Reporters from across the region took a trip out of the office this week to snap some pictures among the beauty of Otago at this time of year.
1) CENTRAL OTAGO: Bands of colour ... Leaning Rock is just visible behind autumn stonefruit trees along Earnscleugh Rd, near Alexandra. PHOTO: PAM JONES
2) QUEENSTOWN: Seasonal work ... Council contractors clear leaves from a lane in the Queenstown Gardens yesterday. PHOTO: GUY WILLIAMS
3) WANAKA: On the edge ... Julie Marie (left) and Valo Bedel, of Brittany, France, frame up Wanaka’s Roys Bay poplars. The pair are on a one-year working holiday in New Zealand, and heading for Christchurch after spending time in Queenstown. PHOTO: MARK PRICE
4) OAMARU: Urban idyll ... The Chinese bridge at the Oamaru Public Gardens looks a picture in autumn. PHOTO: DANIEL BIRCHFIELD
