Editing Rod Donald (section)

==Death==
Shortly after midnight on 6 November 2005, the day before his scheduled swearing-in for his fourth term in Parliament, he died suddenly at his [[Christchurch]] home after suffering for a few days from ''[[Campylobacter jejuni]]'' [[food poisoning]] from an unknown source. An autopsy initially ruled out a heart attack, but subsequent test-results determined that death resulted from an inflammation of the [[heart muscle]] ([[myocarditis]]), which is a very rare consequence of ''C. jejuni'' infection.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10423596|title=Rod Donald died after rare food bug|date=12 February 2007|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]}}</ref> He was 48 years old. His funeral, which took place at the [[ChristChurch Cathedral, Christchurch|Cathedral of ChristChurch]]<!--PLEASE NOTE: The building's correct name is "ChristChurch". Christchurch is named after it-->, was attended by over 1,000 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/content/626280?cfb3=3|title=Rod Donald cause of death released|work=[[Radio New Zealand]]|publisher=[[Television New Zealand]]|date=11 November 2005|access-date=21 May 2010}}</ref>  His casket arrived on board an electric bus and his [[Wake (ceremony)|wake]] took place at the adjacent [[Warner's Hotel]].<ref name="Rod Donald">{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Cullen|title=Christchurch at standstill for Donald funeral|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10354561|access-date=6 April 2011|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]  |date=10 November 2005}}</ref> The Parliament showed its respect for Donald by suspending a day of business, and a [[moment of silence|minute of silence]] was observed in the [[New Zealand House of Representatives|House of Representatives]].<ref name="farewell"/>

He was succeeded in the Green Party leadership by [[Russel Norman]].