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NZ woman Abby Hartley who fell ill in Bali dies

Sep 11, 2018

New Zealand woman Abby Hartley who has been in a coma in Bali for almost a month has died.

New Zealand mother Abby Hartley in a Bali Hospital with her children, Sophie and Toby, and husband, Richard. Photo: Givealittle.co.nz

Ms Hartley was admitted to hospital on 1 August while on her second honeymoon in Bali.

She had a twisted bowel and contracted a blood infection while on holiday, and fell into in a coma.

She had not disclosed the condition to her travel insurance company and it refused to pay for her care.

But a Givealittle fundraising page raised more than $237,000 to help cover her hospital bills and a Medivac flight home.

National Party leader Simon Bridges said Ms Hartley's husband told him over the weekend that she had died.

He offered his condolences to her family.

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