"It's a light-hearted way just to get men feeling some pain and relating that, to some degree, to what our female domestic violence victims go through on a daily basis," Mr Taylor said.
He said the Walk a Mile initiative is symbolic of how hard it can be and that we need to take care in our communities to stop domestic violence. The invitation to participate was sent to men of the community, businesses and organisations. National MP for Hamilton East David Bennett also took part.
"It's a big issue out there and we need to talk about it ...we need to help each other out and not think it doesn't happen in our communities or it doesn't happen in our families because it can," said Mr Bennett.
The day saw the community rally together with live entertainment, information stalls and plenty of interesting heel strutting.
The norm-challenging procession was a sight to behold as it left Work and Income's Five Cross Roads office at 1pm and headed down Boundary Road towards the Waikato Migrant Resource Centre.
Men were otherwise dressed normally but their shoes ranged from sequinned towers worthy of Beyonce to modest flats.
Public responses included smiles, waves, tooting horns and second-take glances.
Sergeant Taylor said the conversations and laughter he heard around the event were healthy and reassuring but that there was also a serious undertone to it around domestic violence.
His advice for anyone witness to violence, within the community or in their own families, is not to be passive.
"If you see something that's happening that doesn't feel right, it probably isn't...don't just let things happen...get it sorted."
For help with domestic violence see whiteribbon.org.nz or areyouok.org.nz. For emergencies call 111.