Stephanie Rodgers

Feminist, leftie, green māmā from Te Whanganui-a-Tara

Author: Stephanie Rodgers

  • Waitangi Day

    Today’s a day to reflect on our nation’s history, in a strictly non-political family-friendly way, of course. But just in case some racist wankers decide to be extra-non-political on the pages…

  • The lie about productivity and wages

    The Productivity Commission has a new report out which looks at changes in the labour income share, or LIS, from 1978 to 2010. The labour income share is described in…

  • A reader asks: how do I tell my pushy colonial parents “no”?

    With apologies to Captain Awkward. Dear Boots Theory, I’m a young, go-getting nation state. I like doing things my way, for my reasons. But my parents just don’t understand that…

  • Game of Thrones season 5 trailer squee

    Brb, dying of squee.   The annoying thing about the fourth and fifth books of the Song of Ice and Fire series is that they each deal with completely different…

  • The NFL’s copyright notice: when brand protection goes way over the line

    American football isn’t well-followed in New Zealand. The bulk of reporting on the Superbowl, for example, focuses almost entirely on the half-time show and the cost of the advertisements. But…