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Bex Robinson, a close family friend who accompanied Parkes on the trip, said they wanted to give a “big thank you to everyone who got her here” including the zoo and Antarctic Centre which took them on a free, specialised tour of their facilities. “They offered a brilliant experience, and we’re grateful for everything they have done for us,” Robinson said. “We’ve covered every aspect of nature you possibly can: snow, land, sea. It was absolutely and utterly amazing. “We boug...

JOHN BISSET/Stuff The dying wish of Gaynor Park, centre, to take her family to Orana Wildlife Park in Christchurch has come true. Christine Lewis, left, Robert Parkes, and Jayden, 15, and Bex Robinson are accompanying her. A terminally-ill Timaru grandmother whose dying wish was to take her family to the zoo can add feeding penguins and dolphin-spotting to her trip amid a wave of generosity. Gaynor Parkes and six of her closest friends and family headed up to Christchurch early Friday morning,...

Robert has set up a Givealittle page which had raised $490 as of Wednesday. “They’re supporting me because the last time we went there, Rob was a baby. “I’m looking forward to the trip.” Joanne Holden/Stuff Robert and Gaynor Parkes with 15-year-old Jayden Robinson. Parkes raised her son as a single mother, so he signed off the donation page with the words: “For a lady that has given me the world, please help me give back just a little to my mum.” The trip was originally plann...