Inside Out - Warwick Roger

Television (Full Length Episode) – 2000

Inside Out explores the reality of living with a disability or chronic illness. The subject of this 2000 episode is writer Warwick Roger, best known for founding and editing glossy 'all things Auckland' mag, Metro. The 52-year-old's busy life was upended with his Parkinson's diagnosis and the steady loss of motor skills. Roger is candid about having to accept a 'slower' life and embracing simple joys like cafe trips with his daughters. Running buddy Bob Harvey talks about Roger's talents and Robyn Langwell (Roger's wife and boss) focusses on what her partner can still achieve. Warwick Roger passed away in August 2018.

Roger pushed the boundaries. He wrote savage restaurant reviews. He created the scurrilous gossip column Felicity Ferret (partly inspired by the satirical English magazine Private Eye), which delighted in mocking the silvertails and high-flyers of Remuera and Parnell while simultaneously promoting an image of an Auckland that was glamorous, sophisticated, racy and cosmopolitan.
– Excerpt from Karl Du Fresne's obituary for Warwick Roger, The Dominion Post, 25 August 2018