Rotorua's Pam Dickson has taken on the Cook Strait and won, setting a record for rowing both ways across the strait.
Dickson became the first person to row both ways across the Cook Strait on Friday, leaving the North Island at 8am and returning just before 4pm.
She said it was a great feeling to accomplish her goal after a challenging day on the water.
The 60-year-old fell into the water four times while crossing the strait and her hands were bleeding for most of the trip, after pulling on the oars for so long.
"I had fallen in three times going across to the South Island and had only had one energy gel, some Powerade and a bit of water," she said.