New Zealand isn’t far from Australia, but when you get here it feels like it is a world away. It’s a little like we’ve been magically transported to home to the Northwest. It’s cooler, there’s rain, it’s green, and there are trees here in Christchurch. And it’s spring!
Christchurch may be the most resilient town in the world. Two earthquakes, a magnitude 7.1 in September 2010 and a 6.3 five months later killed 168 people and leveled whole blocks in the downtown core. Nearly 11,000 people chose to leave Christchurch for good. Yet, there are signs of revival all over the downtown area where whole blocks have been restored or rebuilt.
There are artworks throughout the downtown core that include sculptures honoring the indigenous Maori people.
Travels with RK Caton 
Great photos once again. Thanks for letting us know what we can look forward to seeing next March. Looks like a great place to visit! Enjoy…
We’re looking forward to sharing with you and we’ll bring our books and maps home for you to look at too. BTW – Working hard to hang on here now that we are further south… Afraid we might fall off….
Stunning. You two are such an inspiration. I’ve watched several documentaries on New Zealand. It’s nice to see photos that you can look at and study instead of having images flashing before me.