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Homing In

In November, we set off on a road trip around the South Island. Arriving in Christchurch, we spent days exploring on foot. Last time I visited the city, it was bleak, scarred, dominated by condemned buildings. The rebuild was still slow after the earthquakes, and the streets had a rough, trashed look. On a freezing night back then, I walked through the centre, spooked

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