“Absolutely Concerned”: Benefit Sanctions Will Hit Struggling Wellingtonians Hard
A new approach to supporting beneficiaries: adding more admin work to getting welfare!
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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
- Aug 30
- 2 min
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
- 3 min
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
- 3 min
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
- 2 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.
Salient Mag
- Aug 5
- 1 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
Ethan Rogacion
- Aug 2
- 4 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.
Ethan Rogacion
- Jul 22
- 2 min
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
- 3 min
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
- 3 min
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
- 3 min
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
- 5 min
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
- 3 min
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
- 4 min
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
- 3 min
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....
Ethan Rogacion
- Apr 29
- 2 min
Impact Of Public Service Job Cuts Felt By Would-Be Public Servants
ETHAN ROGACION (HE/HIM) This time of year is typically the peak recruitment season for summer internships and graduate roles, especially...
Ethan Rogacion
- Apr 29
- 2 min
The Government’s Sooo Right - Every Problem Can Be Solved With Tunnels!
ETHAN ROGACION (HE/HIM) OPINION: The Government has recently put a transport policy back onto the table, one which originally reared its...
Ethan Rogacion
- Apr 22
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
“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 15
- 1 min
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”...
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