Commonwealth Games gold medal cyclist Alison Shanks arrives at Dunedin airport on Sunday. Photo by Jane Dawber.
Going up...'The Butler' contortionists ( clockwise from bottom left ) Jola and Nele Siezen and Skye Broberg squeeze into a lift during the Festival of the Arts. Photo by Gerard O'Brien.
Call of the wild... Byron Coll in the St Clair Beach sand dunes. Photo by Peter McIntosh
Gin Wigmore performs to a sold-out Regent on Sunday night. Photo by Craig Baxter.
Tomorrow as it used to be . . . Patrick Barry admires Dr
Gattling's Lunar Dismembulator, a defence weapon for a dirigible, which is part of the steampunk exhibition at the Forrester Gallery in Oamaru. Photo by Peter McIntosh.
A giant rabbit takes over Stg Dave Scott office after being picked up by a police patrol on Sunday night. Photo by Craig Baxter.
Going on a treasure hunt are the Parker family from left dressed in the theme for the day a lady-bird is Heidi (3) with father Simon and brother Anton (6) during the Rhododendron festival opening. Photo by Jane Dawber.
Otago University Rowing team (from left) Matt Smail (21), Aynsley Moore (20), Adam Garden (25), Jamie Saunders (22), Shane Bankier (21), Peter McDowall (24), Matthew McGovern (25) and Tyler Smith (18) with their damaged boat. Photo by Stephen Jaquiery.
DCC Botanic garden team leader Alan Matchett and Dunedin Venues Management chief executive David Davies celebrate after the Forsyth Bar Stadium signs its first major event for the future. Photo by Craig Baxter.
The dawn of a new season . . . 3700 crew and passengers glide up Otago Harbour on the Sapphire Princess on Tuesday morning. Photo by Stephen Jaquiery.