I won't write up a full ride report until we're back home again, but here's a sneak peak, 1 photo per day while I'm away. I've got to catch up a few days to start off.
Here is a photo taken from a similar location in 2012, when the Christchurch CBD was still a no-go Red Zone after the 2011 earthquakes. No work has been done on the church in the foreground. The building behind that (I presume was a hotel) is still remaining unoccupied, and all other buildings on both sides of the street have now been demolished.