Took the long road north to the main city of the South Island Christchurch. It’s a beautiful city played out in a good structure and the vast Canterbury plane. It’s a city that has seen many tragedy not least in 2011 I don’t need earthquake hit the day. It killed nearly 200 people and the city is still struggling to recover.

 The cathedral church at Christchurch stands still in ruins. There is a plan to rebuild it but it doesn’t start for another couple of years. Yes take museum is very evocative and brings home the real personal stories of tragedy suffered on that fateful morning.

 The harbour of Lyttelton lies just over the hills from the city it’s a beautiful spot, with the contrast between the flat planes and the rugged mountains rarely so starkly revealed.