Antony Gough

Gough gave Shand's Emporium, the oldest commercial building in the Christchurch Central City, to a Christchurch heritage trust and it was relocated to Manchester Street

Antony Thomas Gough (born 1949) is a New Zealand businessman and property developer based in Christchurch. The grandson of Tracy Thomas Gough, who founded Gough, Gough and Hamer,[1] Gough is considered to be one of the city's most influential businessmen. He is the developer of The Terrace, a major commercial development in Christchurch's retail district and part of the city's reconstruction programme following the 2011 earthquake.[2][3]

Anthony Thomas Gough
Born1949
Christchurch New Zealand
OccupationProperty Developer

Biography

Gough was born in Christchurch on 8 April 1949.[4][5] He was educated at Christ's College from 1962 to 1966.[6] He graduated from the University of Canterbury with a Bachelor of Science in 1970 with honours in nuclear science,[7] and was awarded an honorary doctorate in commerce in April 2014 from the same institution.[8]

Gough, his brothers Tracy Gough and Harcourt Gough, and his twin sister Avenal McKinnon were part-owners of Gough Holdings Ltd, previously known as Gough, Gough and Hamer.[9][1] The company supplied heavy equipment for the mining, forestry, transport and power industries in Australasia and employed 950 staff.[1]

In 2013, an attempt of the B T Gough Trust to obtain a controlling stake of Gough Holdings Ltd through gaining shareholding of the O T Gough Trust went to the High Court.[10] The National Business Review estimates the value of the Gough family at NZ$300m.[10]

The Gough family owned Shand's Emporium in Hereford Street, the oldest commercial building in the Christchurch Central City, from circa 1940. Gough sold the Category I heritage building for $1 as it was in the way of The Terrace development, and it was transported to a new site in Manchester Street.[11][12][13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Steeman, Marta (6 December 2013). "Gough's sister 'won't sell'". The Press. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Antony Gough – Mr Personality". Stuff.co.nz. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Work begins on major Christchurch development". One News. TVNZ. 20 September 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  4. ^ "McKinnon, Avenal Beryl Elizabeth, 1949–". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  5. ^ The Dominion 20 March 2021
  6. ^ "Membership directory". Christ's College. 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  7. ^ Cairns, Lois (18 February 2014). "Gough hailed for rebuild work". The Press. p. A10.
  8. ^ "Gough just chuffed with honorary doctorate". The Press. 16 April 2014. p. A4. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  9. ^ "High Court decision: Gough Holdings power passes to Ben Gough and Gina Satterthwaite". Stuff. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  10. ^ a b Steeman, Marta (5 December 2013). "Gough family's 'bitter' dispute". The Press. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  11. ^ Stylianou, Georgina (6 July 2013). "Shands Emporium waits for new owner". The Press. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  12. ^ "Shands Emporium". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  13. ^ Cairns, Lois (16 June 2015). "Historic Shand's Emporium bought for $1". The Press. Retrieved 13 April 2016.