As Spring approaches, the trees in Christchurch start to bloom again, daffodils fill the many green spaces in the city, new buildings are rising from the ground, strengthening and repair of damaged buildings is occurring and there is a sense of a city coming to life. In the suburbs, repairs and building of some truly remarkable new homes is occurring and yet, there are still many thousands of people who are locked in conflict between them, their insurers, EQC and in some cases builders and other trades people who have completed repairs.