A day after the quake This Way Up's Simon Morton - complete with mountain bike and camping gear - managed to get dropped off by helicopter, 30 kilometres north of Kaikoura town.
His plan was to head north and follow State Highway 1 to Blenheim, and find out how the locals were getting on. He crossed a slip heading north and then pedalled his way into Waipapa Bay. We play some sounds from his journey.
