O what a glorious sight

Attending the Burns Night dinner at Toitu Otago Settlers’ Museum yesterday are (from left) Bruce Suszko, Merv Gilkinson, Brian Coutts and Tim Rutherford, all of Dunedin.

Dunedin fans of Robert Burns have celebrated the Scottish poet’s birthday since 1855.

The dinner at the museum acknowledged his Irish connections and the occasion also featured poetry, traditional Scottish food and classic Burns songs sung in Maori.