#Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:A man (30s?) greets a friend with a hug and a booming: "Hey Big Man!

#Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:

A man (30s?) greets a friend with a hug and a booming: "Hey Big Man! Wanna catch up so you can tell me about your mahi*. It's been ages. Ages!"
His friend laughs and returns the hug. "Yeah. Why not now? I've always got time for you, my bro."

At a community plant swap:
A woman (70s?) hones in, shark like, on another woman's plants.
Scowling, she says: "They're from stolen cuttings from MY garden!"
The other grins. "Yep! They were hanging over MY fence."
The Great Cutting War of 2025 starts!
(And soon ends thanks to tea and cake.)

A man (30s?) is wrangling a jelly-boned tiny human (1?) who is doing her best to be sideways, upside down and diagonal in Dad's arms.
But no fear!
He's obviously a Jelly Human Wrangling Master and is managing to calmly eat a bowl of ramen without spilling a drop.

A total bubble of a woman (20s?) is cheerfully greeting people who've come to support her on her first day working at a popular bar and beer garden. Her enthusiasm is catching and everyone who chats to her walks away happier.
Her new boss watches on, stoic but for a fleeting half smile.

A man (70s?) sits across from a teen (14?), placing a big slab of caramel slice** between them.
Minutes later they're having an animated conversation about Japanese cinema and movies.
Grandad loves Godzilla movies.
Teen loves Dandadan.
Expressions animated. Crumbs flying as they laugh.

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