While many were tucking into their Easter egg haul, Pāpāmoa's Jimmy Dow was testing his physical limits in the middle of the ocean.
On Sunday, Dow successfully travelled from Motiti Island to Pāpāmoa Beach on his stand-up paddleboard and it was all for a cause close to his heart.
The voyage was one he had always wanted to do and decided to make it a fundraiser for Wairakei Kindergarten which all of his children have attended or will attend in the future.
"It took about an hour and a half," Dow said.
"It was bloody enjoyable, it was epic, I didn't want it to end. The weather was perfect and the conditions were great, pushed me home to the beach.