Went to mow a meadow ... Brynleigh Lobb, 10 months, rides a toy tractor at North Taieri on December 28. PHOTO: KIMBERLEY LOBB : Magic moments: January 6

Rock on ... Dogs (from left) Elsa, Joop, Kara, Maggie and Roland pose on a rock beside Lake Ōhau on January 2. PHOTO: TEODORA GEORGESCU : Magic moments: January 6

Young love ... Evie McSoriley, 2, and Levi Barnsley, 3, camping at Alexandra on December 28. PHOTO: TRISHA DUNN : Magic moments: January 6

Dam fun ... Harriet Laing, 7, spent a lovely afternoon building a dam with her brother at the stream behind the camping ground in Hanmer Springs. PHOTO: ERIN MARLOW : Magic moments: January 6

Beginning with a bang ... Lake Wānaka fireworks to mark New Year’s Day. PHOTO: MELISSA PURNELL : Magic moments: January 6

Enjoying some sunshine ... Fraser Malcolm-Swindells, 8, on St Clair Beach on December 30. PHOTO: DEB KELLY : Magic moments: January 6