Community Stories - Any number is too many

Jane’s story

04/11/2017

Senior Constable Whitmore talks about a particularly poignant road crash she attended, the memory of which has stayed with her to this day.

Katrina’s story

04/11/2017

Katrina Andrew is a paramedic and shift manager for St John in Invercargill. She’s been on the road serving her community for almost fourteen years.

Pauline’s story

04/11/2017

One of the hardest parts of the job for paramedic Pauline is that she lives and works in a tight-knit community, meaning she often knows the people she’s helping.

Battle of the South

23/11/2017

An expanse of black at the iconic Battle of the South rugby game was a poignant reminder of the number of people whose lives have been lost on Southern roads.

“Don’t underestimate risk”

14/12/2017

John Williams' article on The Country talks about crashes on Murphy's Hill, a stretch of Ngunguru Road. He suggests some drivers under-estimate road risks.

Diane’s story

18/12/2017

Di Leonard is a Guidance Counsellor at Taieri College. In her job, she sees first hand how crashes impact an entire community. For Taieri College, six is too many.

Jude’s story

23/01/2018

Jude Patterson, a volunteer fire fighter in Lawrence, has been looking after Lawrence for seven years. She knows first hand the impact crashes have on the community.

Avoiding tragedy

01/02/2018

Jim Boult, Mayor of Queenstown Lakes District Council, talks about the "carnage" on the region's roads last year and what we can do to change this.

Marielle’s story

13/02/2018

Marielle Craighead is a long time resident of Central Otago. She supports Any number is too many because too many people are dying in her community.

HW Richardson’s story

13/02/2018

We caught up with employees of HW Richardson to talk about why Hw Richardson and its staff support Any number is too many