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    Lachland Bray, 8, thinks all his Christmases have come at once as his dad Robert takes his hands off the wheel in a tandem go kart at Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell on Saturday. PHOTO: KEVIN BRAY
    Lachland Bray, 8, thinks all his Christmases have come at once as his dad Robert takes his hands off the wheel in a tandem go kart at Highlands Motorsport Park in Cromwell on Saturday. PHOTO: KEVIN BRAY
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    Leon Davie, 2, plays in the sun with his bubble gun in Dunedin on December 29. PHOTO: NEVIN DAVIE
    Leon Davie, 2, plays in the sun with his bubble gun in Dunedin on December 29. PHOTO: NEVIN DAVIE
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    Emmeline Sharpe, 7, plays with her blow-up dinosaur, a present from Santa, on Christmas Day in Queenstown, watched by her step-grandfather, Jim Salinger, and her mother, Rosanne Donald son Sharpe. PHOTO: KIRSTY SHARPE
    Emmeline Sharpe, 7, plays with her blow-up dinosaur, a present from Santa, on Christmas Day in Queenstown, watched by her step-grandfather, Jim Salinger, and her mother, Rosanne Donald son Sharpe. PHOTO: KIRSTY SHARPE
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    Gina Preece relaxes in the big pink chair on The Piazza overlooking Caroline Bay in Timaru while listening to music at the 2pm concert on New Year’s Day. PHOTO: HENRY PREECE
    Gina Preece relaxes in the big pink chair on The Piazza overlooking Caroline Bay in Timaru while listening to music at the 2pm concert on New Year’s Day. PHOTO: HENRY PREECE
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    Two sealions have a moment at Sandfly Bay, on Otago Peninsula, on December 22. PHOTO: ANDREW TAYLOR
    Two sealions have a moment at Sandfly Bay, on Otago Peninsula, on December 22. PHOTO: ANDREW TAYLOR
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    Penelope Hodgson, 12, and Simone Shinnamon, 13, do the hula at Luxmore Hut on the Kepler Track on New Year’s Day. PHOTO: ANU SHINNAMON
    Penelope Hodgson, 12, and Simone Shinnamon, 13, do the hula at Luxmore Hut on the Kepler Track on New Year’s Day. PHOTO: ANU SHINNAMON
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    Bruce, 21, tries to get some rest but his efforts are interrupted by Dinky, a 2-year-old pony, while kid Lacy, 6 months, stands on his back at Palmerston on Christmas Eve. PHOTO: KELLY CLAPPERTON
    Bruce, 21, tries to get some rest but his efforts are interrupted by Dinky, a 2-year-old pony, while kid Lacy, 6 months, stands on his back at Palmerston on Christmas Eve. PHOTO: KELLY CLAPPERTON
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    Simon Burrows, Sarah Burrows, Katie Allison and Max Allison enjoy ‘‘summer’’ as it snows on The Remarkables on December 27. PHOTO: CAROLINE HUGHES
    Simon Burrows, Sarah Burrows, Katie Allison and Max Allison enjoy ‘‘summer’’ as it snows on The Remarkables on December 27. PHOTO: CAROLINE HUGHES
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    Elliot, 11, and Aubry, 9, Alexander branch out to find a relaxing spot in Rotary Park, Dunedin, on January 5. PHOTO: TONI ALEXANDER
    Elliot, 11, and Aubry, 9, Alexander branch out to find a relaxing spot in Rotary Park, Dunedin, on January 5. PHOTO: TONI ALEXANDER
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    Checking out the old miners’ huts on the Conroys Gully walk in Alexandra on December 31 are cousins (from left) Jordan Genever, 16, Ella Sutton, 17, Daniel Genever, 11, Ollie Belton, 12, and Maddy Belton, 9. Peering through the tiny window is Nick...
    Checking out the old miners’ huts on the Conroys Gully walk in Alexandra on December 31 are cousins (from left) Jordan Genever, 16, Ella Sutton, 17, Daniel Genever, 11, Ollie Belton, 12, and Maddy Belton, 9. Peering through the tiny window is Nick...
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    Andrew Swan and Kirsty Taylor push their bikes through the Poolburn tunnel on the Otago Central Rail Trail on New Year’s Eve. PHOTO: CATHY GARDEN
    Andrew Swan and Kirsty Taylor push their bikes through the Poolburn tunnel on the Otago Central Rail Trail on New Year’s Eve. PHOTO: CATHY GARDEN
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    Tom Kornman, 5, poses with a statue of Shrek the sheep, in Tarras on December 31. PHOTO: LAURA KORNMAN
    Tom Kornman, 5, poses with a statue of Shrek the sheep, in Tarras on December 31. PHOTO: LAURA KORNMAN
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    Cleo Taylor-Bowen, 13 months, of Taupō, finds wide open spaces while on holiday in the Ida Valley on January 3. PHOTO: JESSE COLBERT
    Cleo Taylor-Bowen, 13 months, of Taupō, finds wide open spaces while on holiday in the Ida Valley on January 3. PHOTO: JESSE COLBERT
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    Glen Taylor and Choc wend their way along the Waipori River on Saturday, December 27. Maungatua is in the background. PHOTO: JO TAYLOR
    Glen Taylor and Choc wend their way along the Waipori River on Saturday, December 27. Maungatua is in the background. PHOTO: JO TAYLOR
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