“Absolutely Concerned”: Benefit Sanctions Will Hit Struggling Wellingtonians Hard
A new approach to supporting beneficiaries: adding more admin work to getting welfare!
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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.
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
- 15 hours ago
- 3 min
Māori & Pacific News: Kiingi Tuheitia Passes—New Monarch Crowned, Tiwan Off PIF
Kiingi Tuheitia has died at age 69, just days after his coronation anniversary. He passed away peacefully following heart surgery.
Phoebe Robertson
- 15 hours ago
- 2 min
Bird of the Year: Bringing the Community Together (or not)
This year, Salient and VUWSA have ruined their harmonious relationship to campaign for two different birds, the Kororā and Karure.
Will Irvine
- 15 hours ago
- 2 min
Power to the People! Postal Posties Prevent Paranoid Pamphlet Propagation
Last week, postal workers across Wellington refused to deliver a now-infamous pamphlet from a group known as Better Wellington.
Dan Moskovitz
- 15 hours ago
- 2 min
The Robots Are Coming For Your Parliament
Parliament has no requirement for a human to write a submission.
Salient Mag
- Aug 30
- 6 min
Placement Poverty is Not a Rite of Passage
Words & Photographs by Bex Howells (She/Her) Student life isn’t all drinking and socialising. Certainly not on StudyLink’s meagre...
Dan Moskovitz
- Aug 30
- 2 min
Flu at the Zoo
By Dan Moskovitz (He/Him) The avian pandemic bird flu has gone worldwide over the past few years, leaving millions of dead birds and...
Dan Moskovitz
- Aug 30
- 2 min
Metlink Still Doesn't Like Ōwhiro Bay (or te reo)
By Dan Moskovitz (He/Him) While Metlink reports an overall 79% satisfaction with its public transport service, public transport advocacy...
Ethan Rogacion
- Aug 30
- 2 min
Students Miss Out on US Internship Opportunity: Uni Cites Cost Reductions
By Ethan Rogacion (He/Him) Since 2011, the University has sent post-graduate students studying political science and international...
Will Irvine
- Aug 30
- 2 min
Waste Not, Want Not
By Will Irvine (He/Him) Peeking out from an alleyway behind the beloved Chow and Library bars is a curious new addition to Wellington’s...
Phoebe Robertson
- Aug 30
- 3 min
Vote Kororā for Bird of the Year
Shouted by Phoebe Robertson (She/Her) It’s that time of year again, and hopefully, it will be a democratic, Kiwi election (with no...
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
- Aug 30
- 3 min
Māori & Pasifika News
Land Rights Dispute Intensifies in Guam Ahead of December Missile Testing Words by Ashleigh Putt-Fallows (She/Her) | Ngāti Whātua,...
Salient Mag
- Aug 29
- 2 min
Salient Backs Kororā for Bird of the Year: A Campaign to Support Wellington’s Little Blue Penguins
Wellington, 2 September 2024 — Salient , Victoria University of Wellington’s student magazine, is rallying behind the kororā, or Little...
Jasmine Starr
- Aug 12
- 4 min
Bird of the Year - Mātātā
In every photograph, it’s dark eyes probe deep into your soul, planting a thought deep into your mind: “Vote Mātātā for Bird of the Year!"
Will Irvine
- Aug 12
- 1 min
Government Rolls Back Anti-Terror Recommendations
Last week, Justice Minister Judith Collins announced that the Government would not proceed with the remaining recommendations of the report
Te Huihui Tran
- Aug 12
- 1 min
Māori & Pacific News: Kaipara Protests, Industry Impacts in Whangārei Explored in Research
This government is fucked, tika! In a significant move, the Kaipara District Council has disestablished its Māori ward.
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
- Aug 12
- 2 min
Māori & Pacific News: Kaipara Māori Ward Debate, Increased US-NZ Defence, Samoan Gun Amnesty
New Zealand has quietly joined the U.S. in a new strategy to expand weapons manufacturing across the Indo-Pacific.
Henry Broadbent
- Aug 12
- 2 min
Pōneke Student Justice for Palestine: DIVEST NOW!
The letter demands VUW: divest from Israel, implement a BDS policy, and establish scholarships for Palestinian students and academics.
Ethan Rogacion
- Aug 12
- 2 min
Restaurant Closures Leave a Sour Taste; Hope Lingers
Over the last few years, restaurants across Wellington have been shutting up shop—and the death knells seem unending.
Teddy O'Neill
- Aug 12
- 3 min
Whitewashing in the MCU: It Really Isn’t Surprising Anymore
This is wrong for a whole catalogue of reasons, but the main one is that once again, Marvel are whitewashing their Romani characters.
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