Ministry of Transport Southland
Gore
Linda Miller (Linda Marchant) 1976-78
Bob Maxwell was Chief Traffic Officer. I worked the telephone exchange PABX for MOT, DSW and Ministry of Agriculture, which were housed in the same building. Also typed accident reports, and general office work.
Linda Miller (Linda Marchant) 1976-78
Bob Maxwell was Chief Traffic Officer. I worked the telephone exchange PABX for MOT, DSW and Ministry of Agriculture, which were housed in the same building. Also typed accident reports, and general office work.
Invercargill
Warwick Bruce 1966-75
First Traffic Cop stationed at LUMSDEN. One of the largest One Man Stations in the counrty extening to Milford Sound to Kingston - Lake Wakatipu. Very little radio coverage and working a 48hour 6 day week.
Later conditions changed to 40hour 5 day week Married a local girl and had 2 kids.
Richard Pottinger 1973-77
Transferred from TO Ch Ch City to Southland as an RTI. Worked with Rae Mills, Bob Clements. Left MOT in 1992.
Alister Lawson 1974-88
I was with the Rescue Fire Service (Civil Aviation Division)of the Ministry Of Transport. At the Invercargill airport.
Keith Toomer 1977-78
Arrived from MOT Dunedin and then went to Christchurch in administration side.
Sue Larson (Sue Horton) 1978-82
Kiwa (Matt) Matehaere 1979-82
Eddie Collins was CTO Ingill still had own Traffic Dept
Alister Gould 1980-92
Ian Philpot 1980-97
Enjoyed my time working as an Automotive Surveyor/Vehicle Inspector. Wes Lawry was my 1st manager, then Norm Hall, then Ross Bayne. Good team to work for including all the enforcment staff. Eddie Colins, Warren Jones, Warwick, Alistair, Dextor, Graeme, Alan, Linda, Joe 90.
Lynne Osborne (Lynne Tana) 1981-87
Eddie Valk 1982-83
Based in Gore with Bob Cook as sts
Ken Duffy 1985-96
Vehicle testing Station
Peter Gear 1987-92
Based at Lumsden and then joined Police at Intergration - June 1992
Warwick Bruce 1987-92
Promoted to Senior Traffic Sergeant. I had the responsibility of deciding the action to be taken on all traffic offences reported by Traffic Cops in Southland and central Otage. Did this until Police Integration in 1992 where I then went into the Prosecution Branch for a while. Then O/C Bluff, back to Ingill as a Station Senior Sergeant until retirement 2001
Dione Moore 1988-88
Melissa Corbin (Melissa Jones) 1988-89
David Clode 1989-91
Michael Colligan 1989-92
Taken over from City council.Eddie Collins was my boss.
Stationed at Civic Admin Building.
Colin Thomas 1990-92
Allan Leask 1991-92
Automotive Surveyor Gore VTS
Changed to VTNZ 1992
Warwick Bruce 1966-75
First Traffic Cop stationed at LUMSDEN. One of the largest One Man Stations in the counrty extening to Milford Sound to Kingston - Lake Wakatipu. Very little radio coverage and working a 48hour 6 day week.
Later conditions changed to 40hour 5 day week Married a local girl and had 2 kids.
Richard Pottinger 1973-77
Transferred from TO Ch Ch City to Southland as an RTI. Worked with Rae Mills, Bob Clements. Left MOT in 1992.
Alister Lawson 1974-88
I was with the Rescue Fire Service (Civil Aviation Division)of the Ministry Of Transport. At the Invercargill airport.
Keith Toomer 1977-78
Arrived from MOT Dunedin and then went to Christchurch in administration side.
Sue Larson (Sue Horton) 1978-82
Kiwa (Matt) Matehaere 1979-82
Eddie Collins was CTO Ingill still had own Traffic Dept
Alister Gould 1980-92
Ian Philpot 1980-97
Enjoyed my time working as an Automotive Surveyor/Vehicle Inspector. Wes Lawry was my 1st manager, then Norm Hall, then Ross Bayne. Good team to work for including all the enforcment staff. Eddie Colins, Warren Jones, Warwick, Alistair, Dextor, Graeme, Alan, Linda, Joe 90.
Lynne Osborne (Lynne Tana) 1981-87
Eddie Valk 1982-83
Based in Gore with Bob Cook as sts
Ken Duffy 1985-96
Vehicle testing Station
Peter Gear 1987-92
Based at Lumsden and then joined Police at Intergration - June 1992
Warwick Bruce 1987-92
Promoted to Senior Traffic Sergeant. I had the responsibility of deciding the action to be taken on all traffic offences reported by Traffic Cops in Southland and central Otage. Did this until Police Integration in 1992 where I then went into the Prosecution Branch for a while. Then O/C Bluff, back to Ingill as a Station Senior Sergeant until retirement 2001
Dione Moore 1988-88
Melissa Corbin (Melissa Jones) 1988-89
David Clode 1989-91
Michael Colligan 1989-92
Taken over from City council.Eddie Collins was my boss.
Stationed at Civic Admin Building.
Colin Thomas 1990-92
Allan Leask 1991-92
Automotive Surveyor Gore VTS
Changed to VTNZ 1992