Stephanie Rodgers

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

Tag: bill english

  • So long and thanks for all the defishits

    I’ve been a bit distracted over the past week setting up a wee side project* but what do you know, the omens were right: comfortably within the two-week period after…

  • 2017 rewind: Who has to apologise?

    We’re into the top 5 most-read posts on Boots Theory in 2017. First up, we revisit the Metiria Turei story, and ask ourselves why so many people’s lasting impression is,…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…