‘‘But it has been hard decision to make, so I’ve decided to take a year’s leave without pay to give myself the time to decide whether it’s the right option for me. "I’ve really enjoyed my police career, but I want to get myself on the same page as Richard, and get off shift work and working weekends. Mrs Whitmore was easing into the new role more gradually. "It was a bit of an adjustment, to be honest, as it would be for anyone suddenly changing direction."īut he had gradually got into the swing of things and was enjoying establishing himself in his postie run. This followed a high-ranking career, which included stints as detective sergeant and senior sergeant. His RD3 Balclutha route takes in Clinton in South Otago, where he served as the sole-charge senior constable for about four years, before making the decision to leave the force. "Quite a lot of police officers take a rural post run because it’s a good fit and because you’re already familiar with the area and you’ve got to know the people," he said. Mrs Whitmore is taking a year’s leave from the police, which could be a permanent move.PHOTO: MARY-JO TOHILLThe move began when Mr Whitmore swapped his badge for a postie’s bag nearly four years ago. Long-time cavalcader and trail boss Jane Whitmore and her young horse Kenny near Kaka Point. However, they were both wanting to spend more time together doing the things they loved that the demands of policing, shift and weekend work did not always allow. Like her husband, she had spent more than 30 years in the police force. It was exciting being in a new phase in life and to be able to wear shorts on the job, she said. "I feel the time is right, and I feel it is the right time to call time and move on to other things," Mrs Whitmore said. The South Otago couple recently bought the Balclutha RD1 run, which extends from Finegand to the north and the Nuggets-Tunnel Hill to the south, from David and Colleen Fenton, If you see two Whitmores on South Otago rural postal routes, you’ll be excused for seeing double.Ĭonstable Jane Whitmore has just started a rural post run, joining her postie husband, former senior constable Richard Whitmore, in the distinctive red wagons that now proudly bear the family name. South Otago rural posties Richard and Jane Whitmore.PHOTO: MARY-JO TOHILLClutha police officer Jane Whitmore has followed husband and ex-cop Richard Whitmore down the rural postie route in South Otago, as Mary-Jo Tohill reports.
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