Bob Parker was mayor from 2007 to 2013, and was knighted in 2013.
He was the face of the city’s earthquake response, and was a key figure in organising the crisis response in the first weeks after the February 22, 2011 earthquake.
[…] After five months in a care facility after a stroke, former Christchurch mayor Sir Bob Parker has spoken to media about the uncertain future he now faces.
The Stroke Foundation said 11,000 Kiwis a year are having strokes, and predicted that number could increase by 40 per cent in the next decade, due to people working more stressful jobs, not getting enough exercise, and eating too much sugar and salt.
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