Name: Helen Van Haasteren

Heroes: Jacinda Ardern, Angela Merkel and any environmental warrior

Pinups: Leonard Cohen and Joe Walsh

Drink: A great shiraz and grapefruit juice

Food: Anything with chilli and healthy

Movies: Bliss, Bohemian Rhapsody

Reading: Colleen McCullough's Roman series

Dance: Ballet. I adore psychical expression in all forms

Loves: People's passion, truth, justice and fairness

Hates: Political leaders focused on the economy and ignoring the big picture

Perfume: Sansard

Theory on life: See yourself as a particle in the universe not as a privileged human

Wildest desire: To be of service to the world

Biggest drag: Money