''How much do I have to pay?'' he asked.
The 17-year-old Otago Girls' High School community services prefect assured him it was a gift, to help him celebrate Easter and a reminder other people were thinking of him.
''They're people's grandparents. They've spent their life looking after other people. Now it's our turn to give back,'' Caitlyn said.
''It feels really rewarding.''
Otago Girls' library manager Jane Smallfield said it was a common response to the school's annual project, now in its 14th year.
She said the elderly were well known for their common sense, and common sense told them ''if it's too good to be true, it probably isn't true''.
''We get that every year.
''But once they realise it's real, it makes their day.''
Pupils from across the school contributed Easter eggs, and many gave other items, such as soaps, handkerchiefs and hand lotions to cater for diabetic residents.
More than 400 baskets would also be delivered to Woodhaugh Rest Home, Redroofs, Leslie Groves Home, Bradford Manor, Glendale Retirement Home, Radius Fulton Care Centre, and the Montecillo Veterans Rest Home today.
