Thoughts with Queenstown

Queenstown Cathedral, crushed car.
Photo David Wethey, here.

We were saddened by the news of the Queenstown earthquake and the daily worse news, the latest that 140+ dead and 200 people are still missing and feared dead, and that one third of the buildings in central Queenstown will have to be demolished.
A number of our crew are Kiwis, many of our friends, and relatives (my Mum's from Palmerston North) and our thoughts are with them, especially their compatriots in Queenstown.  There are also many missing in a school housing an English school with students "from Asia" the reports said, and we can imagine that they may be from Hong Kong as well, so the impacts are world-wide.

One Queenstown resident was on the news saying she thought they would have to "rethink" whether to rebuild places like the Cathedral, which lost its spire, photo above.
I reckon that's not the right attitude and I bet most New Zealanders won't think so either: they'll rebuild stronger and better, is my bet.
That's the Kiwi spirit.  Never give up; overcome.  Three cheers for Aotearoa!