Christchurch (Ōtautahi): the Resilience of Community
In 2011, the New Zealand city of Christchurch (Ōtautahi) experienced a magnitude 6.3 earthquake, killing 185 people and destroying property throughout vast areas in the city. Evidence of the destruction was everywhere when we visited in 2023, 12 years later. But, so too, was evidence of a community determined to come back and rebuild. The school where I worked for 21 years had a personal connection to this event. We had students and faculty studying in Christchurch on the