"I was absolutely blown away, It was such a nice feeling. I'm just overwhelmed really that someone would actually do that. Most people just don't, they kind of just look and feel sorry for you and just keep walking."
Miss Pascoe said she didn't get their names at the time, so posted about what Mrs Hodgkinson and her daughter had done on the Halswell Community Group Facebook page to try and find them.
Mrs Hodgkinson saw the post, which received more than 1000 likes, and got in touch with Miss Pascoe, who expressed her gratitude.
Said Miss Pascoe: "I basically just thanked her again and said thank you so much for your help. Coming from someone that doesn't like to ask for help very often I really appreciated it and you made a sleep-deprived mother's day."
Mrs Hodgkinson said she often carried out random acts of kindness to give back to her community and encourage her family to do the same.
"I didn't do it to get kudos, I didn't do it for a newspaper article, I did it because it was the right thing to do."
- Starnews.co.nz