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He Mutunga, He Timatanga - Māori Students Reflect on Their Year
Shay McEwan (Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Ngāti Pāhauwera, Ngāti Porou) As we head into the final stretch of classes for trimester two, I wanted to take a moment to pause and reflect on how the year has been. Initially I thought it would be a fun idea to speak on my own experiences. Instead, I was lucky enough to be surrounded by a wonderful bunch of tauira in the wharekai of Ngā Mokopuna. While sitting down with them, I was able to ask about their experiences, how the year has been
Shay McEwan
Oct 9, 20254 min read
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For Ali It was something about it, Just sitting there — cat curled into a comma against my thighs, fridge humming softly in the background. You said you’re sorry for upsetting me. And I replied, I’m only upset because I— care. Really care. Too much, maybe. And if you told me to run, to throw myself from the overpass on State Highway 1, because you needed me at the bottom— I would go. No hesitation. I would do anything you wanted.
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When Charlie Faulks talks about animation, it’s with a kind of unstudied inevitability. “It was just always there,” he says. “I didn’t have to force myself to like it. It was just this passion that formed very quickly.”
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The Bloke Who Animated the Apocalypse
When Charlie Faulks talks about animation, it’s with a kind of unstudied inevitability. “It was just always there,” he says. “I didn’t have to force myself to like it. It was just this passion that formed very quickly.”
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What is our Worth?
TW: Violence Against Women, Domestic Violence There’s this opinion piece I’ve had in my mind for a while; since starting back at Salient...
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The Radium Girls
TW: Medical Neglect, Graphic Content There’s a photograph I can’t stop seeing: A small house in Illinois, 1938. A woman, Catherine...
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Tough on Crime, Except When It’s Me
On March 4, 2024, I was sexually assaulted by members of a visiting Vietnamese delegation. I was an international student from the U.S., far from home but trying to build a life in Aotearoa, a place I believed could be safe for me.
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The Bloke Who Animated the Apocalypse
When Charlie Faulks talks about animation, it’s with a kind of unstudied inevitability. “It was just always there,” he says. “I didn’t have to force myself to like it. It was just this passion that formed very quickly.”
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Vanishing Enrolment Records Spark Fears of Voter Suppression
Colden Sapir (they/them) Voters’ enrolment records are disappearing into thin air. The Electoral commission claims that they are being...
Colden Sapir
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ACT MP Moves to Criminalize Harmful Deepfakes, Citing a Dangerous Gap in NZ Law
CW: Self Harm, Revenge Porn When first-term ACT MP Laura McClure stood in Parliament and held up a blurred, nude AI-generated image of...
Phoebe Robertson
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Meet the Pres: Aidan Donoghue
By Darcy Lawrey (he/him) The day I interviewed Aidan Donoghue, the 2026 VUWSA president, he was already getting stuck into the job...
Darcy Lawrey
Oct 9, 20252 min read
Stolen Speakers and Vandalised Posters: VUWSA’s Complaint-Ridden Election
By Darcy Lawrey (he/him) VUWSA’s election last month saw a massive jump in candidates. It was the first time more than one person ran for...
Darcy Lawrey
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“When that happens, PGSA fails”:PGSA in Limbo Amid Funding Cuts
Dan Moskovitz (he/him) The future of postgraduate representation at the university remains unclear, with a funding cut to the Post...
Dan Moskovitz
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