Jumping into a pool full of ice was no trouble for a group of locals who say it was worth it to raise funds and awareness for the charity Heart Kids.
Rotorua Heart Kids' annual Heart Stopper Challenge took place at the Rotorua Aquatic Centre yesterday with seven teams jumping into water with an average temperature of 8C.
There were 150 3kg bags of ice used over the day.
Rotorua Heart Kids' chairwoman Juanita Himona said the challenge was about raising awareness as they mimicked what it was like for a heart kid to have surgery.
During open heart surgery a child's chest cavity can be filled with an icy slush to slow the heart's oxygen requirement and give the surgeon a longer window of operating time.