Hayden Rogers

ROGERS, Hayden John. Passed away suddenly on June 14th, 2025, aged 49. Beloved partner of Louise and devoted father of Reini and Connor. Cherished son of Sandy and Kevin (deceased), stepson of Chris (deceased) and good mate of Al. Much loved brother and brother-in-law of Nichola and Greg, and Lynda, son-in-law of John and Lorraine, uncle of Courtney and Jessica. A great friend, whānau member and colleague to many.  Messages to family may be posted to: c/ 306 Willis Street, Aro Valley, Wellington 6011.  A funeral service for Hayden will be held at Lychgate Funeral Home, 7 Johnsonville Road, Johnsonville, Wellington at 1 pm, Friday 4th July 2025. Please note there is no parking at the venue so please allow extra time.

Tributes

Pam Wuts John Wuts

We saw a lot of Hayden during his school years as he was a friend of Antons. He was always such a lovely kid. I can remember during their teenage years, when things can be more challenging, I’d see his mother at the local Post Office. Even though we might be finding our teenager’s behaviour difficult to navigate,Sandy would tell me that Anton was always very polite at her house & I’d say Hayden was very polite at our house! We have such fond memories of him. I have given Anton a wee album of photos we had of Hayden during those early years.

Jacqueline Hodgetts

Awww Hayden. I’m missing you in the Petone office on a Thursday sitting with us in the bookings team. You were so invested in our gossip and antics. Nothing was shocking to you. Although it should have been haha. You were so excited about your trip with your daughter that we knew your travel itinerary by heart. I’m honoured to have known you for 8 years and for all your help with my silly solmax questions. Go well now Hayden. Will see you at a Shihad gig some day x

Tim Horne

Had the pleasure of working with Hayden at EFTPOS NZ in the late 1990s. Such a good fun guy and hard worker. Humourous, clever but with some questionable music choices! Will be missed for sure. Need more good ones like Hayden around.

Gael Hargreaves

I had the honour of working with Hayden when he was young man at Interlock Group, then as it became ASSA ABLOY. Over the years I called on him over & over as I worked at other businesses. There was no one like him. He was the most talented & insightful software developer I’d met. In the early days his specialty in barcoding & http led us to implement leading Front end portal systems, the envy of the other international companies in our group, at that time. We had many conversations identifying information problems (we called them opportunities) and Hayden often explained just how difficult it would be to solve. He’d get a “far away” look in his eyes and I knew he was working on it. Usually after a nights sleep he’d announce “I think I may have solved it” . He always solved it! He was just so brilliant and a lot of fun to be around. As his manager there was only one complaint I was never able to solve, and that was to have a beer fridge in the office! For many years after when I saw little fridges in the various offices, I often thought of him with a smile. Hayden, your life was too short but you touched many of us with your ingenuity, humour and love ❤️ . Rest in Peace my friend. I will miss you.

Jamie Fenton

Thank you Hayden for The Proposal, for the competition in Pahiatua, for the hops you gave me, for rehearsal time in your house with your dog (daughter of Buddy and Mia) for lending me your boots, for your wise direction and your humor in the group chats, and for your general kindness and generosity. You are a much loved person and were a treasure to us all.

Angelo Ojeda

It was a real privilege to work alongside Hayden – a good, smart, and hardworking guy. I’ll admit, he could be a bit intimidating at first, but once you got to know him, he was genuinely one of the nicest people around.. I’ll always think of him when we dive into our quizzes, spot an electric bike, order Tikka Masala, or chat about coding—little moments that now carry his memory. Rest in peace brother. You’re deeply missed.

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