Kidney finds context in ruins

The earthquake-ravaged city of Christchurch has to be seen to be believed.

A once thriving centre was brought to its knees when a deadly 6.3 magnitude quake struck the southisland quasi metropolis at 12:51pm on February 22 last year — 185 perished in the disaster.

Since that tragic day, this rugby-mad city has never been the same. A costly rebuild, estimated at €20 billion, has been hampered by political in-fighting while the weary residents have had to tolerate thousands of aftershocks in the months since.