Stephanie Rodgers

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

Tag: immigration

  • 2017 rewind: The immigration “debate”

    Boy, this issue never goes away. Wait, am I talking about toxic immigration narratives, or mainstream media pundit-dudes making prats of themselves? Originally published 8 October 2017 There were a…

  • 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 immigration “debate”

    There were a few drafts of this post, as I struggled with how to address Duncan Garner’s blatantly, deliberately, openly, provocatively racist column (no one makes that much effort saying…

  • 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…

  • We can fight this horrible darkness

    Something a bit more inspiring for your Monday: images from the weekend’s airport protests across the United States, where hundreds of ordinary people turned out to voice their opposition to…