Eden Gilchrist (left) and Sarah Jamison share a secret as they wait to dance. : 150th Anniversary Highland Games

(From left) Otago Girls High School student Erin Officer (18), who picked up second place , music teacher Lisa Sutherland (24), awarded Queen O' The Heather, and University of Otago student Claire Crosbie (25), who picked up third place. : 150th Anniversary Highland Games

Tall Timber ... Former Dunedin resident and New Zealand's number two decathlete Scott McLaren, of Auckland, tosses the caber. : 150th Anniversary Highland Games

Kendall Garrett (5) (left) and Aria Monks (7) bounce their way to the line in the girls sack race. : 150th Anniversary Highland Games

Pan Chen (24) winds up during the womens gumboot throw. : 150th Anniversary Highland Games

Tiane King (9) competes in the boys' Carry the Stones. : 150th Anniversary Highland Games

Tykler Morris-Hill (10) and Hugh James (14) race away in the Kilties Dash. : 150th Anniversary Highland Games

Ella Richardson competes in the Under-eight Sword Dance. : 150th Anniversary Highland Games