They Segwayed, luged, flew through the air (twice), ice-skated, jet-boated, mounted road bikes and hopped on a horse, and they smiled the entire time.
Yesterday, Queenstown policewomen and staff took turns at carrying one of two police staff torch batons travelling the country to celebrate the 75th anniversary of women in the New Zealand Police.
Despite winter finally arriving in the resort, causing temperatures to plummet overnight, the women of the thin blue line had a bluebird day to celebrate their role in New Zealand's law enforcement.
Following the opening ceremony at Earnslaw Park, attended by Queenstown Lakes Mayor Vanessa van Uden, the staff torch was Segwayed by Constable Zoe Albon to the gondola and transported to Skyline's luge, then carried by Snr Const Lynne Donaldson during a parapente on to Earnslaw Park with GForce Paragliding pilot Dominic Eller.
It was the first time Snr Const Donaldson - who has served with the police for almost 35 years including stints in Invercargill, Dunedin and Wanaka - had ever parapented.
"It was amazing,'' she said.
"I thought I wouldn't like going over the edge, but it wasn't as bad as I thought - it was just cruisey really.''
She said it was "lovely'' the anniversary was being marked in a way which enabled the community to get involved.
After the torch was run to the Queenstown Winter Festival Winter Wonderland ice-skating rink, on the village green, there was a half-time lunch break at the Queenstown Police Station.
Included in the guests was Barb Flynn (88), one of New Zealand's first uniformed female police officers, who now lives in Wanaka, and two of her children, Shirl Rowley, also of Wanaka and Rob Flynn, of Greta Valley, who flew down from Christchurch for yesterday's celebrations.
Members of the police in Queenstown and their children took the torch to Queenstown Bay where a Thunder Jet ride delivered it to the Frankton Marina for a scenic bike ride to the historic Shotover Bridge.
After a short patrol car ride, it was delivered to Sergeant Kate Pirovano for a tour around Arrowtown on horseback before afternoon tea with the village's volunteers ahead of the final leg in Queenstown - a bungy jump.
First-time jumpers Detective Lisa Watt and Constable Abby Pagel were selected to do the honours, but both admitted to some pre-jump nerves, largely due to a shared fear of heights.
However, there was no hesitation once the pair finally got to the edge of the bridge, flashing torch safely tied to Det Watt's wrist, being cheered on by family and other Queenstown officers.
Senior Sergeant Paula Enoka said it had been an "awesome'' day and had put into perspective how far women in policing had come, and how much their predecessors had done to pave the way.
"It's been so nice meeting some of the retired staff members and learning about the history and the things they went through ... shocking things that you would never expect in this day and age.''
"We've got a lot of experience out there that's still available to us. It just shows how expansive the police family is.''
Today the police torch relay is in Wanaka, before going through Alexandra and Central Otago on Sunday and heading to Dunedin on Monday.
