His old hand-painted Toyota is rough. The trailer that it tows is rough, and his signs that ask "You OK Bro?" are equally rough.
Let's call all of those components "authentic".
And the man himself? Authentically welcoming, warm and thoughtful.
At first glimpse, Scotty Harvey presents as a lonely man looking for company. He'll be sitting in a park beside a busy road, waiting for someone - anyone - to roll up in response to his signs.
And when that someone, anyone, materialises, they'll get chatting and just maybe the person will admit that they're not "OK", that they're struggling with their mental health and could do with some support.
The chat might go on for hours, but for Harvey, that's absolutely OK.
As a registered social worker, he knows how to draw people out and offer guidance — in the non-threatening environs of a scenic park.
"It's not about people going into an office," he said. "It's about being able to sit down under a beautiful tree or sitting on the side of the road going 'I need to yarn to him, to that guy that cares.'"
He believes there's nothing more powerful than a relaxed chat, as a first gaze into a person's life.
"It's non-judgemental, it's just about 'are you OK?'
"Mental health doesn't start on a Monday at eight o'clock and finish on a Friday at five o'clock. I don't have any restrictions to say 'half an hour, sorry, your time's up'."
'I've lived mental health'
Glancing up at the giant oak we were talking under, he offered: "This tree makes you well just sitting under it."
And he wasn't wrong. The dappled sunlight and soft rustle of the breeze in the leaves were incredibly soothing.
Harvey's heartened by the response he's received around Tauranga and his home patch of Te Puna, to the point where next month he'll embark on a summer road trip from the Bay of Plenty down to Bluff and back.
His routine will be exactly the same. Find a tranquil place to stop, hammer in his two signs, unfold two chairs and wait to have a yarn.
"Any day's the perfect day for a chat."
The 51-year-old said he'll be targeting smaller towns, where he knows the need for mental health support is as great as it is in the cities.
"I've lived mental health, I've lived and breathed it. Going to community mental health was scary, sitting there for hours in my own head.
"I have been to the brink, right to the bottom."
So as you hit the highways over summer, keep an eye out for Harvey and his multi-coloured 1997 Toyota station wagon - it's quite a treat.
And if his "You OK Bro?" signs resonate, pull over, pull up a chair and let the chatter flow.
And remember, time doesn't matter — it's your mental health that does.
Scotty is this week's ASB Good As Gold recipient and receives $10,000 for his enterprising approach to mental health support.
If you know a deserving New Zealander you'd like to nominate for ASB Good as Gold, click here.
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