Stephanie Rodgers

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

Category: Election 2017

  • At RNZ: How did we get here?

    I was asked by Radio NZ to give my thoughts on the rather dramatic political events of yesterday – which I certainly was not expecting! Here’s a taste: … those…

  • #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…

  • 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…

  • The truth behind the lobbyists who want the right to hit kids

    New Zealand First’s Tracey Martin was on Q&A on the weekend floating the idea of a referendum on the old section 59 of the Crimes Act, i.e. the one about…

  • Tweeting for The Nation

    I was well stoked to be a member of The Nation’s Twitter panel this morning with Jenée Tibshraeny. https://twitter.com/bootstheory/status/868218147589042178 Naturally the big story of the day was the Budget, along…