Two next-door neighbours generations apart had an unusual introduction when one pulled the other from a house fire in Tokoroa.
Aidan Teao, 21, was at home at Piopio Place when he heard glass smash over the fence.
"I turned around and saw smoke, and then I just sprinted over and helped them out."
He saw his elderly neighbour was in the garage, so he went in to escort him away from the blaze.
"There was lots of smoke, he couldn't breathe," Mr Teao said.