Stephanie Rodgers

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

Category: Election 2014

  • QOTD: Supreme hubris from POAL CEO Tony Gibson

    On Q&A yesterday, Ports of Auckland CEO Tony Gibson said regarding their planned – and thoroughly rebuffed by the community – wharf extensions: “I don’t think we’re arrogant as a…


  • Northland isn’t Epsom – nor Ohariu

    Danyl Mclauchlan has rebutted the spin around Winston’s victory in Northland – “Labour can’t criticise the Epsom deal now! Hypocrites!” very well. (And after I’d drafted this post, Rob Salmond…


  • 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…


  • 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.…