Robert Riddell (MA Camb. PhD Newcastle (UK), DipTP(NZ), ARICS), following a working life of mixed academic and practical endeavour, has retired to Helensville, a small town in New Zealand. Together with wife Heather, they established a Montessori pre-school. He has enjoyed the pleasure of working with esteemed colleagues on prestigious projects throughout his varied career, which include the following placements: Late 1960s to early 1970s: Lecturer, Town and Country Planning, University of Newcastle on Tyne, Early 1970s - mid 1980s: Assistant Director, Development Studies - Cambridge Universit...