A former top bodybuilder has died suddenly while on holiday with her family.
Priscilla Freeman, 44, was at Hanmer Springs in North Canterbury when she became unconscious in her room on Friday.
Emergency services were called but she could not be revived.
Her death has been referred to the coroner.
Mother-of-four Mrs Freeman is the wife of Christchurch property developer Richard Freeman, director of Onyx Homes.