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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.
Māori and Pasifika News: Porirua Rāhui, Personhood for Maunga Taranaki, and a new Olympic Kākahu
Words by Te Huihui o Matariki Chi Huy Tran (he/him) - Taranaki Tūturu, Te iwi o Maruwharanui, Ngāti Maniapoto Sewer Pipe Bursts, Pollutes...
Te Huihui Tran
Apr 22, 20242 min read
Advocates Push Government To Rethink Aotearoa’s Web Filters
ETHAN ROGACION (HE/HIM) CW: Mentions of sexual violence “While you read this, kids around New Zealand are accidentally stumbling across...
Ethan Rogacion
Apr 22, 20242 min read
Māori and Pasifika News: Cook Islands Power Failure, MPP Cuts, and Jones' Comments Challenged
ASHLEIGH PUTT-FALLOWS (SHE/HER) - Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi-Ngāti Hine, Tūhoe Cook Islands solar power failure Residents of Penrhyn are...
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Apr 22, 20242 min read
Nic Smith—Freedom of Speech Crusader
HENRY BROADBENT (HE/HIM) OPINION: Earlier this month an email from the Office of the Vice Chancellor Nic Smith circulated among staff,...
Henry Broadbent
Apr 22, 20243 min read
“It’s nonsense”: Government Bringing Back Māori Ward Referendums
ETHAN ROGACION (HE/HIM) Despite everyone telling them that it is anti-democratic and a bad idea (so nothing new, really) the Government...
Ethan Rogacion
Apr 22, 20242 min read
Government Launches University Advisory Group, Doesn’t Consult Students
HENRY BROADBENT (HE/HIM) On March 27, Tertiary Education and Skills Minister Penny Simmonds announced the creation of a new University...
Henry Broadbent
Apr 15, 20241 min read
Gender Neutral Bathrooms for TTR: Just a Pipe Dream?
DAN MOSKOVITZ (HE/HIM) In my humble opinion, gender-neutral bathrooms are the best. At no point have I ever wanted to run into, see, or...
Dan Moskovitz
Apr 15, 20241 min read
Government Invites Military Dictators to Experience Welly on a Good Day
WILL IRVINE (HE/HIM) Representatives of the various Myanmar ethnicities in Aotearoa are outraged at the Government’s decision to invite...
Will Irvine
Apr 15, 20242 min read
Destiny’s Wild: Inside Aotearoa’s Stupidest Church
WILL IRVINE (HE/HIM) Longtime Salient readers and news junkies across the motu are likely familiar with Destiny Church, the right-wing...
Will Irvine
Apr 15, 20243 min read
Justice for Palestine: Hope in the Face of Horror
Words and Photos by HENRY BROADBENT (HE/HIM) On Sunday the 7th of April thousands of Wellingtonians marched from Civic Square to...
Henry Broadbent
Apr 15, 20242 min read
Pacific Nations and Languages
This year @Salient we decided we wanted to celebrate our Pasifika language weeks, and not just the official ones. The uni community we...
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Apr 15, 20242 min read
Hundreds Of Young People March To Call For Climate Action
Photo: Henry Broadbent ETHAN ROGACION (HE/HIM) Chants of “Toitū Te Tiriti”, “Free, free, Palestine”, and “Climate change has got to go”...
Ethan Rogacion
Apr 15, 20241 min read
More Pedestrians on Cuba St Will Destroy Business, Say Campaigners
ETHAN ROGACION (HE/HIM) A coalition of business owners on Cuba St are petitioning the Council to reconsider its plan to remove 20 car...
Ethan Rogacion
Apr 15, 20243 min read
Māori & Pasifika News
PHOEBE ROBERTSON (SHE/HER) Drought hits Micronesia The drought in certain parts of Micronesia has worsened, with extreme conditions being...
Phoebe Robertson
Apr 15, 20243 min read
Student Health Might be Hard to Reach, But They Still Love You
DAN MOSKOVITZ (HE/HIM) Booking an appointment with Mauri Ora isn't the most user-friendly process. Arrange an appointment with Academic...
Dan Moskovitz
Apr 15, 20242 min read
Hundreds Rally Against Coalition Government
Photo: Henry Broadbent This year’s School Strike for Climate was a broad-church action, held collboratively today by Toitū Te Tiriti,...
Henry Broadbent
Apr 4, 20241 min read
Whaikaha Narrows Access to Disability Services, via Facebook Post.
PHOEBE ROBERTSON (she/her), HENRY BROADBENT (he/him) On Wednesday 20th Whaikaha, the Ministry of Disabled People, revealed their...
Phoebe Robertson
Mar 25, 20241 min read
Māori & Pacifika News
PHOEBE ROBERTSON (she/her) Oscar ‘TV Legend’ Kightley considers Auckland mayoral run Theater majors know him as the author of Dawn Raids,...
Phoebe Robertson
Mar 25, 20243 min read
VUWSA’s Wage Gap
PHOEBE ROBERTSON (SHE/HER) According to the Living Wage Movement Aeoteraroa's website, Victoria University Students Association (VUWSA)...
Phoebe Robertson
Mar 25, 20241 min read
Motion Accepted: VUWSA Agrees To Do A Bunch Of Things
ETHAN ROGACION (HE/HIM) Last Wednesday, VUWSA Te Aka Tauira held its AGM which, unfortunately, does not stand for A lot of Gold...
Ethan Rogacion
Mar 25, 20242 min read
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