

Later in life he worked for Warwood in the newspaper industry. “My history with Rex stems from being a kid who was reported on by Rex on the front page in the County News,” Burr said. Beloved newspaper man, Counties Rugby stalwart He is survived by a daughter and son, his wife having died from a brain aneurysm several years ago. His condition worsened, and he was taken to North Shore hospital from his Northcote home on Thursday evening. “He basically said to me, ‘I’ve got an immune system, have you never heard of one of those?’” “And he said, “You're not sticking that s. “I said, ‘You’ve not had the vaccine, I know you haven’t.’ “On the other end of the phone he was coughing and spluttering like crazy. Warwood was a journalist and editor for four decades. “He was driving from Northcote down to Pukekohe and Franklin, he’d do that trip three or four times per week.

“It never ceased to amaze me that at 79, 80 years old you would never have picked him for being that age. "That was his view point, his was very much a stance of anti-vax.”īurr rang Warwood on November 8 to wish him a happy 80th birthday. but he actually said, ‘I don’t know why everyone’s pandering to this pandemic, what pandemic?’ “Basically, Rex was a very stubborn, very opinionated man, and unfortunately for Rex one of the things he was very, very vocal on, and if you search Facebook you can find this. * Family of Auckland butcher who died suddenly say Covid-19 restrictions 'added to burden'īurr said Warwood had latterly become steadfastly opposed to vaccination and had downplayed the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. * Covid-19: When is the next alert level announcement?

* Covid-19: 109 cases in Auckland, Northland and Waikato on Labour Day
