Sunflower delight

Kaipaki sunflower farm

Trent Ganley’s photo of the Kaipaki sunflower farm with Mount Pirongia in the background took out third place in the open section at the Cambridge Autumn Festival’s photo awards.

Jane Thompson won the open photography competition with her photo of niece Bridget Burmester, husband Dane and four-year-old son Blue on the slide at Karāpiro Domain.

Liana Bailey was second with Summer at Lake Te Koo Utu while Valentina Di Maio, 13, won the youth section.

Leamington’s Jan Mackenzie became the first Waipa author to win the festival’s short story competition

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