An Auckland teen has warmed the hearts of commuters on the city's trains.
Tainui Singh-Clark, 16, has taken it upon himself to give kind messages to fellow travellers.
Preparing between 20 to 30 messages a day, Singh-Clark came up with the concept when he saw a woman alone on the train one evening.
"I caught the train home by myself. There was a grumpy lady on the train who looked all sad and looked down a bit. I gave her a smile and she didn't smile back at me," he told Newshub.
"It made me realise everyone else on the train is kind of like that. No one else really smiles on the train and so I decided from then on I'd write notes morning and afternoon."