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.
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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
Aug 122 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 122 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 122 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 123 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.
Phoebe Robertson
Aug 51 min
Best-Practice Guidelines Launched for Refugee Background Students
This World Refugee Day the University launched Enhancing Refugee-background Learner Journeys in Tertiary Education in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Te Huihui Tran
Aug 52 min
Māori & Pasifika News: Te Pāti Māori Introduces Tribunal Bill, Waikato-Tainui in Paris, New Caledonia's Customary Senate Chief Resigns
Te Pāti Māori has introduced a bill to make Waitangi Tribunal recommendations binding on the Crown.
Phoebe Robertson
Aug 51 min
Te Herenga Waka Drops Winter Energy Payment Campaign
Te Herenga Waka has announced a new initiative to help students manage their winter heating costs: Winter Energy Grants for students.
Salient Mag
Aug 51 min
Students Call on University to Divest from Genocide
One of the investment funds in which the Foundation invests currently holds four bonds issued by the Israeli Government
Henry Broadbent
Aug 52 min
Making Strides for Workers Rights—in Eight Inch Heels
Fired Up Stilettos continues to fight for the rights of adult entertainers in Aotearoa, following their Petition for Strippers Labour Rights
Salient Mag
Aug 52 min
GREAT SOUNDS GREAT
The Great Sounds Great festival, now in its third year and produced by Eyegum Music Collective, will take place on the 31st of August.
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Aug 52 min
Māori & Pasifika News: Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua sues Government, VUW Hosts Pasifika Roadshow, Ngāpuhi Hikoi to Parliament
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua has initiated High Court action against the Government’s amendment of the Marine and Coastal Area (MACA) Act
Darcy Lawrey
Aug 51 min
Drop, Cover, Hold on to Your Hall
New documents have revealed the earthquake safety ratings of the university’s halls of residence.
Salient Mag
Aug 53 min
Russell McVeagh Re-Engagement Goes To the Vote
In 2018, the legal world was rocked by revelations of a culture of sexual abuse at Russell McVeagh, one of the country’s top law firms
Phoebe Robertson
Aug 52 min
Activists call for Te Herenga Waka to “Divest from Genocide”
On the morning of the 5th of August, Te Herenga Waka's Kelburn campus awoke to “Divest from Genocide” painted on its walls.
Ethan Rogacion
Aug 24 min
Te Herenga Waka has Investments in Israel - Where to From Here?
While the Foundation currently has holdings in the Israeli government, this will not be the case for much longer.
Phoebe Robertson
Jul 291 min
Second Annual Winter Clothing Drive a Success
Donations came from Te Herenga Waka staff members over several weeks, with this year's contributions easily surpassing those of last year.
Dan Moskovitz
Jul 292 min
The Birdies Are Vaxxed!
DOC’s native bird vaccination trial against avian influenza has succeeded in its first stage.
Darcy Lawrey
Jul 292 min
It's Not Easy Being Green
Co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick lays out why she chose the Green Party: “I didn’t want to sit down, shut up and wait 10 years to have an opinion"
Salient Mag
Jul 292 min
It's The Fucking News
Words by Anonymous News Writer Athletes spend their days competing for gold at the Olympics and pushing their bodies to the absolute...
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