Leading the way were Olivia Marks and Lilah Langi-Scott.
Olivia skated a flawless routine and scored a personal best of 23.02 points to win the juvenile under-12 competition.
That has secured her a place at the New Zealand championships for the first time.
Olivia is coached by Kaitlin Chamberlain and Olympic coach Fanis Sharkirizau.
Plagued by the inability to land her axel in the weeks leading up to the South Island championships, due to a recent growth spurt, the tenacious 11-year-old was determined to land it in competition.
Two perfectly executed axels on the day delighted both judges and the hard-working athlete.
Lilah, also coached by Sharkirizau, posted a personal-best score of 23.70 to win the basic novice under-12 title, and will also be heading to the national championships.
Lilah, who has gone from strength to strength with her skating, qualified for the national championships last year after lockdown, and she and the Dunedin-based synchronised skating team were standout performers.
Other Dunedin skaters to win titles at the South Island championships were Benji and Gemma Pickering (advanced novice dance), Lucienne Holtz and Tim Bradfield (junior dance), Charne Goodwin (basic novice), Jazmyn Evangelou (intermediate novice), Brooke Cathro (advanced novice), Hannah Sime (open solo dance), Asia Tapealava (junior) and Madison Bryce (elementary under-12).
Sime (junior), Shawna Henderson (elementary) and Fiona Pickering (adult interpretive bronze II) all had second placings.
The national championships are in Auckland on October 9-12.
