Stephanie Rodgers

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

Category: Issues

  • Thank you, Metiria.

    It was always a possibility in the back of my mind that Metiria Turei’s admission of benefit fraud – and the absolute flood of hatred, hypocrisy, bullying and mucky insinuations…

  • #IamMetiria is changing our politics and it’s about damn time

    Metiria Turei’s admission of misleading Work and Income when she was a solo mum may not change the result of the election, but must be a pivotal moment in the…

  • Sunday reads

    Alison Chandra: I shared my toddler’s hospital bill on Twitter. First came supporters — then death threats. I told our story the same way I always do, softening the hard…

  • Politics in the age of populism

    Here’s my speech notes from last night’s Fabians Society panel in Wellington, comprising myself, Rob Egan and Bryce Edwards. A lot of it you will have read before if you’re…

  • Sunday reads

    A few pieces that caught my eye this week. Mark Brown: If you’re asking ‘What real poor person could be at Glastonbury?’ you’ve never been poor Culture makes your world…