Timothy Still, 24, assembles a Matariki-themed exhibit at Tūhura Otago Museum, part of his Otago Polytechnic third-year design and communication project. : Photos of the year: Peter McIntosh

A duck spreads its wings on a cool winter’s day at the Woodhaugh Gardens duck pond. : Photos of the year: Peter McIntosh

Sam Wilson of Peak Rope Access cleans windows on the Chamberson Hotel, in lower Stuart St on a chilly August day. : Photos of the year: Peter McIntosh

A trail of sea spray caused by wild weather made a good surfing picture at St Clair Beach last June. : Photos of the year: Peter McIntosh

Queen’s High School pupil Martha Lippross, 13, introduces the sport of artistic cycling to Dunedin. : Photos of the year: Peter McIntosh

The moon assists a street lamp illuminating the Caversham bypass at Lookout Point on a frosty August morning. : Photos of the year: Peter McIntosh