Jake McGinnis (left) and Harry Ryan (both aged 2), of Alexandra, kitted out in firemen's gear, during the open day the Alexandra Fire Station. Photo by Lynda van Kempen.
Luke Biggs (13) of Kaikorai Valley College in Dunedin asks a question during an audio-conference with Meridian Energy hydro maintenance manager Paul Lloyd. Photo by Peter McIntosh.
Chris Moore packs up cans collected during the Presbyterian Support can appeal at the Octagon in Dunedin. Photo by Craig Baxter.
Harry Walker-Leach of Dunedin (aged 21 months) is strapped in safely before a journey in the car. Photo by Gerard O'Brien.
A view from near the top of Saddle Basin at Treble Cone skifield of inversion cloud covering Lake Wanaka. Photo by Matthew Haggart.
Owner/trainer Ken Robertson trains his horse Harvey Krumpet on the beach at Ocean View. Photo by Linda Robertson.
Dusty McOnie and Jamai O'Malley (5) at a lantern making workshop before Dunedin's midwinter carnival. Photo by Jane Dawber.
Nearly 300 people braved chilly midwinter waters at various polar plunge events around Otago. Photos by Glenn Conway and Craig Baxter.
Dunedin's midwinter carnival in the Octagon. Photo by Craig Baxter.
Dunedin Thunder defender Duncan Sykes (front) shields the puck from Canterbury Red Devils forward Stefan Speck during a national ice hockey league game at the Dunedin Ice Stadium. Photo by Craig Baxter.
Photos by our photographers from the pages of the Otago Daily Times over the past week. Prints available from otagoimages.co.nz.