Club Sports
All you strong soldiers that brave town every Saturday night deserve so much more recognition for your hard work and sacrifice.
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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.
Ryan Cleland
Jul 294 min
Breaking The Ice: A New Era For Women’s Ice Hockey
The PHWL, launched in January, marks a historic milestone as the first top-level professional hockey league for women.
Teddy O'Neill
Jul 294 min
I BELIEVE THAT THE WWE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE OLYMPICS
WWE has storylines that go back DECADES. We’ve got betrayal, we’ve got love and despair, we’ve got tragedy.
Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynold
Jul 293 min
Paris Olympics Plans Ecocide in Tahiti.
Damage done by the barge, and the tower’s construction, could impact 2500 square metres of the reef
Dan Moskovitz
Jul 294 min
We Ball
What can we expect from the 41 men and women representing Kiwi footy in France?
Kate Seager
Jul 294 min
The Girly-Pop-ification of Sport
As much as I’d love to gatekeep squash from the girlies who play for the aesthetic, it’s about time more girls played a sport I truly love.
Martha Foalemaa
Jul 222 min
Pearls in the Rough: A Take on Pasifika Mental Health
Families are the first line of defence in preparing a supportive environment for mental health.
Likayla Tangaroa
Jul 222 min
HATANA - Gou ma ‘otou hanuj het la faeag’ak se ae
According to Rotuman legend, Raho was a Samoan chief said to have formed the island of Rotuma.
Victoria Talei Agnes Amosa
Jul 222 min
LOL in the Tropics
Growing up in a Pasifika household, I remember epic parties lasting 'til dawn. The house reverberated with laughter that could wake the dead
Victoria Talei Agnes Amosa
Jul 222 min
Islanders Making Waves
Written by Victoria Talei Agnes Amosa Hey there, Pasifika fam! Ready to dive into some serious inspiration? The Pacific Islands are...
Onjei Bond
Jul 156 min
Get in Behind: The green-lit woman of the red-light district.
Onjei Bond (he/him) She did drag performances whilst serving compulsory military service. She was Queen of the red-light district—and is...
Basil Penwarden
Jul 154 min
WHAKAIROTAKATĀPUI: words belonging in intersectionality
by Basil Penwarden (they/ia) Ko Nukutaimemeha rāua ko Tākitimu tōku waka, Ko Mauao tōku maunga, Ko Tauranga Moana tōku moana, Ko Ngāti...
Guest Writer
Jul 152 min
Ranking The Fellowship Of The Ring Based On How Much Tboy Swag I Think They Have
Coming in strong at number 9 is Aragorn. The reason for Aragorn being at the bottom of the list is because Aragorn is a lesbian.
Zia Ravenscroft
Jul 156 min
Good Epilogues: A Reflection on Queerness in Shakespeare
My favourite joke in the world goes, ‘Shakespeare walks into a gay bar. Exit, pursued by a bear.’
Khai Dye-Brinkman
Jul 153 min
Lost & Found
Khai Dye-Brinkman (they/them) Have you ever gotten hopelessly lost in IKEA? That, my friends, is what my existence felt like. Endless...
Magenta Mudgway
Jul 155 min
Life on The Edge of Aotearoa's Queer History
“Do you remember the 21st night of September [1994]”? I don’t, but what I can tell you is it was the night that I came into the world.
Cadence Chung
Jul 83 min
Judges Report: Poetry
Cadence Chung I wasn’t sure what to expect when judging the inaugural Salient poetry competition, so I really enjoyed being surprised by...
Jemma Richardson
Jul 84 min
Crushing
I see him at the checkout, adorned in a khaki apron. Under the harsh fluorescent lights he waits for me, like Heathcliff on the moors.
Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynold
Jun 114 min
Akamai Night 2024
Words by: Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynolds (she/they) Over the past couple of months, I’ve often experienced these waves of existential dread and...
Henry Broadbent
May 275 min
All My Homies Hate the Binary
Rambled by Henry Broadbent (he/him) Last summer, in what feels like an oddly distant past, Phoebe and I spent our New Year’s poolside...
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