Often dubbed "the energetic flea", for all of his adult life Todd has been hyperactive. The smallest in stature, he makes up for his lack of size by sheer volume and, as Dave once observed, is a walking ad for Prozac.

A marketer's dream, he is known to identify closely with the latest craze (currently the Spice Girls) and is prone to excessive impulse shopping: "go Mr Visa!". Todd is a highly visible regular at The Fat Ladies Arms, where he can "bond" with Wendy the publican ("Wendy rocks my world"). Used to have a Rachel McKenna shrine ("I'll marry her and inherit the McKenna millions ...") but dropped her like a hot spud when she became a communist leftie student. A shrine to Ralitssa Vassileva ("She'll rock your CNN world") is currently in the planning and preproduction stages.

Practices dubious politics in the form of supporting ACT (their motto = "the market is always right") and just about orgasmed when he touched Richard Prebble's (the leader's) office chair on a recent visit to our nation's capital. That visit also included a pyjama-clad plane trip, shopping 'til he was dropping, pubbing up large, and a visit to the infamous "Tattoo" nightclub.

His life's ambition is to be Supreme Ruler of the Universe but will settle for being either an FBI agent (watch out Scully and Mulder) or a UN Special Envoy. Todd's greatest legal inspiration comes in the form of Lord Cooke of Thorndon, now sitting on the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and formerly President of the New Zealand Court of Appeal. Watch for Todd himself coming soon to the bench of an appellate court near you ...

Favourite saying:
"Rally round!"