The Northern Express Herald
Business leader Howard Paterson choked to death on a chip, Fiji police said last night.
Mr Paterson was found dead in his room at the Sheraton Fiji hotel on Tuesday morning, after missing a business meeting.
He had ordered a burger and chips in his room early on Tuesday.
The 50-year-old South
Island farmer, property developer and biotechnology investor was one of New Zealand's richest men.
His funeral will be held at First Church in Dunedin on Monday.
- NZPA