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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.

Meredith Ross-James

You’re not Crazy: An Anorexic's Philosophical Reflections on Injustice and Eating Disorder

The process of female socialisation can be fucking traumatising, and the philosophers agree.

Ashleigh Putt-Fallows

Rongoā Māori

Rongoā Māori is the traditional healing system of the Māori people, blending spiritual, physical, and mental well-being.

Guest Writer

LONG-COVID: It Sucks

Over 200,000 Kiwis are registered in the long Covid registry. We’re out here—just struggling in silence.

Dan Moskovitz

EXCLUSIVE: GWRC Mulls Altering Climate Targets

Greater Wellington Regional Council is looking at scrapping its pledge to be climate-neutral by 2030 and climate-positive by 2035.

Cassia Percival-Day

A Diabetic’s Guide to Partying

This advice has come from my experiences of festivals, gigs & parties but could be applied to anything: one epic night, or a multi-day fest

Will Irvine

City of Amputees: How Israel Weaponises Disability against Gaza

By permanently disabling massive portions of society, Israel places a long-term strain on Gaza’s already destroyed healthcare system.

Elyshia Bedwell

PCOS: The Invisible Chronic Illness No One Sees

Coming to terms with having a chronic illness changed my whole outlook on life, and made me more empathetic towards others.

Zia Ravenscroft

UniQ | Pre-Disability: A Myth

We are all pre-disabled. The notion of a liveable life is always connected to an able body.

Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynold

Disabling Paradise ‘for the greater good’

Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynolds (she/they) CW: Nuclear Testing, Colonialism, Suicide, Henry Kissinger Global imagery of the Pacific has long been...

Guest Writer

MY BODY IS A WASTELAND(and yours might be too)

There’s not been a day in my life since I was about seven or eight years old when I haven’t been in pain.

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