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Road Safe: Acknowledgements

The New Zealand Police would like to thank all those who were involved in the development and trials of the Road Safe and Rail Safe series since its inception.

In particular we thank the following people involved with year-level resources.

Years 0–1 and 2–3

Barbara Cantillon ACC
Amber Donovan Karori West Normal School
Jennie Gionnoti New Zealand Transport Agency
Sergeant Betty Hanson NZ Police
Constable Diana Hayden NZ Police
Roly Hermans Educating NZ
Ali Kotkin Karori Normal School
Alice Lightbourne Glen Oroua School
Constable Trish Morris NZ Police
Glen Morrison NZ Police
Gill Palmer NZ Police
Owen Sanders NZ Police
Adrian Stephenson Educating NZ

Special thanks also to those who contributed to the programme in a number of ways, especially:

  • Alan Bagnall, for the poems Midnight Traffic; The Most; Cars, Cars, Everywhere
  • Bev Kemp, for the poem Traffic
  • New Zealand Transport Agency
  • McDonald’s™ Corporation
  • Ministry of Education and Learning Media for use of the following publications:
  • Midnight Traffic (illustrated by Tom Scott) in School Journal Part 1 Number 2, 1992
  • Traffic (illustrated by Wol Jobson) in School Journal Part 1 Number 1, 1994
  • The Most (illustrated by Philip Webb) in School Journal Part 1 number 4, 1995
  • Cars, Cars, Everywhere in School Journal Part 1 Number 5, 1991
  • Illustrations by Adele Jackson, Bob Kerr and Rogelio Carles-Rosas

Years 4–6

Gill Palmer NZ Police
Darryl Harwood NZ Police
  • Janice Marriott, for Walking Home, A Born Rider
  • Kingi McKinnon, for Grounded  in School Journal 1994 Part 3 No 1
  • Norman Bilbrough, for Red Mark in School Journal 1994 Part 3 No 2
  • Tui Allen, for Wipeout Gulch in School Journal 1995 Part 3 No 2
  • Aaron Schiff, for Failing Brakes in School Journal 1988 Part 3 No 1
  • Louise Tomlinson, for The Skateboard Ramp in School Journal 1995 Part 3 No 3
  • Illustrated by Jo Maxwell

Years 7–8

Michael Cummins New Zealand Transport Agency
Karen Eales Hastings Intermediate, Hastings
Ingrid Heeps Heretaunga Intermediate, Hastings
David Lunny St Mary’s School, Hastings
Senior Constable Mike O’Brien Hastings Police
Senior Constable Phil Wipatene New Plymouth Police
Gill Palmer NZ Police
Helen Harris NZ Police

Years 9–10

Gill Alcorn Naenae College
Stephen Beckett Aotea College
Michael Cummins New Zealand Transport Agency
Rhett Emery New Zealand Qualifications Authority
Marilyn Espie Hutt Valley High School
Russell Frampton Tawa College
Rebecca Gilroy Students Against Driving Drunk ( SADD)
Helen Harris NZ Police
Glenn Hutcheson Aotea College
Jason Hutchings Gisborne Police
Gerry Leeper Lower Hutt Police
Paul MacDougall Wellington High School
Jo Millar Hamilton Police
Bill Robertson Road Safety Consultant
Michelle Rolston Wellington High School
Owen Sanders New Zealand Police
Gill Palmer New Zealand Police
Helen Harris New Zealand Police
Inspector Errol Brown New Zealand Police
Martin Vaughan Wellington College
Peter Walwyn Paraparaumu College

Years 11–13

Gill Palmer New Zealand Police
Helen Harris New Zealand Police
Detective Sergeant Barry Taylor New Zealand Police
Detective Richard Whitmore New Zealand Police

Special thanks also to those who contributed to the programme in a number of ways, especially:

  • The D.A.R.E. Foundation of New Zealand
  • SADD
  • L New Zealand Transport Agency  
  • Play The Party by Judith Holloway