Bob Harvey

Guest writer

Sir Bob Harvey is a living legend of Auckland life. He has served as the mayor of Waitakere and president of the Labour Party, and his achievements include helping to establish the Westpac rescue helicopter service. He won bronze medal at the 1972 world surf lifesaving championships. Bob was born in 1940.

Warwick Roger received the Insignia of an Officer of the NZ Order of Merit, for services to journalism on 25 September 2008

Bob Harvey on Warwick Roger, Metro’s first editor and giant of NZ journalism

The brilliant, barnstorming editor of Metro, Warwick Roger, has died aged 72.

By Bob Harvey | 18th August, 2018

From left, Sir Bob Harvey, athletics legend Arthur Lydiard, and Warwick Roger at the Bendells Creek waterfall in the Waitakeres, 2002. Lydiard died the following year and his ashes were scattered at this spot.

Warwick Roger, Richard Ford, and me: An essay by Sir Bob Harvey

A new memoir by the great American writer Richard Ford leads Sir Bob Harvey to look back on his friendship with Warwick Roger, the founding editor of Metro magazine, and their shared love of Ford's books.

By Bob Harvey | 8th June, 2017