Where is Christchurch?

When I arrived at Tascha´s place north of Christchurch, about 80km/h gusts greeted me, with temperatures down to 3 C at night. But it was great to catch up with some of my best friends in the world, who unfortunately just live too far away! It was really nice to see Cris and Tali too.
I also took a drive to Christchurch, but didn´t recognize anything at all. About 8000 buildings had been taken down since the earthquake. The container shopping area is actually quite cool, following a design idea from London.
When I arrived in Auckland, I was pleased to find some warmer temperatures up here today though ;)