Bubbles away . . . Cousins Brooke Soper (1), of Dunedin, and Zack Soper (1), of Australia, enjoy popping bubbles on Christmas Day, in Balclutha. Photo by Pauline Soper.
All smiles . . . Kiera O’Neill (5 months) and Tyla Toheriri-O’Neill (10), from Ranfurly, at the Glenorchy Lagoon after a hot day in the sun at the Glenorchy Races. Kiera and Tyla are the grand-nieces of Wattie Watson, one of the founders of the...
Potato time . . . Jessica Smaill (3), of Melbourne, collects new potatoes for dinner with granddad Wally Smaill, of Oamaru. Photo by Julie Coward.
Kiwi experience . . . New Yorkers Thomas (10) and Sofia (6) Johnson visit Aramoana on their holiday while in Otago to visit their 94-year-old great-grandfather, Peter Wildey, for Christmas. Photo by Sarah Johnson.
Catlins sunset . . . Damon (13), Corey (20) and Brady (11) Clement, of Balclutha, watch the sunset from Tautuku Peninsula looking towards Chaslands Mistake. Photo by Steve Clement.
Cheeky children . . . Out of reach from the adults on their own island in the Waianakarua River are cousins (from left) April Merriman (7), Alice Merriman (7), Lucy Merriman (5), Phillipa Hudson (7) and Kara Merriman (9). The girls were on holiday with...
This is so cool . . . From left, Justine and Leo Ralston (7), Nicholas (6), Jonathon (4) and Liz Watt, all of Mosgiel, enjoy the Lagoon at Chrystalls Beach, South Otago. Photo by Bill Feather.
Dune jumpers . . . Brittney (12) and Ellie Englefield (9), of Brisbane, have a bal jumping off sand dunes south of Brighton beach, while on holiday from Australia.
Photo by Steve Englefield.
Let sleeping boys sleep . . . Exhausted after a day at the Otago Museum’s tropica rainforest and a picnic, cousins (from left) Mason (3) and Harvey (2) Pringle, of Palmerston, and Max McCallum (3), of Lumsden, travel home safely. Photo by Lois Davis.
Bounce . . . From left, Harvey (2) and Mason Pringle (3), of Palmerston, and their cousin Max McCallum (5), of Lumsden, enjoy bouncing on the trampoline in the great summer weather. Photo by Lois Davis.
Rainy days . . . From back, Fletcher (8), Rhian (6) and Troy Sharman (3) don’t let the West Coast rain dampen their holiday spirits while crossing the Makaroa River on the Blue Pools walkway. Photo by Chris Sharman.
Camp friends . . . Hannah White (8), left, and Abbey Hamilton (8) catch up at Pleasant Point Camp in Wanaka. Photo by Helen White.