Summer Photo Competition: Week of January 10 - 16

Brody Dolan makes a big splash at "the meeting of the waters" on the Waiwhakaiho River, New Plymouth. Photo / Rob Tucker

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Lola Ferens, 13, of Island Bay, Wellington, reaches for the sky as she heads for a mighty splashdown at Beach Haven, Auckland. Photo / Toni Ferens

Molly Sherriff enjoys Mt Maunganui Beach. Photo / Chloe Sherriff

A glorious sunset from Anita's house in Mt Roskill. Photo / Anita Paul

Stuart's shadowy silhouette summer scene shot at Whangaparāoa. Photo / Stuart Kaye

Cousins Tom, Joe and Lucy are ready for anything the summer sun can throw at them. Photo / Sarah Jackson

Ashton, Elliot and Nyla inspect a dead fish they found on Whangamatā Beach. Photo / Callum Hill

Olly Handley-Elder cools off from the jetty at Lake Ōkataina while his brother, Daniel, waits for his turn. Photo / Katrina Elder

Scarlett, 6, bravely swings high at Riverhead wharf. Her grandmother took the photograph. Photo / Rose McIlroy

Bob, Taupiri's lifeguard in training, takes his duties seriously. Photo / Kay Collins

James rides the waves at Oneroa, Waiheke Island. Photo / Katya Old

Tyler and Lucas jump into the new year in Whenuapai. Photo / Anna Graham

Brody Dolan makes a big splash at "the meeting of the waters" on the Waiwhakaiho River, New Plymouth. Photo / Rob Tucker

Rose Olsen tries out a seaweed wig at Wenderholm in northern Auckland. Photo / Imogen Tunnicliffe

Fun in the sun at Whangateau with Lani, Cam, Loki, Charlie, Jake, Summer and Sam. Photo / Renee Keane

Mr and Mrs Whippy, Jack and Mary Harris at Little Shoal Bay, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Photo / Amelia Harris

A shellfish pair on Onetangi Beach, Waiheke. Photo / Joy Bowler

Bernice Pringle's flame lilies (Gloriosa Superba) are enjoying Auckland's warm summer and putting on a grand display. Photo / John Pringle

The first sunrise of 2022 at the beach in Whangamata. Photo / Alex Sherie

Abel (9) back-flips off a Tuhua/Mayor Island sculpture. Photo / Caleb Standen

"Hazel's first try at picking your own strawberries [in Omaha]. Unfortunately, the one she tried was sour," says Graham Eriwata. Photo / Graham Eriwata

Carol Hunt sent in this picture of her grandson Beauden, 6 months, who she says took some time during his holiday at Waihi to swot up on his surfing skills. Photo / Carol Hunt

Lucy Goer, 5, shows just how hard she is concentrating as she learns to ride her bicycle in the sunshine during a stay at North Piha Campground. Photo / Robert Ferguson

Louis Cameron-Visser and Patrick McGuigan have been enjoying summer in the Far North and rejoice at reaching Cape Reinga. Photo / Craig McGuigan