A warm-hearted "Lady in Pink" and her unexpected act of kindness has left a team of volunteer firefighters in north Auckland feeling like "stunned mullets".
Breezing into Orewa bakery, Dear Coasties, last Sunday, the Lady in Pink headed straight for the cashier and paid the bill for table 27.
Four crew members from Silverdale Volunteer Fire Brigade were sitting at the table, grabbing a quick break as they worked a 24-hour shift battling a vegetation fire in nearby Dairy Flat on Auckland's outskirts.
They had been "quietly savouring their brunch and coffee, completely unaware of the kindness that was to be bestowed upon us by a total stranger", one of the crew members wrote on the Orewa Beach community Facebook page.
The unnamed Lady in Pink strolled across to the firefighter's table, popped the receipt on to the table and wished them a happy New Year.