Oh my God

Just been texted by Lin Nah to be told Rod Donald has died of a heart attack. The last person I would expect. I’m stunned. He was only 48.

My sincere condolences to all of Rod’s family, friends and colleagues. I had met Rod several times over the years and genuinely liked him. Parliament will be a lesser place without him.

On a minor note, he will be replaced by Nandor Tanczos as a List MP. Poor Nandor also – a horrible way to become an MP again.

UPDATE: NZ Herald has story online.

UPDATE2: Scoop has a few more details. Funeral on Thursday.

UPDATE3: Condolences can now be left on the Greens’ Blog.

UPDATE4: NZPA has a summary of comments from the other party leaders.