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Road Safe: Acknowledgements

The 51½ÖÉä 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¨C1 and 2¨C3

Barbara Cantillon ACC
Amber Donovan Karori West Normal School
Jennie Gionnoti New Zealand Transport Agency
Sergeant Betty Hanson 51½ÖÉä
Constable Diana Hayden 51½ÖÉä
Roly Hermans Educating NZ
Ali Kotkin Karori Normal School
Alice Lightbourne Glen Oroua School
Constable Trish Morris 51½ÖÉä
Glen Morrison 51½ÖÉä
Gill Palmer 51½ÖÉä
Owen Sanders 51½ÖÉä
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¨C6

Gill Palmer 51½ÖÉä
Darryl Harwood 51½ÖÉä
  • 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¨C8

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 51½ÖÉä
Helen Harris 51½ÖÉä

Years 9¨C10

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 51½ÖÉä
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 51½ÖÉä
Gill Palmer 51½ÖÉä
Helen Harris 51½ÖÉä
Inspector Errol Brown 51½ÖÉä
Martin Vaughan Wellington College
Peter Walwyn Paraparaumu College

Years 11¨C13

Gill Palmer 51½ÖÉä
Helen Harris 51½ÖÉä
Detective Sergeant Barry Taylor 51½ÖÉä
Detective Richard Whitmore 51½ÖÉä

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