{"id":154324,"date":"2025-11-26T08:15:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T08:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/154324\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T08:15:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T08:15:07","slug":"man-charged-with-dangerous-driving-causing-death-of-popular-postie-david-bullock-near-leeston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/154324\/","title":{"rendered":"Man charged with dangerous driving causing death of popular postie David Bullock near Leeston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"sPFaqtujRFrTgah\" style=\"display:none\">Bullock was a popular local postie finishing his last delivery on his last day of work before retirement when he was killed. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sPFaqtujRFrTgah\" style=\"display:none\">Police were called to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/pedestrian-one-of-two-dead-in-separate-crashes-south-of-leeston-and-near-taupo\/JRMRMEE3TNA5VIPWDJFUR67DKE\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/pedestrian-one-of-two-dead-in-separate-crashes-south-of-leeston-and-near-taupo\/JRMRMEE3TNA5VIPWDJFUR67DKE\/\">intersection of Leeston and Lakes Rd and Harts Rd<\/a> after a report of a vehicle colliding with two pedestrians.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sPFaqtujRFrTgah\" style=\"display:none\">Bullock was found deceased at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sPFaqtujRFrTgah\" style=\"display:none\">News of Bullock\u2019s death spread through the community quickly. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sPFaqtujRFrTgah\" style=\"display:none\">He was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/canterbury-postie-david-bullock-killed-on-last-day-before-retirement\/Q5M4LXVTEVA2JMTQUFOQ2KOMV4\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/canterbury-postie-david-bullock-killed-on-last-day-before-retirement\/Q5M4LXVTEVA2JMTQUFOQ2KOMV4\/\">well-known and liked NZ Post delivery driver<\/a>, having worked for the company for almost 30 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sPFaqtujRFrTgah\" style=\"display:none\">Bullock was also the president of the Canterbury Indoor Bowls Association, and New Zealand Indoor Bowls posted at the time about the tragedy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sPFaqtujRFrTgah\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cIt is with sadness that NZIB acknowledges the sudden passing of David Bullock QSM.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sPFaqtujRFrTgah\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cDavid was awarded a QSM for his contribution to the sport of indoor bowls and was a well-known figure in the indoor bowling world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Dave Bullock with Governor General Dame Cindy Kiro. Photo \/ Facebook\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Dave Bullock with Governor General Dame Cindy Kiro. Photo \/ Facebook<img  alt=\"NZ Post driver Dave Bullock died after he was hit by a car on Friday evening in Leeston. Photo \/ NZ Herald\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>NZ Post driver Dave Bullock died after he was hit by a car on Friday evening in Leeston. Photo \/ NZ Herald<\/p>\n<p class=\"sPFaqtujRFrTgah\" style=\"display:none\">Leeston locals and bowls players from across the country were shocked to hear about Bullock\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sPFaqtujRFrTgah\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cA true legend, leaving behind a trail of kindness and generosity,\u201d said one Leeston local at the time. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sPFaqtujRFrTgah\" style=\"display:none\">Bullock is survived by three children \u2013 two daughters and a son \u2013 and his two sisters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sPFaqtujRFrTgah\" style=\"display:none\">Al Williams is an Open Justice reporter for the New Zealand Herald, based in Christchurch. He has worked in daily and community titles in New Zealand and overseas for the last 16 years. Most recently he was editor of the Hauraki-Coromandel Post, based in Whangamat\u0101. 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