Saw this cactus while I was walking along the road in [Whangarei](http://whangareinz.com/) which has a subtropical climate.

[![street cactus](https://i.stack.imgur.com/GLoJb.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/GLoJb.jpg)

It is growing over the fence into public air space so it would be legal for to take a cutting.

[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/06FvZ.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/06FvZ.jpg)

And I walked onto the property to speak with the owner but they weren't there but my phone was.

[![full length prickly pear](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4ZKRD.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4ZKRD.jpg)