It’s hard to believe, but this year’s was the eighth running of the Kaikoura Hop, held over 13–16 September. From humble beginnings, the Kaikoura Hop has now cemented its place as a must-do event on the New Zealand car-scene calendar. The past couple of years haven’t been easy for the organizers, with not only a huge change of venue but also the upheaval that Mother Nature caused with the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the region just after midnight on 14 November 2016. Last year, the organizers faced uncertainty with the loss of so much of the town’s accommodation, not only through the damage caused by quakes but also because much of it was occupied by the hundreds of workers who had moved to the town to help with the rebuilding…
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NZV8 (Digital) - 1 Issue, No 162 November 2018