Interests - Current
- The theory and practice of high performance/productivity and improvement of people, teams and organisations
- Good/best practice and dispute resolution
- Governance
- Public policy and national development: New Zealand's poor policies and progressive economic, social and environmental decline
- Skiing, reading, shooting, mountain biking, surfing and bush-style gardening; and
motorcycles , most recently Kawasaki Zx10 Rs (2), Zx9 Rs (3), Honda Fireblade 1000 RR, a Blackbird XX and 2 KLXs
Interests - Past
- Rugby (Canterbury and Victoria 1st XVs, Canterbury B, Wellington, NZ Universities, London Scottish and Scotland B - vs 1967 All Blacks)
- London Scottish Rugby Club, Captain 1st XV, Executive Committee
- Victoria University Rugby Club, Captain 1st XV, Chairman
- Surf lifesaving ‑ Sumner, Titahi Bay (Chairman), Kurrawa (Qld); Wellington and Canterbury representative, New Zealand and Queensland title holder
- Motorcycle racing - flag/track marshal, Safety Marshal, Chief Marshal, etc
- Running/marathons
- Climbing and Hunting
- Bush gardening