University of Otago students are back in Dunedin and getting their bearings about town at the students association’s Tent City.

Recent photographs from Reuters.

Watching nearly 300 lambs run almost a kilometre made quite a spectacle for the thousands of people attending the Southern Field Days.

Dunedin's main shopping street was almost at bursting point.

"Dunedin really put it on for us."

The Detroit Auto Show took place in Detroit, Michigan recently. 

More than 3000 athletes are in Dunedin for the Masters Games to compete in more than 60 sports

Hundreds of athletes flocked to Dunedin for the opening weekend of the Masters Games.

The Dunedin Masters Games began yesterday, tennis and ice skating catching the eye of photographer Peter McIntosh.

Some of them had to be hand-cranked to get started, and the rain was a dampener

Recent photographs from Reuters.

Brighton's community spirit was on full display as the seaside town’s annual gala day notched up 30 years with a bumper crowd.

The rain cleared, the sun emerged and thousands came through the gates for the Lake Hayes A&P Show in Queenstown on Saturday.

Entries have closed. The winners will be announced in the Otago Daily Times on Monday, January 12.

ODT staff photographer Stephen Jaquiery selects his favourite photographs from 2025.

ODT staff photographer Gregor Richardson selects his favourite photographs from 2025.

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During 2025 staff at Hocken Collections added thousands of images to the Digital Collections website, most of them never previously seen online. The site can be accessed at hocken. recollect. co. nz

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