Thesis of research from 1988 to 1991. This was a study of two wine spoilage yeasts, their mutants and the yeast strains ability to use organic acids and sugars. This work was important for the development of yeast strains useful in reducing levels of L-malic acid in grape juice, thereby improving the quality of wines.

Mutants of Pachysolen tannophilus had been previously isolated for their reduced ability to grow on sugars, and these yeasts were characterised for their organic acid utilisation.

In the spirit of free speech, and in the hope of stirring up the student body from its habit of apathy, Nexus ran a series of highly over-opinionated columns, called (Tongue in cheek) 'In My Humble Opinion'. The column only drew a single piece of hate mail. When voluntary unionism was introduced at Waikato a year of so later, the union basically collapsed - students who had to take an active choice to join the union didn't. Apathy rules.

In dedicating the new Japanese theme garden in the Hamilton Gardens of Hamilton, New Zealand, haiku and tanka poems were were requested from the public. There were approximately 500 entries, and a haiku of mine came fifth.

An anthology of Grey Lynn and Ponsonby poets, this publication has appeared irregularly for years. I contributed two poems and some art photography to this publication. I was also one of the editors, that year. The poems published were: 'Cake Mixture' and 'November 20'.

This was the second issue of Tongue in Your Ear I contributed to. The poems published were: 'Perfect World' and 'A Distant Sea Moves in Your Ear'.

This was the third volume of Tongue in Your Ear, to which I contributed a single poem.
The poem published was: 'Watermelon and Coffee'.
Jane also published several poems in that volume.