. Photo / Michael Bradley

A city in winter can be a lovely thing. Find your hardy all-weather self, get out the scarf and gloves and make the most of it this weekend.

Aotea Square Ice Rink
It may not quite be the village pond frozen over for the season, but after three years the Aotea Square Ice Rink is kind of our tradition. Hunt out your cheesiest reindeer sweater and pom-pom beanie and head down to the rink. This year there's a 35 metre long ice slide to add to the thrills, plus a kids' starter rink, fun amusement rides and skate lessons. Like a real, winter only cooler.

Details: Until July 20, noon-10pm weekdays, 10am-10pm school holidays and weekends. Aotea Square. Entry: $15-20. Website.

Annie opens
Dear little orphan Annie is singing and dancing her journey from the hard-knock New York orphanage she calls home to the luxurious mansion of billionaire businessman Oliver Warbucks. Cute kids, cute dogs, songs that'll never leave your ears, this is old-fashioned great entertainment for the whole family in the extra special joy that is the Civic Theatre.

Details: Until July 6, The Civic. Tickets from $69. Website.

National Police Open Day
Coppers all around the country are opening up their stations - or all of Queens Wharf, in Auckland - for the first ever National Police Open Day. Pat a police puppy, watch the Armed Offenders Squad in action, take a tour of the cells or watch the Serious Crash and forensics folks do their thing. There'll be coppers on choppers, bikes and boats, even a reproduction P Lab (at National Field Days, Hamilton).

Details: Saturday, 12-3pm. Auckland Wharf and The Cloud, plus various locations around the country. Website.

Fieldays

Sandra Chammen and 'Baruillo' the Llama take a walk around the exhibits at the Fieldays. Photo / Sarah Ivey

See the serious and the wonderful side of our country's biggest industry at the National Agricultural Fieldays in Hamilton. The food is spectacular, there are Ag Art Wear and the Number Eight Wire art awards, skilled finalists in the fencing championships, tractor pull, excavators, gun dogs and more.

Details: Saturday, 8am-5pm. Mystery Creek Events Centre, Hamilton. Tickets: $10-80 (under 4s free). Website.

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