Magic moments: 7 January

Jamie enjoys a post-Boxing Day bone on Tuesday, December 27. PHOTO: CRAIG MASTER

Archer (2) and Nixon (5) Landreth cool off in the orchard at Jones Fruit, Cromwell, on New Year’s Day. PHOTO: CRAIG LANDRETH

An avenue of pines on the Around the Mountains Cycle Trail on December 19. PHOTO: MAUREEN O’BRIEN

Louis Bentley (8) camps at home in Queenstown. PHOTO: SHONA BENTLEY

Art Hepi (2) in his grandparents’ garden in Oamaru on Christmas Day. PHOTO: SUE DUNDASS

Peter Wright’s daily ritual of reading the ODT was highlighted recently when 10-month-old grandson, Lucas Smith came to stay from Melbourne. PHOTO: DIANE WRIGHT

Four generations of the Harrex family came together from New Zealand and Australia, for the first time ever, in Twizel. Their ages ranged from 8 months to 82 years. PHOTO: BENJAMIN HARREX

A wooden pier on Lake Te Anau on December 28. PHOTO: ZOE COCKBURN

Arie Munro (4) enjoys riding through the Naseby water race on January 2. PHOTO: NATASHA MUNRO

Kaian Bhasin (7), Sophie Notman (4), Bella Notman (18 months), Ezra Bhasin (5) and the six "Christmas stooges" in Dunedin on Christmas Day. PHOTO: JULIE NOTMAN

William Ludlow (6) after playing in the mudflat by the Clutha River at Albert Town on Wednesday, January 4. PHOTO: IAN RICHARDSON

A white-faced heron at the Sailors Cutting boat ramp, Lake Benmore, searches for a feed on December 24. PHOTO: BRUCE DOW

Ben Sutherland (10), of Dunedin, is absolutely thrilled with his catch of kahawai at Taieri Mouth on December 28. Caught on his first cast, after a swim in the river. PHOTO: ALICIA SUTHERLAND

Send us your photographs 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 14.

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.

First prize: A Panasonic TZ90 valued at $495.

Second prize: An A3 canvas print valued at $129.

To enter email your pictures (in JPEG format at actual size) to magicmoments@odt.co.nz

Please include the photographer's name and phone number, a description of who and what the photograph shows, where and when it was taken and ages if relevant.

Allied Press reserves the right to store electronically any pictures entered in the competition and to use the images in any of its publications, including online.