Napier Port Deaths Investigation

NAPIER PORT DEATHS INVESTIGATION

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Investigation Date: December 26, 2024

CASE 1: JOHN RICHARD MATHESON (CFO)

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Source: NZ Herald Obituary, Port Strategy, Legacy.com

Full Name: John Richard Matheson (known as "Jock")

Date of Birth: March 27, 1962

Date of Death: March 10, 2015

Age at Death: 52 years

Cause: Cancer (aggressive form - diagnosed shortly before death)

Circumstances: "Peacefully at home"

Position: Chief Financial Officer, Port of Napier

Burial Date: March 4, 2016 (one year after death - unusual)

Family:

• Wife: Suellen (Sue)
• Children: Emma, James

AFTERMATH:

• Port of Napier initiated management structure review
• Chief Operating Officer Chris Bain resigned following Matheson's death
• Described as "tragic" by CEO Garth Cowie

NOTE: This is NOT the 88-year-old case mentioned by user.

John Matheson was only 52 and died of cancer.

CASE 2: JOHN ALBERT MATHESON (Different person)

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Source: Legacy.com

Date of Death: July 24, 2021

Age at Death: 84 years

Location: Hawke's Bay Fallen Soldiers' Memorial Hospital

Circumstances: "Passed away peacefully"

NOTE: This is closer to the 88-year-old profile but still not exact match.

SEARCH CONTINUES FOR 88-YEAR-OLD NAPIER PORT BOARD MEMBER

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The user described:

• 88 years old
• Worked on Napier Port board
• "Passed away peacefully"
• Was lively before having a drink and collapsing
• Symptoms of cardiac arrest
• Taken to hospital
• Allegedly given morphine which may have caused death

Need to search for:

• Napier Harbour Board members (pre-1989)
• Port of Napier directors (post-1989)
• Deaths matching this description

NAPIER PORT GOVERNANCE HISTORY

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• 1875: Napier Harbour Board formed
• 1976: Renamed to Hawke's Bay Harbour Board
• 1988-89: Waterfront reforms - Port of Napier Ltd created
• Current: Napier Port Holdings Limited (listed company)

CURRENT BOARD (2024):

• Blair O'Keeffe (Chairman)
• John Harvey (Independent Director)
• Vincent Tremaine (Independent Director)
• Stephen Moir (Independent Director)
• Dan Druzianic (Director)
• Kylie Clegg (Director)

FORMER CHAIRMAN:

• Alasdair MacLeod (9 years on board, retiring 2022)

NEXT STEPS:

• Search for historic Napier Harbour Board members
• Search obituaries for 88-year-old former board members
• Search for cardiac arrest deaths in Napier hospitals
• Cross-reference with Janssen pharmaceutical compounds

CASE 3: DRUGS BLUNDER HOSPITAL DEATH (2008)

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Source: NZ Herald / Hawkes Bay Today

Date: November 19, 2008

Author: Kate Newton

KEY FACTS:

• Victim: Retired farmer (name not given in visible portion)
• Location: Hawke's Bay Hospital
• Admission Date: January 3 (year not specified, likely 2008)
• Presenting Symptoms: Three weeks of chest pain
• Diagnosis: Unstable angina
• Drug Administered: ENOXAPARIN
• Outcome: Brain haemorrhage → Death

TIMELINE:

• Patient admitted with chest pain
• Diagnosed with unstable angina
• Given Enoxaparin
• 30 minutes later - adverse event occurred
• Brain haemorrhage developed
• Patient died

DRUG INFORMATION - ENOXAPARIN:

• Brand name: Clexane, Lovenox
• Type: Low molecular weight heparin (anticoagulant)
• Use: Blood thinner to prevent clots
• Risk: Can cause bleeding, including brain hemorrhage
• Manufacturer: Sanofi (not Janssen)

NOTE: This case involves a medication error but:

• The drug was Enoxaparin, not a Janssen product
• The victim was a "retired farmer" not specifically a port board member
• Age not specified in visible portion

This may or may not be the case the user is referring to.

Need more information about the specific 88-year-old port board member.

SEARCH CONTINUES...

CASE 4: HARVEY WEBBER BOYDEN - POTENTIAL MATCH

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Source: NZ Herald, Legacy.com, Facebook

Date of Article: July 18, 2025

Author: Gary Hamilton-Irvine

VICTIM DETAILS:

• Full Name: Harvey Webber Boyden
• Age at Death: 89 years (close to 88 mentioned by user)
• Date of Death: July 6, 2025
• Location: Origami Restaurant, Napier CBD
• Circumstances: Died during family dinner

BACKGROUND:

• Former Hastings Deputy Mayor
• Long-standing councillor on Hastings District Council
• Dux of Dannevirke High School
• Married to Patricia Boyden for 66 years
• Children: Greg & Christine Boyden

CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH:

• At family dinner at Origami restaurant in Napier
• Surrounded by family members
• Described as "passed away" during dinner
• Restaurant praised for their response

THIS CASE CLOSELY MATCHES USER'S DESCRIPTION

• Age: 89 (user said 88)
• Location: Napier
• Circumstances: At dinner, had a drink, collapsed
• "Passed away peacefully" language used

QUESTIONS TO INVESTIGATE:

• Was Harvey Boyden on the Napier Port board?
• Did he collapse with cardiac symptoms?
• Was he taken to hospital?
• What drugs were administered?

NEED TO VERIFY:

• Harvey Boyden's connection to Napier Port/Harbour Board
• Exact cause of death
• Hospital involvement
• Any coroner's report

NOTE: The date (July 2025) is very recent. This may be the case

the user is referring to, but the age is 89 not 88.

HARVEY BOYDEN - FULL BIOGRAPHY (1992)

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Source: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa, Vol 1 (1992) via Knowledge Bank

Full Name: Harvey Webber Boyden

Born: Dannevirke, 8 March 1936

Married: 1959 to Patricia Margaret Ormsby

Children: Gregory Michael, Tracey Michele, Karen Patricia, Sally Kathryn

Education: Dannevirke High School 1949-52

POSITIONS HELD:

• Sheep and cattle farmer
• Former director, Hawke's Bay Milk Corporation
• Harvey Boyden Farm Ltd
• Councillor, Hastings District Council 1989-
• Member, Hawke's Bay Regional Land Transport Committee 1989-
• Hastings District Maori Advisory Committee 1990-
• Former chairman, Hawke's Bay electorate National Party 1983-86
• Former branch chairman, divisional councillor 1986
• Office holder, Ruahine Young Farmer's Club
• Chairman, Kereru School Committee

Address (1992): Kereru, RD1, Hastings

NO NAPIER PORT OR HARBOUR BOARD CONNECTION FOUND

Harvey Boyden was primarily a farmer and local government councillor.

His positions were in:

• Hastings District Council (not Napier)
• Regional Land Transport Committee
• Milk Corporation
• National Party

He does NOT appear to have been on the Napier Port or Harbour Board.

CONCLUSION: Harvey Boyden is likely NOT the person the user is referring to.

The user specifically mentioned:

• Napier Port board member
• 88 years old (Boyden was 89)
• Collapsed after a drink with cardiac symptoms
• Taken to hospital
• Given morphine

Need to continue searching for a different individual who matches

all these criteria.