Diamond Harbour/Watch the boats being anchored here, Christchurch

Shaken but not beaten: A city rising from ruins

 Christchurch was on the road to recovery from the 7.1 earthquake that had rattled the city on 4 September 2010 when a far more ferocious 6.3 quake reduced it to rubble on 22 February 2011, killing 182... 

My Home - The (Shakey) Garden City

  For the latest view on Christchurch have a look at a drive through the Red Zone This is an interesting tour of the city with one of the local engineers providing a running commentary of the... 

Over Looking Lyttelton Harbour

 The Port Hills have a rich and varied Maori and European history. The 'recent' biological history stretches back to the last ice age approximately 14000 years ago. The landscape qualities of the Port... 

Charming Christchurch

 These terracotta maidens are to be found looking down on Christchurch from the walls of a fine red-brick Victorian building by the bridge crossing the Avon River right in the heart of the... 

My winter holiday in summer

 I left summer in Norway for winter in NZ. Pretty stupid, I know, but it was the only time I could get off work for 2 months to do my research on my PhD without upsetting my boss too much. Judging by...