DaveMac
@davemacpherson7
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Calls a spade a spade. Partner of Jane, father of Nicky & Tony, grandad to Fallon & Johnny. Pro public/active transport, Living Wage, sustainability initiatives
Otago, Aotearoa/New Zealand
Joined June 2011
RT @davemacpherson7: WOULD YOU USE THE TRAIN?.Complete our short survey (click on the link), and tell us where you’d like to go, how often,….
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WOULD YOU USE THE TRAIN?.Complete our short survey (click on the link), and tell us where you’d like to go, how often, and why you would take the train (its all anonymous):
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RT @davemacpherson7: Minister of Rail strongly backs Te Huia - the Hamilton to Auckland passenger rail service, which fought back against t….
waikatotimes.co.nz
With the future of the commuter train far from certain, the Minister has thrown his weight behind it, setting up a potential clash of priorities at the 2026 general election.
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Minister of Rail strongly backs Te Huia - the Hamilton to Auckland passenger rail service, which fought back against the visionless naysayers and beancounters, with increasing patronage, expanding services, and top passenger satisfaction.
waikatotimes.co.nz
With the future of the commuter train far from certain, the Minister has thrown his weight behind it, setting up a potential clash of priorities at the 2026 general election.
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RT @davemacpherson7: PASSENGER RAIL in the South Is:.They have it in the Nth Is - why not in the South?.New units, like the one below made….
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PASSENGER RAIL in the South Is:.They have it in the Nth Is - why not in the South?.New units, like the one below made by CAF, are being bought for the NI services below; see.current times & fares. 12,830 have signed a petition calling for the Govt to get a Southerner train going.
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RT @publicaddress: It is ironic the way central government holds local government to much higher standards, via legislation, than it holds….
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RT @davemacpherson7: Support grows for return of The Southerner passenger train.
odt.co.nz
Restoring the long-retired Southerner train service from Invercargill to Christchurch has moved a step closer to becoming a reality. Yesterday,...
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Support grows for return of The Southerner passenger train.
odt.co.nz
Restoring the long-retired Southerner train service from Invercargill to Christchurch has moved a step closer to becoming a reality. Yesterday,...
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RT @davemacpherson7: TREASURY FERRIES ‘ADVICE’ BLINKERED, AND ON AUTOPILOT…. Peters has got exactly the right view of Treasury’s efforts t….
rnz.co.nz
Three weeks before the government announced the plan, officials were saying it wasn't worth it, documents reveal.
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TREASURY FERRIES ‘ADVICE’ BLINKERED, AND ON AUTOPILOT…. Peters has got exactly the right view of Treasury’s efforts to scupper the rail ferries!.“They were…on autopilot, believing the govt would agree to end 60 yrs of interisland rail connection.”
rnz.co.nz
Three weeks before the government announced the plan, officials were saying it wasn't worth it, documents reveal.
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RT @davemacpherson7: Help get the SOUTHERNER TRAIN back! Sign the petition (click this link: . Running both direct….
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Help get the SOUTHERNER TRAIN back! Sign the petition (click this link: . Running both directions from Christchurch-Dunedin-Invercargill, and towns in between. Public passenger trains are an affordable, safer and more comfortable option for many people.
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Musk’s folly explodes again!.Every time I see a pic of that ketamine-popping, mid-life crisis Nazi, I wish for one more of his phallic symbol rockets to blow up - my prayers are regularly being answered!.
stuff.co.nz
The company said the Starship “experienced a major anomaly” while preparing for the tenth flight test at a launch site in Texas.
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RT @davemacpherson7: Minister for Potholes is privatising the health service, slowly but surely. Wee Simeon orders Health NZ to give privat….
rnz.co.nz
Hospital outsourcing contracts have tended to be short-term, but Health Minister Simeon Brown has made a new request.
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Minister for Potholes is privatising the health service, slowly but surely. Wee Simeon orders Health NZ to give private hospitals 10-year contracts for the easy to do surgical procedures; leaving complex, expensive ones to the remaining public hospitals.
rnz.co.nz
Hospital outsourcing contracts have tended to be short-term, but Health Minister Simeon Brown has made a new request.
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5 years ago, this was posted about the Orange Moron….nothing’s changed.
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RT @davemacpherson7: Sign the Petition to help get the Southerner train going again (Chch-Dunedin-Invercargill & towns along the way). Sign….
our.actionstation.org.nz
A restored Southerner train route offers affordable transport for 750,000 SI residents, bridging gaps where air is too costly for students/low-income, coaches inaccessible for disabled/elderly, and...
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Sign the Petition to help get the Southerner train going again (Chch-Dunedin-Invercargill & towns along the way). Sign online - click on the pic below & share it with friends, on your page, and as widely as possible (closes 30 June).
our.actionstation.org.nz
A restored Southerner train route offers affordable transport for 750,000 SI residents, bridging gaps where air is too costly for students/low-income, coaches inaccessible for disabled/elderly, and...
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