Stephanie Rodgers

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

Category: Poverty

  • Defending social services and fighting the real enemy

    A really interesting article on the government’s proposed changes to child protection legislation at Re-Imagining Social Work, looking specifically at the political context and the especially damaging impacts they could…

  • Jobs! What are they good for?

    Your brighter future, New Zealand: A Wellington employment training centre has had its Government contract abruptly pulled because it did not focus on placing people in the hospitality, aged care and call…

  • Stop letting the side down with your fat hate

    This post has been knocking around in my head for a while but it’s timely after another round of The Great Liberal Fat-Hating Sugar Tax “Debate” has played out on…

  • Recommended reading on the Panama Papers

    I’ll admit, the Panama Papers issue is a teensy bit over my head. Fortunately the internet is full of smart intelligent people, and we’ve all got our own areas of…

  • Nicola Young’s scary “solution” to people begging in Wellington

    [Content note: dehumanizing language about homeless/poor people, classism] As we stand there are four candidates confirmed running for the mayoralty of Wellington – and one of them is Nicola Young,…