A clever soul has woven strips of yellow plastic through the diagonal mesh to spell out the word aroha at a Kaikoura building site. Not the Kaikoura of 2019, two and a half years on from a devastating earthquake that killed two and massively altered the landscape. DAVID WALKER/STUFF Roadworkers concreting one of the many bridges along State Highway 1, north of Kaikoura. It was a mood I sensed from many drivers, as if they appreciated the importance of what was going on. But probably for Kaikoura too, and for the tourists who keep arriving and helping this spectacular town back onto its feet.

Source: Stuff April 05, 2019 03:22 UTC