Trevor Rogers

Trevor Rogers is a former New Zealand politician.

Member of Parliament

Rogers was originally a member of parliament for the National Party. He gained considerable public recognition for his crusade against pornography and for his hostility towards the internet, which he saw as facilitating the distribution of pornography.

In 1990 he took the Otara seat off Taito Phillip Field, who had replaced the retiring MP Colin Moyle as the Labour candidate for the seat. In 1993 he won the new Howick seat, which comprised the eastern part of the old Otara seat.

On 8 June 1995, Rogers quit the National Party, having become increasingly frustrated with its refusal to pursue his policies. He joined the Right of Centre party (later renamed the Conservative Party), which had been founded by another dissident conservative, Ross Meurant. Rogers and Meurant eventually fell out, however, and Meurant left the party. Rogers, as the only remaining MP, became leader. In the 1996 elections, however, the Conservatives fared badly, gaining only 0.07% of the vote. Rogers lost his seat, and did not ever return to Parliament.

Life after politics

Since leaving Parliament, Rogers has managed companies in the engineering business including TGR Helicorp which was placed into receivership in April 2008. The status of the charity "Rescue on Everest" is unknown. It is believed that none of the helicopters featured on the TGR Helicorp site ever flew.