Winter holiday entertainment aplenty for these children during one of July's high tides at the St Clair Esplanade.
The Robbie Burns statue in the Octagon during a May snowfall.
I felt the pain when Otago's Ezra Taylor was tackled by Manawatu's Chris Eves and Jared Brock during their ITM Cup clash in September.
I slipped into white forensic overalls and covered my camera with plastic to shoot the Illuminate Paint Party at Forsyth Barr Stadium in July. Despite this, I ended up with paint through my hair - and my Nikon still has paint splashes on it.
As retiring Corstorphine Kindergarten teacher Bev Mackie (66) falls backwards while posing for a group photo, the surprised expressions of gathered parents, colleagues and pupils complete the spectacle.
I caught the emotion of the pilot and co-pilot shortly after their 1969 Piper Twin Comanche overran the runway with one passenger (pictured) at Taieri Airfield during the Flying New Zealand Air Safari in March.
All Black Ben Smith lifts Jackson Hughan (7), of Green Island Green, while guest coaching the under-8 team.
Class Act 2013 award recipients Emma Parker (left), of Roxburgh Area School, and Kelly Tweed, of Lawrence Area School, act up with Prime Minister John Key.
ODT photographer Peter McIntosh shares his favourite snaps for 2013.