Warwick Roger dies

Warwick Roger, the celebrated journalist and founder of Metro magazine, has died at home. For more than 10 years Roger had suffered from Parkinson’s — a degenerative central nervous system disorder that affects the body's motor systems. It is understood he died in his sleep on Thursday night. Roger set up the glossy monthly magazine in 1981 and was the editor for 13 years. He was also the editor of North and South in 1986. He is married to fellow journalist and North and South founder Robyn Langwell. In 2008 Roger was honoured with the Insignia of an Officer of the NZ Order of Merit, for Services to Journalism.