Indeed you are quite right about history. You have just been through a piece of worldwide history that impacted on peoples lives and will carry on doing so for a long time.

And you were there! Feeling it and seeing it, in all its worse moments with the destruction and screaming and fear.

And you also experienced all the wonderful things that people did, the extreme bravery of people pulling others out of dangerous situations. The deep kindness of people helping others to get through and the courage of managing through everyday situations that had turned into custard!

The adrenalin is the magic ingredient that makes us do things, in sports, in our work and especially like this. Clearly you have lots of bravery there to get the girl to get off the rack so she would be safe. And I am sure you did many other brave things too.

Keep up the good work Joshua, Canterbury needs you!

From Ella in Auckland.