Freyja Fitzmaurice (6), of Dunedin, poses with a psychedelic glow-in-the-dark wall hanging at the Gypsy Fair at the Kensington Oval in April. : Photos of the year: Peter McIntosh

The spray of cooling water on the head of Highlander Josh Dickson fans out while backlit by the low light coming through the roof of Forsyth Barr Stadium in March. : Photos of the year: Peter McIntosh

After a long play in the water, these New Zealand sea lion pups took a break to eyeball the photographer at an Otago Peninsula coastal inlet in March. The Department of Conservation confirmed a record 20 pups were born in Dunedin in 2022. : Photos of the year: Peter McIntosh

Emma Donovan, of Dunedin, walks with her dog Annie as the snow falls on Flagstaff -Whare Flat Rd, during a flurry that hit Dunedin in August. : Photos of the year: Peter McIntosh

An Ireland supporter shows his emotion from the stand after its win against the All Blacks at Forsyth Barr Stadium in July. : Photos of the year: Peter McIntosh

Members of St Margaret’s Church worship at sunrise on Brighton Beach on Easter Sunday. : Photos of the year: Peter McIntosh

A worker is silhouetted against a cloudy sky as he is lifted by crane to the top of one of the piles on the new Dunedin Hospital building site in August. : Photos of the year: Peter McIntosh