Whakatane cop & pedestrian help a mother duck and her ducklings cross the road. Source: Facebook / Marylou's Driving School Whakatane
Stop in the name of ducks!
Motorists in Whakatane today were in for a rare but very cute sight when a police officer stopped traffic to help a mother duck and her ducklings cross the road.
In video footage captured by a passenger, the unidentified officer and a member ofthe public are seen standing at a crossing with a family of ducks at their feet.
The officer puts a hand up to stop oncoming traffic, all the while gently directing the ducks to the other side of the road.
In the background, a person can be heard gushing over the scene in front of them.
The video was taken by local woman Marylou Bruys, who has been a driving instructor in the Eastern Bay of Plenty for more than 13 years.
Bruys, who was taking a lesson at the time, later shared the video online.
"This is so cute. I have never seen this in all my years as a driving instructor.
"Just now at The Strand, in town, a mother duck and her ducklings helped crossing the road - at a crossing, no less - by a member of the public and a policeman.
