Green Party of Aotearoa candidate for Ōhāriu
I was well stoked to be a member of The Nation’s Twitter panel this morning with Jenée Tibshraeny.
Lisa Owen just said my name on television so clearly this is the best day of my life as a pols nerd 😛
— Stephanie Rodgers (@bootstheory) May 26, 2017
Naturally the big story of the day was the Budget, along with Michael Morrah reporting from South Sudan and Kenya. Here’s the official Storify recap, and you can catch a replay on TV3 tomorrow morning at 10am or check out the interviews on their website. A few highlights:
Check out the numbers crunched by @VicUniWgtn & @NZIER before hearing @stevenljoyce's take on Budget 17 #nationnzhttps://t.co/kGRtgdTJkG pic.twitter.com/TmVlBnoCYH
— Jenée Tibshraeny (@JeneeTibshraeny) May 26, 2017
Pushed further, Joyce claims CPAG doesn't understand WFF, then acknowledges they've got it right! He's not good with criticism. #nationnz
— Stephanie Rodgers (@bootstheory) May 26, 2017
I’m pretty sure Child Poverty Action Group understand Working for Families.
Of course you *could*, by introducing a new higher tax bracket, but I can appreciate that idea has no place in Joyce's worldview. #nationnz
— Stephanie Rodgers (@bootstheory) May 26, 2017
"If we want to address things like homelessness and child poverty, the people who can afford it have to pay a bit more" SA #nationnz
— Stephanie Rodgers (@bootstheory) May 26, 2017
.@childpovertynz's Alan Johnson: Govt betting on idea that you can put a lot into accom supplement and rents won’t rise #nationnz
— Jenée Tibshraeny (@JeneeTibshraeny) May 26, 2017
"A more efficient ambulance at the bottom of the cliff" says @NZCTU of social investment. #nationnz
— Tim Watkin (@Tim_Watkin) May 26, 2017
"Net tax", drink! #nationnz
— Stephanie Rodgers (@bootstheory) May 26, 2017
Don’t drink at 9:30am on a Saturday, kids.
Stephanie Rodgers
Congratulations on the recognition!
Well done.
Good work Stephanie.