If you had asked me this time four years ago that I would be relishing the opportunity of welcoming delegates to Christchurch for Water New Zealand's Stormwater Conference as Mayor of Christchurch I would not have regarded that as likely on both counts.
The experiences we have shared in this city since September 04, 2010, have not only seen me leave Parliament after 23 years to take up a role I had never contemplated, but also made those of us whose business is above ground to truly appreciate the importance of the out of sight, out of mind infrastructure we in modern times have learned to take for granted.
The experiences we have shared in this city since September 04, 2010, have not only seen me leave Parliament after 23 years to take up a role I had never contemplated, but also made those of us whose business is above ground to truly appreciate the importance of the out of sight, out of mind infrastructure we in modern times have learned to take for granted.