Interests - Current
- The theory and practice of high performance and improvement of people, teams and organisations
- Governance
- Public policy and national development; New Zealand's poor policies and progressive decline
- Skiing, reading, shooting, mountain biking, surfing and bush-style gardening
- Motorcycles (Honda FireBlade 1000 RR, SWM RS650 R (ISDE) )
Interests - Past
- Rugby (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
- ClimbingÂ