Stephanie Rodgers

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

Category: Greens

  • Do National know they lost?

    I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but do National know they lost the election? https://twitter.com/NZNationalParty/status/925526362101751808 The tone of National’s messaging hasn’t really shifted since the formation of…

  • The shape of our new government

    So here’s what our new government promises, as reported by Stuff: Some key points from the NZF deal: – $1b per annum Regional Development Fund, ​- Re-establish the New Zealand Forestry Service…

  • We have a government; what’s next?

    I’ve got a piece up at Radio NZ about the next steps for our new goverment: After the sigh of relief, time to set a decisive course For those of…

  • The lessons from the 2017 election … so far

    Hey, we still don’t have a government! Nevertheless, the Wellington Fabians got together last night to hear Jane Clifton, Morgan Godfery, Mike Smith and me talk about the election aftermath.…

  • Who has to apologise?

    An excellent piece by Maddie Holden at The Spinoff on the sexism of the 2017 election got me thinking. She writes: Enter Metiria Turei. We’re all familiar with the story…