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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 Encourages Early Bedtimes for Students—Without Consultation
Night buses to be phased out from October DAN MOSKOVITZ (HE/HIM) Students having a night out will soon no longer be able to take the...
Dan Moskovitz
May 24, 20243 min read
Winnie Wants to Look at Your Junk
A solution in search of a problem HENRY BROADBENT (HE/HIM) CW: Transphobia, Sexual Violence, Winston Peters On May 10th NZ First...
Henry Broadbent
May 20, 20243 min read
Shots, Shots Shots Shots Shots!
But for Birds DAN MOSKOVITZ (HE/HIM) It’s a pandemic’s decade, and we’re living through it. First came COVID-19—still going strong...
Dan Moskovitz
May 20, 20243 min read
The Best Postgraduate Degrees for Newly Laid Off Public Servants!
In the midst of the Government’s scything of the public service, the University has done something cool
Ethan Rogacion
May 20, 20243 min read
Government’s War on Gangs will Ravage Māori and Pasifika Communities
Last week, Police Commissioner Andrew Coster announced the formation of a “National Gang Unit”
Will Irvine
May 20, 20242 min read
Māori and Pasifika News: First Pacific Language Week, Constitutional Amendments in Niue, Treaty Principles Bill Under Scrutiny
Reported by ASHLEIGH PUTT-FALLOWS (she/her/ia) | Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi-Ngāti Hine, Tūhoe First Pacific Language Week kicks off this...
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
May 20, 20243 min read
Students Aren’t the Only Ones Struggling
A Message of Solidarity to University Staff HENRY BROADBENT (HE/HIM) While staff at Victoria University reel from last year’s job cuts,...
Henry Broadbent
May 13, 20242 min read
Māori & Pasifika News: Ngāti Toa Rangatira Opposes Fast-Track Bill, University of Otago Unveils New ikoa Māori and tohu, NZ Navy Combats Illegal Fishing in Fijian Waters
Words by Te Huihui o Matariki Chi Huy Tran (he/him) - Taranaki Tūturu, Te iwi o Maruwharanui, Ngāti Maniapoto Subway Art Celebrates Local...
Te Huihui Tran
May 13, 20243 min read
OPINION: Fuck David Seymour
aka James Shaw’s and Salient staff’s favourite spineless creature Ashleigh Putt-Fallows (she/her/ia) | Ngāti Whātua, Tūhoe,...
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
May 13, 20243 min read
Revealed: The University (Finally) Explains The Advanced Graduation Debacle
(spoilers: its their own fault) ETHAN ROGACION (HE/HIM) PICTURED: A large green banner at Pipitea Campus congragulates students who were...
Ethan Rogacion
May 13, 20244 min read
Israel Eyes Rafah Invasion as Negotiations Reach TIpping Point
WILL IRVINE (HE/HIM) In late February, we reported that Israel had shifted the focus of its campaign of ethnic cleansing to the city of...
Will Irvine
May 13, 20242 min read
Old Man Shouts at Law
WILL IRVINE (HE/HIM) While you fools have been paying attention to the Drake-Kendrick beef, us wily reporters at Salient have had our...
Will Irvine
May 13, 20242 min read
Russia's War Against Ukraine: Where the World Stands
DAN MOSKOVTIZ (HE/HIM) Russia’s war against Ukraine has earned near-universal sympathy from the West for the Ukrainian cause. Even while...
Dan Moskovitz
May 13, 20245 min read
Cop Stop and Roll
PHOEBE ROBERTSON (she/her) On May 8th, law enforcement utilised bulldozers to disperse a group of pro-Palestine demonstrators at...
Phoebe Robertson
May 13, 20243 min read
Phoenix Eye-Up Championship Win
DAN MOSKOVITZ (HE/HIM) If you asked any Wellington Phoenix Men fan if they’d take a second-place finish at the start of the season, they...
Dan Moskovitz
May 13, 20242 min read
Pūrangiaho
ASHLEIGH PUTT-FALLOWS (SHE/HER) Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi-Ngāti Hine, Tūhoe Over last weekend Ngāi Tauira (NT) held Pūrangiaho. Sterling...
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
May 13, 20242 min read
Bested by the Student Union Vending Machine? You Need a Hero
PHOEBE ROBERTSON (SHE/HER) What gets you through the day? Because for me and the Salient team, the answer is a nice cold drink from the...
Phoebe Robertson
May 13, 20242 min read
Nic Smith Is *My* Favourite Spineless Creature
PHOEBE ROBERTSON (SHE/HER) OPINION: On April 24th, Te Herenga Waka’s senior leadership team decided to postpone a scheduled freedom of...
Phoebe Robertson
May 6, 20243 min read
Pay-to-Play System: Why Do Academic Transcripts Cost Money?
DAN MOSKOVITZ (HE/HIM) There are two things worth their weight in gold when applying for graduate roles: your academic transcript, and...
Dan Moskovitz
May 6, 20242 min read
Council Agreement with Reading Cinemas Fails For… Reasons
DAN MOSKOVITZ (HE/HIM) The heart of Courtney Place will stay dead, after a council agreement to reopen Reading Cinema fell through....
Dan Moskovitz
May 6, 20242 min read
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