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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.
Ethan Rogacion
Oct 7, 20241 min read
Inflation Crisis? Try Buying a Coffee!
On the 23rd of September, Willis announced that working from home should no longer be the norm for public servants.
Ethan Rogacion
Sep 30, 20242 min read
A Win for Ngāi Tauira: Remuneration at Last
Ngāi Tauira secured a landmark deal with Te Herenga Waka, ensuring that their executive is paid at the same rate as VUWSA’s.
Ethan Rogacion
Sep 23, 20243 min read
Wellington Is Not Dying—It’s Just Having a Bit of a Time
It is more important than ever that we all hold onto hope, and work towards a Pōneke that we can all call home.
Ethan Rogacion
Sep 23, 20242 min read
A Win for Student Power!
As of 30 August 2024, the Foundation no longer has investments in Israeli funds, a move which SJP calls “a big, collective win”.
Ethan Rogacion
Sep 19, 20242 min read
BREAKING: Students Left In The Dark - Power Outages Impacting Kelburn Campus
Students at Te Herenga Waka’s Kelburn campus have been left in uncertainty today, as power cuts continue to disrupt services at the top of t
Ethan Rogacion
Sep 9, 20243 min read
“Absolutely Concerned”: Benefit Sanctions Will Hit Struggling Wellingtonians Hard
A new approach to supporting beneficiaries: adding more admin work to getting welfare!
Ethan Rogacion
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 12, 20243 min read
Joy in the Mundane—A Love Letter to Pōneke’s Cheese Scones
King amongst the cafe cabinet staples is the cheese scone. Hearty, buttery, and with a sharp kick of toasted cheese
Ethan Rogacion
Aug 12, 20243 min read
Skirmish on the High Seas
The sandwich skirmish isn’t restricted to ye landlubbers! Yo ho, me hearties: Interislander and Bluebridge have thrown their sailor’s hat in
Ethan Rogacion
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.
Salient Mag
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
Ethan Rogacion
Aug 2, 20244 min read
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.
Ethan Rogacion
Jul 22, 20242 min read
FestPAC: A Retrospective
People from all over the Pacific travelled to Hawai’i last month to take part in the 13th annual Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture.
Ethan Rogacion
Jul 15, 20243 min read
Quasi Waves Goodbye? Wellington's Most Divisive Sculpture Set for Uncertain Future
Love him or hate him, there’s one thing you cannot deny: Quasi is a large fella.
Ethan Rogacion
Jul 8, 20243 min read
LAWS 378 Exam Includes “Offensive and Dangerous” Question on Gaza
In their final, highly time sensitive, 40% weighted test, students were asked to position themselves as a peace negotiator
Ethan Rogacion
May 27, 20243 min read
What the Hell is an Appropriation Anyway???
Your Budget 2024 Explainer ETHAN ROGACION (HE/HIM) It is once again time for MPs to show off that they can, indeed, count above three....
Salient Mag
May 27, 20245 min read
Review: Trying to Have a Good Night Out at Willis Lane
Good Times Had by Ethan Rogacion and Will Irvine This article is sponsored by Willis Lane. The unthinkable has happened and Salient has...
Ethan Rogacion
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 13, 20244 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 6, 20243 min read
Government Forging Ahead With Plans To Make Oranga Tamariki Worse, Somehow
Ministers have been in hot water recently—and it’s not just from the scalding-hot, fast-tracked coal-powered baths they’ve been having....
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