Maid in Japan
Maid by: Theodore K. Monroe (he/him) Maid cafes are cafes where maids serve you, pretty self-explanatory. They are, however, only under...
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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.
Brie Keatley
Mar 43 min
Five things you should look out for when you start a new job
Gone are the days where your living costs could comfortably cover all your weekly expenses.
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Mar 43 min
You do not work for the government of the day.
Angrily Ranted by Ashleigh Putt-Fallows (she/her) Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi, Tūhoe As I sit in a hui after the state opening of parliament, I...
Stephen Woods
Feb 265 min
Broke and Hungry: The Elusive $5 Lunch
Lovingly tasted by Stephen Woods (he/him) The brief is simple: find the best food options for $5 or under on Vic’s three campuses, when...
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Feb 263 min
Hui aa Motu, Rātana, Waitangi - Here's what went down.
Passively-aggressively shouted by Ashleigh Putt-Fallows (she/her) Ngāpuhi-Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Whātua, Tūhoe If you don’t know what the reo...
Sabrina Gates
Feb 264 min
Fresh Finds for Freshers
Explored and Catalogued by Sabrina Gates (she/her) When I first decided to make the move to Te Whanganui-ā-tara, my Wellington-native Dad...
Phoebe Robertson
Feb 264 min
The Man Behind The Meaningful
Confessed by Phoebe Roberston (she/her), Big Mike (he/him) Our meeting was locked in for a warm and sunny Wednesday morning. I knew two...
Phoebe Robertson
Oct 9, 20234 min
The Children Yearn for the Mines: Confessing to my Minecraft YouTuber Past
Words by Phoebe Robertson (she/her) CW: Online Sexual Harassment. Ah, nostalgia—that bittersweet sensation that tugs at our heartstrings...
Barbara De La Peña Cuevas
Oct 9, 20235 min
The Iconic, the Cringe, and the Timeless: Why We’re Still Talking About Alexa Chung’s It Ten Years After Its Release
Words by Barbara De La Peña Cuevas (she/her) CW: Disordered Eating. After many years living overseas, I finally landed in my teenage room...
Francesca Pietkiewicz
Oct 9, 20237 min
Help! I’m Considering Time Travelling Back to the 2010s
Words by Francesca Pietkiewicz (she/they) CW: Disordered Eating. 2000’s nostagliacore is all over my FYP. Soft-grunge 2014 Tumblr is...
Pippi Jean
Oct 9, 20233 min
Halloween Hallowhere Hallohowdoyoudo?
Words by Pippi Jean (she/her) Okay, I know it’s not technically Halloween. This issue is closer to the election than that good ol’...
Kiran Patel
Oct 9, 20238 min
Fresher Feels Then and Now
Words by Kiran Patel (he/they) 2016 “So baby, pull me closer In the back seat of your Rover That I know you can’t afford Bite that tattoo...
Ethan Manera
Oct 2, 20233 min
Predicting the Election with New Zealand’s Leading Psychic
Words by Ethan Manera (he/him) As the election draws nearer, political commentators start to wet themselves with anticipation, spout hot...
Upu S Lefauaitu
Sep 25, 20232 min
Nurturing Pasifika Heritage: Sustainable Agriculture, Food Security, and Culture
Words by Upu S Lefauaitu (she/her) Pasifika communities, spanning the vast expanse of the Pacific Islands, have cultivated a profound...
Porita Fruean
Sep 25, 20236 min
THE REAL ISLAND WAY!
Words by Porita Fruean (she/her) What comes to mind when I ask you, “What do you think of when you think of the Pacific Islands?” Let me...
Tarifa Laban
Sep 25, 20232 min
This identity. My identity. What’s an identity again?
Words by Tarifa Laban (she/her) I’ve always struggled with what box to tick on forms that only give you one option for your ethnicity. It...
Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynold
Sep 25, 20232 min
Eat me and be nourished
Words by Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynolds (she/they; Tahitian (Ra'iātea, Taha'a, Huahine) and Norfolk Islander) There’s a legend in Tahiti that is...
Grace Fakahau
Sep 25, 20234 min
For My Grandfather’s Stories
Words by Grace Fakahau (she/her) As the stars twinkle in the night sky, they twinkle like us, the grandchildren in my grandparents’ eyes....
Phoebe Robertson
Sep 18, 20236 min
Behind the Curtain: Investigating a Wicked Underbelly
Words by Phoebe Robertson (she/her) Theatre brings fantasies alive on the stage: a sentiment particularly true for Wicked, a production...
Alfie Hartshorne
Sep 18, 20235 min
A Trailer for Tomorrow: A Prediction For Gen Z Cinema
Words by Alfie Hartshorne (he/him) Smash cut to the late Cold War, and James Cameron and Christopher Nolan are children growing up in the...
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