Magic moments: January 12

Annie O’Neill (2) tries to cool off with an ice block on a hot day in Clyde on Saturday. PHOTO: ALISON KEAN

Wearing yukata, Japanese traditional clothes for summer, are Masato (9) Yuki (2) and Hana (6) Quintino at home in Queenstown on January 2. PHOTO: TOMOMI ITO

Elsie (10) and Bella (13) Anderson enjoy the hot weather at Lake Benmore on January 4. PHOTO: DIANE COONEY

Zeke Ward (7) plays catch with his mum at Tawanui Campsite in Owaka at a family get-together on January 8. PHOTO: SARAH LESLIE

Minnie relaxes under the tree on December 23. PHOTO: EVELYN GRAY

Daisy Parke (15), of Auckland, enjoys her school holidays in Kakanui, North Otago, with companions pup Paddy and Gladis. PHOTO: CARMEN BRENSSELL

A kereru takes flight after feasting on plums at Ocean View on December 29. PHOTO: BRUCE RITCHIE

Amelia Selbie (2) enjoys patting Pony at her aunty’s place in Kennington, Invercargill, on Boxing Day. PHOTO: JOHN RUXTON

Oliver Adams (11 months), enjoying his first summer holiday in Otematata, cools off in the paddling pool on Boxing Day. PHOTO: KELSEY ROBINSON

Eva (6) and Oliver (8) Fitzgerald enjoy the dinosaur park in Wanaka on January 10. PHOTO: TRISH CONRAD

Unwrapping presents on Christmas Day in Dunedin are (from left) Megan and Tui (18 months) Lyons, Maeve (1), Brad and Freddie (3) Miller, and Helen and Nikau (4) Lyons. PHOTO: BARBARA LOGAN

Lucy (8) and Matthew (9) Storer have fun during a visit to Ruby Island, in Lake Wanaka, on Saturday. PHOTO: MEL MCATAMNEY

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Delight your friends and family, captivate our readers and share your favourite holiday images.

Entries will be published from December 27 to January 17.

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Email your pictures with the photographer's name and phone number, a description of who and what the photo shows and where and when it was taken and ages if relevant.

Everyone who has a photo published in our competition can take the original file to Jonathon's Photo Warehouse in Dunedin and receive a free enlargement.

First prize: A Panasonic TZ90 valued at $497 and a $100 canvas print.

Second prize: A Panasonic TZ90 valued at $497.

Third prize: A set of AZ40 Technics earbuds valued at $229.

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