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Cheryl Whiting has been selling real estate, especially in Parnell, for most of her working life. Now happily back in her realm, Parnell, at Ray White Parnell alongside her real estate prodigy and 2013 Miss New Zealand Universe granddaughter Holly Cassidy, she graces TV’s Bravo channel in glamorous new real estate reality show Rich Listers.
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Like so many of his fellow Kiwis, John Deuchrass was lured by the golden sands and easy lifestyle of Sydney’s beachside suburbs. Born and raised in Dunedin, Deuchrass gained his qualifications in Auckland and began his career there under esteemed New Zealand architect Pete Bossley.
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Ponsonby Muses

A suburb whose hippest pub, The Gluepot, hosted gigs by the likes of Hello Sailor,  Mick Jagger, and Midnight Oil’s Peter Garrett who once, mid-performance, leapt high enough to headbutt a hole into the ceiling. That suburb is Ponsonby.
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