Speaking to TVNZ's Sunday, Sir Bob Parker and his wife talked about a "new part of their journey" following Sir Bob's debilitating stroke. Photo: TVNZ/Sunday via NZ HeraldSir Bob Parker became an inspirational leader during the dark days immediately after the Christchurch earthquakes. "You don't wake up each day feeling like today's going to be a great day," Parker said. Parker collapsed at his Christchurch home with a stroke on October 5 while his wife was out running. Former Christchurch mayor Sir Bob Parker and his wife, Joanna, Lady Nicholls-Parker, after he received the KNZM at an investiture ceremony in Wellington in 2014.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 27, 2021 20:03 UTC