When aged 17 Richard collected the weather map for the Evening Star newspaper in Dunedin, at 26 he carved his name into the High Court reporting bench, and at 33 he graduated to father and television reporter.

 

The food he most dislikes is swede. His favourite living musician is David Kilgour. His favourite dead musician is Grant McLennan of the Go-Betweens. His favourite poets are both below and above ground. The story he would most like to tell is the next one.