Help Nikau Lodge Kaikoura survive

$3,036 donated
Given by 31 generous donors in 4 weeks

Please help Nikau Lodge Kaikoura survive after the 7.8 earthquake.

Canterbury

Nikau Lodge bed and breakfast in Kaikoura New Zealand survived the big earthquake. Jane, Quentin, and their dog Jack feel so lucky to have their home and their health.

Kaikoura held up extremely well considering the intensity of the 7.8 earthquake that hit on November 14 2016, but is facing a long summer with two of the three access roads into Kaikoura being closed for now.

With access being a bit of a challenge, the summer bookings have already dropped and the lodge faces little summer income that usually sees the business survive through the quiet winter.

They need your help. Any kind of donation to help keep this lodge operational and survive the next 12 months will be of huge help. Jane and Quentin love this house, and they love Kaikoura, it would be devastating to not be able to continue here.

If a donation isn't possible, please go stay with them! Tell your friends and family, Kaikoura is stunningly beautiful, the whales and dolphins are here waiting. Come stay at Nikau Lodge and support them through a really tough time.

Celia Melville's involvement (page creator)

I'm Jane and Quentin's daughter, my heart broke when the earth shook my home town. I would dearly love to be able to help Mum and Dad stay afloat.

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Latest donations

Nancy Cubel-Vogelgesang & Danny Vogelgesang
Nancy Cubel-Vogelgesang & Danny Vogelgesang on 29 Dec 2016
Best wishes for the new year. We think of you often and the great time we had staying in your beautiful home. Staying in the states this next year but hope to return to beautiful New Zealand. May everything return to normal in Kaikoura quickly. God bless you.
$75
Sharn
Sharn on 19 Dec 2016
Hoping that you and your family have some quality time together over Christmas and know that lots of people are thinking of you and sending love and best wishes your way.
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Isobelle Thomson
Isobelle Thomson on 19 Dec 2016
$5
Guest Donor
Guest Donor on 16 Dec 2016
We celebrated our Golden Wedding in this wonderful place just before the 'quake hit. We were made to feel so welcome in your home and if the opportunity arises, we shall come again. Hope springs eternal.
$100
richard/susan markx
richard/susan markx on 14 Dec 2016
wishing you a full recovery ASAP!!!!!!!! hope to see you again in the not so distant future
$250

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This campaign started on 27 Nov 2016 and ended on 30 Dec 2016.