From my notes:
Mayor Bob Parker:
The new Christchurch will be a place that responds to what our world is
like.
We will build a safe place.
We will use the richness of our community to reshape a new city.
We will be judged by what we create together.
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This was for me a new side of Bob Parker, that I heard, speaking about a
new Christchurch that was not a rebuild of the old Christchurch. I found
that encouraging.
NOTICE:
If we are to accept the challenge of rebuilding a NEW Christchurch, this
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This is not television. Every one of you has a say here. Help me, help
yourself, by being responsive to the posts.
If we can't have a conversation here, we can't decide what we agree
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responsible for what happens (and is currently not happening) here.