top of page
Read Online
Welcome to the Salient blog! Here you'll find every piece of writing we've published this year. Browse by category, or just go for a scroll.
Paying Rent in a Broken House
Phoebe Robertson (she/her) On the afternoon of Tuesday, 5 August 2025, a glass window pane detached from the Hunter Lounge and plunged to...
Phoebe Robertson
2 minutes ago3 min read
Where’s The Work? Not at Councils
Dan Moskovitz (he/him) For graduates seeking a foothold in local government, the outlook is grim. Neither Wellington City Council nor...
Dan Moskovitz
3 minutes ago1 min read
If Suzuki Swifts Could Fly
Words by Jamie Livingstone (he/him) Before I begin, let me offer a quick disclaimer: I’m deeply grateful to live a life that allows me to...
Jamie Livingstone
4 minutes ago4 min read
Students Just Rewrote International Climate Law
Law & Disorder (VUWCC) What happens when a group of law students decide to take on the world's worst polluters? They trigger the most...
Salient Mag
5 minutes ago2 min read
On the Police
By VUW International Socialists / ISO As promised, the Government is putting more cops on the streets. Green MP Tamatha Paul caught flack...
Salient Mag
7 minutes ago3 min read
Opinion: The Left Needs a David Seymour
Fergus Goodall Smith (He/him) When I first started thinking about this piece of writing, my mind jumped to where it always does as a...
Fergus Goodall Smith
7 minutes ago4 min read
Opinion: There are No Excuses to Ignore Palestine
Te Urukeiha Tuhua (he/they/ia, Tūhoe) All of us know what’s happening in Gaza. We see it every time we scroll on social media, coming...
Te Urukeiha Tuhua
9 minutes ago4 min read
“A Stifling Atmosphere for Freedom of Expression”: The FBI Sets Up Shop in Wellington
Darcy Lawrey (he/him) Rumors swirled through the capital two weeks ago following sightings of FBI Director Kash Patel in the basement of...
Darcy Lawrey
10 minutes ago2 min read
The Road to Huinga: Ngāi Tauira’s Journey to Te Huinga Tauira 2025
Ngāi Tauira Column, Shay McEwan (she/her) Te Whānau-a-Kai, Ngāti Pāhauwera, Ngāti Porou. For many student associations, preparing for a...
Salient Mag
12 minutes ago3 min read
New Zealand Universities Hate (Academic) Paywalls Too
Dan Moskovitz (he/him) In a rare show of trans-Tasman unity, New Zealand universities are teaming up with their Australian counterparts...
Dan Moskovitz
Aug 42 min read
bottom of page