Christchurch, New Zealand

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Day 10
Friday, January 12, 2018 at 4:07 PM
⛅ 14 °C
Altitude: 10 m
New Zealand South Hagley Park -43.525709, 172.61122343°31’33” S 172°36’40” E
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Christchurch
January 12, 2018 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
We drove from Dunedin to Christchurch and spent most of the day looking around the city. We walked from our hotel, across Hagley Park, through the botanical gardens to the city centre. It was sad to see that there is still so much damage from the 2011 earthquake. The Cathedral is still a crumbling mess and a lot of the streets are cut off due to major construction.Read more
Beverley Smith The hotel we stayed in, opposite the Cathedral, was destroyed in the earthquake....but seeing the Cathedral still in ruins is so sad.
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Traveler It is Bev. I don't understand why it's taking so long. After the 1931 earthquake it only took 2 years to rebuild the entire town of Napier. How times have changed since the good old days of the Great Depression 😒
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