Te Puna couple Barbora Polakova and Martin Hammer got an extra special delivery this Mother's Day - a precious wee daughter Zofie who arrived four days early.
Ms Polakova said Zofie Zoe Hammer was born by caesarean section at Tauranga Hospital at 2.55am yesterday after 25 hours of labour.
Zofie's arrival is also an early birthday present for Ms Polakova who turns 30 today.
Both originally from the Czech Republic, the couple said they met through friends while separately travelling here almost four years ago, and fell in love with each other and the city.
But I wasn't really thinking about Mother's Day. To me it's baby's day, it's Zofie's day.