Jolly Roger: Farewell to a Waiheke legend

Jolly Roger: Farewell to a Waiheke legend

Roger Reardon, who died earlier this month, represented the last vestiges of Waiheke Island as a sanctuary for hippies, eccentrics and those less fortunate. Julie Hill talked to some of those who knew him.  “Hard case”, “mad bastard”, “tough fucker” and “ratbag poet” are among hundreds of comments on social media about Waiheke Island legend Roger Reardon, who up until recently lived in his car on the doorstep of multimillion-dollar holiday homes…