Dunedin Parking Strategy Dissertation 2011 N. Arron  Mention you have written a dissertation on parking at a party and first comes the blank stare, then the slightly glazed look and then all the parking pet peeves and strong opinions start bursting forth.  A great way to start a feisty conversation!

Death Defying Daily Doddle. Walking around Manhattan.  A comment I received after this article was published in Werewolf NZ was that an additional risk of walking around a city like NY is falling furniture blown off of balconies.  

Commuting to New York City I wrote this when we had returned to New Zealand and I was mourning the loss of  my walking and public transport options.