Hanmer Springs has been a favourite get away place for my family since moving to New Zealand. In fact every time we have friends from Aussie visit us we make sure we bring them to this super relaxed village, and all have loved it. This time we got out and explored a little more than usual - our family weekend getaway to Hanmer Springs. We drove down the Kaikoura Coast SH1- the first time for myself and the kids since the November 2016 Kaikaoura Earthquakes closed the roads.