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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.
Craig Main
Vehicle & Finance Consultant
Born and bred in Wellington, Craig moved to Levin in 2005. He joined the TRC Toyota Levin team in 2018 after many years spent in finance and vehicle sales in our capital city. He enjoys clay bird shooting, and tending to his lifestyle block.
Sheridan Lowe
Vehicle Consultant
Sheridan is our fabulous import straight out of Melbourne, Australia. She moved to NZ in 2019 after a stint in nursing, followed by two years in Whistler, Canada. Sheridan's an outdoor-loving adrenaline junky - in her spare time you'll find her snowboarding, skiing, mountain biking or water skiing.
Mel Yates
Finance Consultant
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.
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.
Craig Main
Vehicle & Finance Consultant
Born and bred in Wellington, Craig moved to Levin in 2005. He joined the TRC Toyota Levin team in 2018 after many years spent in finance and vehicle sales in our capital city. He enjoys clay bird shooting, and tending to his lifestyle block.
Sheridan Lowe
Vehicle Consultant
Sheridan is our fabulous import straight out of Melbourne, Australia. She moved to NZ in 2019 after a stint in nursing, followed by two years in Whistler, Canada. Sheridan's an outdoor-loving adrenaline junky - in her spare time you'll find her snowboarding, skiing, mountain biking or water skiing.
Mel Yates
Finance Consultant
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.
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.
Brenda Dunstan
Parts & Service Advisor
Brenda arrived at TRC Toyota in 2016 with a wealth of hospitality and administration experience. She enjoys motor sport, baking, gardening, and spending time with her family.
Sarah Barker
Customer Service Advisor
Sarah hails from Wellington, but has lived in Levin since 2003. She qualified as a hairdresser in 1998, then spent the last 14 years at Farmers in various roles before joining TRC Toyota Levin in 2018. She shares a passion for Brazilian Jujitsu with her husband and children, and her guilty pleasure is puzzle building.
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.
Matthew Pothoven
Technician
Matt was working for the family business before joining TRC Toyota in 2014. Matt enjoys listening to music, working on his car, and going for drives.
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.
Matt Dunstan
Technician
Born and bred in Levin, Matt has put down his roots here and joined the team in 2018 after three years as a vehicle spray painter. He’s passionate about performance cars, and participates in drifting, sprints and drag racing. If he’s not competing, he’s fixing his car so he can get back on the track.
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.
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.
Brenda Dunstan
Parts & Service Advisor
Brenda arrived at TRC Toyota in 2016 with a wealth of hospitality and administration experience. She enjoys motor sport, baking, gardening, and spending time with her family.
Fraser Hart
General Manager - Vehicles
Fraser joined the team in 2003 selling in the Used Vehicle department. In 2009 he moved into management, and is now the General Manager of Sales for the group. Fraser enjoys karting and travelling with his family.
Mel Yates
Finance Consultant
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.