Collecting items doesn't reset when loading a new level?

As stated above I am having some issues with loading a level from collecting 3 items, here are the exact details:

First level - you collect 3 items and they display a HUD inventory as you collect them. Once you collect three the game changes to the next level - at this time - nothing resets, the hud is blank and you can no longer see your items being collected - everything else works / item collisions etc.

Here's my code:

ObjectCollect - on the gameobject / HUD

 static var collect : int = 0;
 
 var collect0tex : Texture2D;
 var collect1tex : Texture2D;
 var collect2tex : Texture2D;
 var collect3tex : Texture2D;
 
 
 var NameOfTargetLevel : String;
 
 function NextLevel(){
 
     //var collect : int = 0;
     
 
     
     Application.LoadLevel(NameOfTargetLevel);
 
 
     
 }
 
 
     
 
 function Update () {
 if(collect ==1) {
     guiTexture.texture = collect1tex;
     guiTexture.enabled = true;
     }
     else if(collect == 2){
         guiTexture.texture = collect2tex;
         }
         else if(collect == 3){
         guiTexture.texture = collect3tex;
         
         NextLevel();
         
         }
         else {
         guiTexture.texture = collect0tex;    
             }
 
 }

this tells the game to display a hud and every time the character hits a trigger object with the 'pickup' script applied - the hud image will change / and on 3 will change to the target level.

Here is the pickup script:

 //attach to object to pickup and collect points; set point value in hierarchy.
 
 var points : int;
 
 function Update () {
 }
 
 function OnTriggerEnter (col : Collider) {
 var playerStatus : PlayerStatus = col.GetComponent(PlayerStatus);
 playerStatus.AddPoints(points);
 
 
 
 //Prints message in console (for debugging, not for game play):
 
 //print ("Points added =  " +points);
 
 //function OnTriggerEnter(){
 
     
     
         
     //TextHints.message = "Audio has been triggered.";
     //TextHints.textOn = true;
 
 
 ObjectCollect.collect++;
 
     Destroy(gameObject);
 }

Thanks for taking a gander at this if at all :) (sorry for the long post I wanted to be as specific as possible. Also I'm not a programmer so this sort of thing is tough for me to tackle off the bat)