PremiumOpinionOpinion byLeann WatsonNZ Herald·12 Jul, 2026 05:00 PM4 mins to readLeeann Watson is Business Canterbury CEO.Canterbury business leaders are warning against complacency by decision-makers on infrastructure. Photo / Alyse WrightThe South Island’s biggest challenge is not a lack of opportunity. It’s our ability to make decisions fast enough to seize it. For most of my career, the major conversations about Canterbury’s future have been driven by crisis.
The Canterbury earthquakes forced us to rethink how a city is
