Stephanie Rodgers

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

Category: Government

  • Little: ACC levies need to come down

    Most of the attention on today’s episode of Q&A focused on the two biggest issues in NZ politics at the moment – the Northland by-election and Nicky Hager’s most recent GCSB…

  • Hager’s revelations have the authoritarians worried

    The Sunday Star-Times is reporting interesting things coming out tomorrow: https://twitter.com/sundaystartimes/status/573944664081850368 You can always spot the stories which have the supporters-of-the-status-quo worried: https://twitter.com/MatthewHootonNZ/status/573949709938634752 https://twitter.com/MatthewHootonNZ/status/574007328468377600 I hate to break it to…

  • They hear everything you say

    The Herald reports: #snowdenNZ : The price of the Five Eyes club: Mass spying on friendly nations More from mickysavage at The Standard: NZ spies on its Pacific neighbours and The…

  • QOTD: Michael Sheen on austerity and boldness

    “Do we want to be a society that is supportive, that is inclusive and compassionate, where it is acknowledged that not all can prosper, where those who are most vulnerable,…

  • Political donations and conflicts of interest

    Danyl has some thought-provoking comments about the Herald’s analysis of electoral donations: MPs and other political insiders get really upset if you suggest to them that this is all basically political corruption.…