Sunrise off the Otago coast, seen from Brighton, looking north towards St Clair with White Island (Pukeweka) silhouetted on the horizon on November 17, 2025. PHOTO: KERI MITCHELL
Waterfalls in Doubtful Sound, Fiordland on Christmas Day. PHOTO: ALI COPEMAN
Meg, 12, looks over the Taieri from Flagstaff Forest on December 6. PHOTO: LEAH GREER
Twilight from Shiel Hill at 9.40pm on December 27. PHOTO: STEVE COGGER
Ace fetches a stick at Lake Dunstan on Boxing Day. PHOTO: GARY SMITH
A sea lion basks at Smaills beach on December 27. PHOTO: JO BROWN
A tui visits a flowering harakeke flax on Scroggs Hill on Boxing Day. PHOTO: MARIA LANE
Oscar, 13, and Freddie Taylor, 11, enjoy well-earned pies at Gilchrist's Store, Oturehua during their Otago Central Rail Trail ride on December 22. PHOTO: SAANA TAYLOR
It's back! Send us your photo and win!
Delight your friends and family, captivate our readers and share your favourite holiday images in our Magic Moments competition.
Entries will be published from December 26 to January 10, 2026.
Only 1 entry per person, please.
The winners will be announced in the Otago Daily Times on January 12.
First prize: $100 voucher and an A3 canvas of the winning photograph
Second prize: A3 canvas print of the second prize photograph.
Third prize: ODT puzzle of the Dunedin Railway Station.
Also: Everyone who has a photo published in our competition can take the original file to Jonathan's Photo Warehouse in Dunedin and receive a free enlargement.
