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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.
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...
Dan Moskovitz
Aug 30, 20242 min read
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...
Ethan Rogacion
Aug 30, 20242 min read
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...
Will Irvine
Aug 30, 20242 min read
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...
Phoebe Robertson
Aug 30, 20243 min read
Māori & Pasifika News
Land Rights Dispute Intensifies in Guam Ahead of December Missile Testing Words by Ashleigh Putt-Fallows (She/Her) | Ngāti Whātua,...
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Aug 30, 20243 min read
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...
Salient Mag
Aug 29, 20242 min read
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!"
Jasmine Starr
Aug 12, 20244 min read
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
Will Irvine
Aug 12, 20241 min read
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.
Te Huihui Tran
Aug 12, 20241 min read
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.
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Aug 12, 20242 min read
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.
Henry Broadbent
Aug 12, 20242 min read
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.
Ethan Rogacion
Aug 12, 20242 min read
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.
Teddy O'Neill
Aug 12, 20243 min read
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.
Phoebe Robertson
Aug 5, 20241 min read
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.
Te Huihui Tran
Aug 5, 20242 min read
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.
Phoebe Robertson
Aug 5, 20241 min read
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
Salient Mag
Aug 5, 20241 min read
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
Henry Broadbent
Aug 5, 20242 min read
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.
Salient Mag
Aug 5, 20242 min read
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
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Aug 5, 20242 min read
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