What sort of place or legacy do we want for the next generation of Cantabrians?

Our turangawaewae, our place, continues to be rebuilt right now. This will be our children’s place and their children’s place. Why will our children or grandchildren want to live in Christchurch/Otautahi? Like Tautahi, who lived seasonally near what is the central fire station after arriving on a waka from Hawaiki, people will be attracted to this place for what it can provide and because it is treasured. They will want to live here mainly because they love it. They will belong to it. They will proudly say in New Zealand or overseas, “I come from Christchurch”. They will have a strong cultural identity for this place. They will know how it has developed from Tautahi’s place and what is special about it, how it stands out from all other places. It will be their place.