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Ten years on, the earthquake still casts its shadow over Christchurch's past, present and future

When the deadly second earthquake struck Christchurch ten years ago today, among the many things toppled by natural forces were statues of the city s founding father John Robert Godley, colonial politician William Rolleston and imperial hero Robert Falcon Scott.

Ten years on, earthquake casts shadow over Christchurch's past, present and future

Ten years on, earthquake casts shadow over Christchurch s past, present and future SunSunday 21 updated MonMonday 22 FebFebruary 2021 at 1:36am On the 10th anniversary of Christchurch s deadly earthquake, how far has the city come and what challenges remain? ( Print text only Cancel When the deadly second earthquake struck Christchurch 10 years ago today, among the many things toppled by natural forces were statues of the city s founding father John Robert Godley, colonial politician William Rolleston and imperial hero Robert Falcon Scott. Far worse things happened, of course, but this break with the past came to feel powerfully symbolic. My 2016 book Christchurch Ruptures was in large part about the risks of our thinking being trapped in the past and attempting to put things back as they were. Might letting these statues go allow the city to leave behind the colonial attitudes and practices they represented?

Symbols of Christchurch's past, present and future

Ten years on, the earthquake still casts its shadow over Christchurch's past, present and future

GO NZ: An expert's guide to Christchurch's best buildings

GO NZ: An expert s guide to Christchurch s best buildings 28 Jan, 2021 03:30 AM 4 minutes to read Turanga, Christchurch s central library, is an anchor project in Cathedral Square. Photo / ChristchurchNZ NZ Herald Architectural writer and editor John Walsh gives his guide to the best buildings to look out for on a walk around Christchurch All cities are to some extent intentional but Christchurch, far more than most cities, didn t just happen. It was conceived in England, in the middle of the 19th century, as an Anglican settlement centred on a cathedral, bordered by a park and laid out as a rectangular grid of streets awaiting the buildings that would inevitably occur as prosperity caught up with colonial ambition.