Red hand-painted letters of various goods on cardboard sheets? You are definitely in Christchurch. The inhabitants of the city of recycling, donating, reusing, crafts and creativity don’t always invest in professionally printed permanent signs to advertise their garage sales, home-businesses or seasonal value products. The cheerful signs of Capriccio’s flowers are always informing people driving past about the latest deal. Yvonne parked by the florist shop and carefully folds up her large New Zealand flag. “I am going to a meeting. Today there will be a protest against TPPA but it will be peaceful passive meeting. We are very strict on that. ” Yvonne explains me why she is against TPPA. “This involves several countries and we believe it’s not the best for New Zealand. Also we are not happy with the way it was conducted and that the public opinion hasn’t been sought properly.”