Chris took her two sons to his nephew’s birthday party on a fine day. The park features a swimming pool, and while little Harry experiments with the water, Chris has time to talk to me. “My older son was just a few months old when we decided to move to Christchurch. We got tickets to the 10th of September 2010, so we were sitting in our flat watching TV when we saw the news that there was an earthquake. We arrived immediately after. In February, probably because we knew what was happening and we weren’t in the Central City during the earthquake, we weren’t frightened, no. Actually, it was such an extraordinary feeling, it was rather fun. So we do feel safe in Chrischurch. I really like it.”