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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.

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

Aug 113 min read

Dan Moskovitz (he/him) For graduates seeking a foothold in local government, the outlook is grim. Neither Wellington City Council nor...

Dan Moskovitz

Aug 111 min read

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

Aug 114 min read

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

Aug 112 min read

By VUW International Socialists / ISO As promised, the Government is putting more cops on the streets. Green MP Tamatha Paul caught flack...

Salient Mag

Aug 113 min read

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

Aug 114 min read

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

Aug 114 min read