Magic moments: January 17

A boy and his dog ... Casey Ellerbroek, 5, tows Max on Lake Ruataniwha, near Twizel, on January 2. PHOTO: TANIA ELLERBROEK

Water boy ... Rory Wilson, 18 months, enjoys playing with the tap water at the Alexandra Holiday Park on December 29. PHOTO: LYN WILSON

Hamster wheel ... Archer, 4 (left), and Nixon Landreth, 6, go for a spin at the skatepark playground in Cromwell on January 8. PHOTO: JANE MUSGRAVE

Spectacular sunset ... The sky looked on fire on the evening of January 10 in Tinwald. PHOTO: PAM JEMMETT

A day at the beach ... Rottweiler Koba, 6, is happy to be at the beach at Taieri Mouth on January 12. PHOTO: ANGELA MOORE

Fully loaded ... Excited to head home after their travels on January 7 are (from left) Luca Baldwin, 5, and her cousins Alex, 8, and Finn McConnell, 2. PHOTO: JESS MCCONNELL

It's back! Send us your photo 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 20.

The winners will be announced in the Otago Daily Times on January 22.

First prize: Vantage 8x42 Binoculars

Second prize: ODT Otago Monopoly

Third prize: A3 canvas

Also: 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.

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 the photo was taken;

— Ages, if relevant (especially children's ages).

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.