The Star: May 12, 2022

Thursday May 12 2022 The Star
• By Devon Bolger
FORMER MAYOR Sir Bob
Parker’s quirky inner-city
apartment was sold at auction
yesterday.
The Stewart St property
near Hagley Park was Parker’s
bolt-hole as he guided the city
through the tumultuous and
devastating 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.
The bidding started off at
$700,000 and quickly reached $1
million with strong interest in
the property.
It eventually sold with the winning
bid being $1,120,000 and
was purchased by a family.
Harcourts has described the
apartment as “gritty, recklessly
urbane warehouse accommodation”
that is “distinctly industrial,
raw”.
Parker was knighted for his
leadership during the early days
of the quakes where he was the
voice of reassurance to Christchurch
residents.
The former This is Your Life
host has been ill since 2020, suffering
a heart attack, which was
followed by a stroke. He was admitted
to a long-term care facility
last year.
Parker and his wife Lady Jo
Nicholls-Parker (above) bought
the 240sq m property in 2008
for $372,000. Its 2019 rating
valuation is $500,000.
“It is currently occupied as an
unorthodox residence, the 1980s
steel and concrete building is a
far cry from your usual ‘attempt
to impress’ apartment due to
spaces being uniquely optioned,”
the Harcourts listing said.
“Our visionary sellers have
cherished their 15-plus years here
and are only relinquishing for
compelling personal reasons.”
The open-plan building has a
“restaurant class” kitchen with
two staircases leading to a mezzanine
area.
The estate agency said the
property could be easily adapted
back into commercial use and
could suit a strictly business
operation.
Parker served two terms as the
city’s mayor from 2007 to 2013.
—NZ Herald
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Barnes announces New Zealand tour dates
JIMMY BARNES’ fans rejoice –
the Australian music legend and
his Soul Deep band have finally
set a Christchurch tour date.
The Working Class Man
singer will be debuting his new
album in arenas and theatres in
Christchurch, Dunedin, Auckland
and Wellington this July.
Kicking off on Wednesday,
July 20, at the Town Hall in
Dunedin, the Soul Deep 30
tour heads to Christchurch
Arena on Thursday July 21,
Auckland’s Spark Arena on
Saturday July 23, before wrapping
up at Michael Fowler Centre,
Wellington, on Monday
July 25.
Tickets for the general public
will be on sale from May 19.
Barnes will use this Aotearoa
tour to perform his new album
Soul Deep 30 which he will
release on June 3. It is a reimagined
and extended version
of his record-breaking tripleplatinum
original record.
The 30th-anniversary
reprise will feature three new
recordings, a reworking of
Do You Love Me, a previously
unreleased collaboration called
Reflections with Cold Chisel
bandmate Ian Moss and a new
mix of lead single I Gotcha.
Opening for Barnes each
night will be powerhouse soul
and blues vocalist Mahalia
Barnes and her band the Soul
Mates.
She will be followed by Polynesian
singer-songwriter Karen
Lee Andrews.
Parker’s ‘gritty’ apartment
winning bid $1.12 million
SOLD: Described by Harcourts as “recklessly urbane”
Parker’s Stewart St apartment near Hagley Park has
been purchased by a family. PHOTOS: NZ HERALD
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Henstock
to stand
for city
council
• By Emily Moorhouse
A FORMER executive director
of the Christ Church Cathedral
Reinstatement Trust is standing for
the city council.
Victoria
Henstock will stand
as an independent
in the Papanui
Ward at October’s
local elections.
“It’s something
I’ve always aspired
to do,” Henstock
said yesterday.
“It was really a
matter of timing
for me.”
Sitting councillor
Mike Davidson
said he welcomes
Henstock to the
race.
“It’s really
important for our
community to have
real choice during
an election,” Davidson said.
Victoria
Henstock
Mike
Davidson
Said Henstock: “Papanui residents
are telling me they want council to
listen, and stop excessive spending
on non-priority projects.
“They are concerned about traffic
congestion and pedestrian safety.
They also want the focus to be on
getting the basics right like fixing
roads and footpaths, maintaining
and improving our parks and
playgrounds.
“Like others, I am frustrated at
some of the spending priorities
and decisions being made by our
current council.”
Davidson was elected with a 650
majority vote at the 2019 local body
elections. He said the next term of
council is “a key one” for the work
on climate change and building a
sustainable city that’s affordable
now and for future ratepayers.
“I’m hoping to continue that
work and continue to represent the
Papanui Ward community,” he said.
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