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People enjoying a dip in the Hanmer Springs thermal pools on Sunday. “The town is full, and very good atmosphere up the street in terms of people milling around and shopping and playing mini golf and all the other things, Abbot said. Franz Josef, on the West Coast, was “hectic busy on Saturday and Sunday, according to the manager at the Alpine Glacier Motel, Mark Gibson. It was busier than he expected. The visitors were a great respite for the small town and had given us a little bit of a lift , Gibson, who is also a director of the Snakebite Brewery restaurant on the main street, said.