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 | |
| Birth Date: | 1949 |
| Birth Place: | Christchurch New Zealand |
| Occupation: | Property Developer |
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] The company supplied heavy equipment for the mining, forestry, transport and power industries in Australasia and employed 950 staff.
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.
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]