Noel Williamson, left, and Grant McKee, are excited about the 30th VW Nationals. Photo / David Haxton
Kāpiti's beach vibe will shift up a gear when upwards of 200 Volkswagen vehicles cruise into the district for a chilled out Easter weekend.
A show and shine event at Kapiti Primary School will be the highlight of the 30th VW Nationals which members of the public are invited to on Saturday April 3.
The nationals, called Dubs in Kāpiti, is being hosted by local VW enthusiast group Air Kool Dubs Kāpiti.
The group, formed about four years ago, was ready to host the event last year until lockdown hit, and it was postponed to now.
A lot of work, spearheaded by Kylie Morrell and Jennifer Trask, who have a background in event management, has been going on behind the scenes to ensure it's a successful weekend.
"They [Kylie and Jennifer] don't want any recognition but we couldn't have done it without them," club member Noel Williamson said.
So far about 400 people have registered for the weekend, from as far south as Invercargill and north as Whangārei, and about 180 vehicles ranging from Kombis, Beetles, beach buggies, trikes and more.
The majority will be older pre-1978 models but late models will feature too.