Dave Macpherson
Advocates call for new Cook Strait ferries to carry trains
Rail advocates have launched a petition calling on the government to ensure the new Cook Strait ferries can carry trains. The Future is Rail spokesperson Dave Macpherson spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
New Zealand by train touted on world stage
The New York Times has voted New Zealand by train as the fourth best place to visit this year in the iconic '52 places' list. Audio
Plans to revive South Island passenger rail could be back on track
A plan to revive a passenger rail service between Christchurch and Dunedin could be back on track. Save Our Trains Otepoti-Dunedin met with the Otago Regional Council today asking for a feasilbility… Video, Audio
Hamilton conspiracy meeting shut down
A conspiracy theorist has had a planned meeting in Hamilton cancelled, after a local venue axed their booking. The Panel speaks to Hamilton City Councillor Dave Macpherson who raised concerns about… Audio
First growth partnership between govt, councils and iwi signed
The first urban growth agreement between government, local councils and mana whenua has been signed. It will manage development in the area between the country's two fastest growing cities, Hamilton… Audio
Waikato DHB commissioner not a fix - MacPherson
The Health Minister David Clark has given the board of Waikato District Health Board two weeks to convince him they shouldn't be sacked and be replaced by a commissioner. Dr Clark is extremely… Audio
Nicky Stevens' parents speak after coroner's damning report
A coroner has ruled that a young man under the care of mental health facility the Henry Rongomau Bennett Centre was able to take his own life due to deficiencies in the care he was provided. Nicky… Audio
Ex-Waikato DHB chair blamed for Murray fiasco
An outspoken Waikato District Health Board member, Dave Macpherson, says the disgraced former DHB chief executive Nigel Murray and the board's former chair Bob Simcock should not try to deflect blame… Audio
Former Waikato DHB CEO travelled internationally on sick leave
An Audit NZ Review into former Waikato DHB CEO Nigel Murray found he travelled internationally while on sick leave, and went to Australia twice in the same week. DHB member Dave MacPherson joins… Video, Audio
Waikato DHB member urges release of Murray expense report
Waikato DHB member Dave MacPherson is calling for the immediate release of a report into former chief executive Nigel Murray's exhorbitant expenses and travel. Mr Murray was appointed in 2014 - he was… Audio
DHBs struggling under pressure to make 'efficiency gains'
District health boards are feeling increasingly under pressure to meet the government's financial targets without compromising patient care. Video, Audio
"It's a whitewash": family of mental health patient
Kathryn Ryan talks with Dave MacPherson, the father of Nicky Stevens, who died in a Waikato DHB mental health facility, while on suicide watch. The DHB has conducted a review of the case, concluding… Audio
Family calls for apology over death
After a 21-year-old man suffering from schizophrenia drowned near to his mental health facility, his family say the related formal inspection was a whitewash. Audio
Father says inquiry into Bennett Centre is well overdue
The Waikato District Health Board has ordered an immediate review into how two men with a history of violence escaped from one of their mental health facilities on Monday night. Audio
Parent of suicide victim criticises health unit security
The Waikato District Health Board is being criticised for its handling of one of its mental health centres, where two men with a history of violence escaped by jumping a fence. Audio
Debate of water meters becomes election issue in Hamilton
Water has become a contentious issue in Hamilton just three weeks out from the local government elections. Audio
