Skydiving may not be your first thought when thinking of ways to raise money for charity. But one businessman wasn't afraid to put his body on the line for a good cause.
It wasn't your typical skydive, and Ted Culley isn't your typical adrenaline junkie.
Jumping out of a perfectly safe aeroplane isn't everyone's idea of fun, especially when it's 20,000ft in the air.
He's had to put in some hard yards to even get here.
Culley was told he'd have to lose 12 kilos if he wanted to skydive. As he puts it, the flying suit shrunk in the wash.
"Lockdown was more of a challenge because I was still too close to the refrigerator so it required some significant discipline."
While most of us struggled to squeeze back into our jeans after lockdown, Culley did the opposite - and lost an astonishing 20 kilos.
"You know how we've just been through a COVID-19 pandemic and it's all about social distancing? Well my challenge was social distancing with the refrigerator."
It was all for a good cause.
He's raised more than $30,000 on Givealittle for Kiwi Can, a programme designed to empower children to overcome life's obstacles.
"The money that Ted raised just through this fundraiser today, that's hundreds of kids in our program. That's the difference it makes and we're reaching these kids every week, so it's not just a one-off hit," says Kelvin Watt from the Graeme Dingle Foundation.
Culley's been involved with the charity for the past 20 years and managed to raise $60,000 on his own.
His leap out of the plane is the highest tandem skydive on offer, so high that he required oxygen.
A special plane was also brought in so that Culley could fly high enough.
"I'm doing this for the cause. It'll be nice to get it over and done with!
And to remain grounded.
"Welcome back to earth."
