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Manawatu & TRC Toyota
Meet the team
Debbie Hart
CEO
Debbie has over 20 years history with Manawatu Toyota, having been here for 14 years before purchasing the company in 2004. When she’s not hard at work she can be seen out walking her two dogs Pepper and Coco and loves getting on her bike and cycling around the Manawatu.
Greg Joy
Vehicle Manager
Greg has been with TRC Toyota since 1979. He likes to race classic cars at Manfeild, watch sport, spend time with his family, and also keep himself busy with his lifestyle block.
Ben Nutsford
Vehicle & Finance Consultant
Ben joined our team in 2022, looking for a new challenge in a new industry, after spending time in the telecommunications and IT sales industry. Local to the Kāpiti coast and Horowhenua regions, Ben loves being by the water. He spends his free time fishing, surfing and making the most of nature. And on rainy days, you might find him playing and producing his own music.
Greg Joy
Vehicle Manager
Greg has been with TRC Toyota since 1979. He likes to race classic cars at Manfeild, watch sport, spend time with his family, and also keep himself busy with his lifestyle block.
Ben Nutsford
Vehicle & Finance Consultant
Ben joined our team in 2022, looking for a new challenge in a new industry, after spending time in the telecommunications and IT sales industry. Local to the Kāpiti coast and Horowhenua regions, Ben loves being by the water. He spends his free time fishing, surfing and making the most of nature. And on rainy days, you might find him playing and producing his own music.
Aiden Waugh
Parts & Service Manager
Aiden has had quite the journey with TRC Toyota. He started in 1994 as a floor sweeper, and worked his way towards becoming a technician. He was a Service Advisor at Manawatu Toyota for 7 years before taking on his current Service and Parts Manager role back at TRC Levin.
Cathryn King
Service Advisor
Cathryn is our Aussie import from Melbourne who moved to NZ in 2021. She was a personal care assistant in aged care, but while she felt she needed a change, she still wanted to work with people, so that's when she joined our team in a frontline role. Outside of work, Cathryn loves spending time with family, her partner and their gorgeous dogs Moni, Boe and Frankie.
Alice Strawbridge-Booth
Service Advisor
Local girl Alice has lived in Levin all her life, and joined our service team in 2022. She has a background in personal training, and has spent plenty of time around vehicles, so knows her stuff - she's especially keen on 4x4 driving. Outside of work, Alice is all about health and fitness - a crossfit athlete, you'll find her training at the gym most days!
Wayne Reeves
Workshop Foreman
Wayne completed his apprenticeship at Birds Toyota (now TRC Toyota Levin) in the early 90's, then decided to broaden his horizons and moved to the UK where he ran the workshop of the second biggest Lexus dealership in London. In 2018, he returned home to his old stomping ground and rejoined the Toyota family in Levin. He's passionate about motorbikes, particularly his KTM Super Duke 1290, and races bikes as a hobby.
Neil Hyndman
Groomer
Neil first joined the TRC Team in 1990. He enjoys restoring vintage karts and taking them out on the track. When he isn’t at work or on the track, Neil is with his family – spending time with his grandchildren.
Mark Jones
Technician
Mark is originally from Palmy and is now based in Foxton. He's been a technician since 2000, and for four of those years he worked on trucks. He enjoys playing softball in summer, and in winter focuses on his two daughters' activities.
Harvey Mills
Apprentice Technician
Harvey moved with his family to NZ in 2011 from Kent, England and joined our team in 2021 straight after finishing his studies at UCOL. A love of cars runs in his family - his dad is a diesel mechanic - so in his spare time, Harvey builds track cars for fun.
Brady Gasser
Apprentice Technician
After starting out his career in the culinary world, Brady's interest in cars gradually brought him over to the automotive industry. He swapped his skillet for a spanner, starting out as a workshop assistant before joining our team as an apprentice technician in 2022. When he's not in our workshop, you'll find him working on his personal car, out fishing, or exploring the Wellington and Kāpiti regions with his two dogs.
Jordan Brandt
Vehicle Groomer
A Levin local, Jordan joined our team in 2022 after studying automotive engineering and collision repairs at UCOL. She has a passion for all things automotive, and works on her own vehicle projects at home. When she's not out on the yard or in the workshop, she's creating art or chilling out at home.
Ken Hindes
Parts Team Leader
Ken has been part of the Toyota family since 2005. When he is not providing parts solutions for customers, he loves racing his vintage MX bike and exploring the country on his adventure bike.
Howard Martin
Branch Manager
Howard is a trained primary school teacher and taught for a short time before joining the team in 2004. He is a family man and likes to spend most of his time with his wife and two children. When Howard isn’t at work, he is cheering on his daughter at soccer, or watching her ballet, taking his kids to the park, or travelling overseas.
Mel Close
Dealer Operations and Support
Mel joined us in 2018 - she's a Southland girl by birth, but she's been in the Horowhenua since 1998. She has a background in printing and design, and enjoys getting creative and chilling out on the weekends with wine and movies.
