The best so far

The kindliness of the couple giving Brian a lift when the van broke down

Walking into a fabric shop in Rotorua and getting chatted to for 20 mins

A free pint in a pub in Napier

Dusky dolphin with babies leaping everywhere, including within inches of the boat

Coming out of the pub in Oamaru to find 4 Blue Penguins waddling down the pavement opposite

A stranger stopping at a Dunedin bus-stop to take us into town

(lots more, Sperm Whales, Albatrosses, Speights Brewery tour, people saying "Hello" on the street)