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Richie and Gemma McCaw’s home sells ‘outside the room’ for undisclosed sum
Richie and Gemma McCaw’s four-bed Fendalton home sells.

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Richie and Gemma McCaw's four-bedroom home in Fendalton, Christchurch, has sold to a young family for an undisclosed sum after being withdrawn from auction. Bidding stalled at $3.6 million, with the final sale price negotiated "outside the room" for a higher amount.
The post-earthquake home was designed by Sheppard & Rout Architects. The sale follows the McCaw family's permanent move to a new home they built in Wānaka, seeking a lifestyle change.
The McCaw's purchased the 2014-built, Sheppard & Rout Architects-design home in 2021.
The flooring is American oak.
The contemporary kitchen was designed by Ingrid Geldof.
The large doors open out to the garden.
One of the four bedrooms.
The pool was added by the McCaws.
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