Disabling Paradise ‘for the greater good’
Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynolds (she/they) CW: Nuclear Testing, Colonialism, Suicide, Henry Kissinger Global imagery of the Pacific has long been...
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Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynold
- Sep 23
- 2 min
Pacific Nations and Languages : Nauru
Welcome back to Salient’s Pacific language learning!
Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynold
- Sep 16
- 3 min
Review: Ngā Rorirori
Words by: Mauatua Fa'ara-Reynolds (she/they) After debuting in 2022 with great success, Ngā Rorirori is back and better than ever....
Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynold
- Aug 30
- 2 min
Pacific Nations & Languages
Tonga By Mauatua Fa'ara-Reynolds (She/They) & Ashleigh Putt-Fallows (She/Her/Ia) Welcome back to Salient ’s Pacific language learning!...
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
- Aug 12
- 2 min
Pacific Nations and Languages: Kūki 'Airani—Cook Islands
Last week was ‘Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki 'Airani—Cook Islands Māori Language Week!
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
Salient Mag
- Aug 5
- 2 min
Editorial: Issue 17—Immigrant & Refugee
This edition of Salient highlights our students’ migration stories—of safety, survival, and opportunity.
Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynold
- Jul 29
- 2 min
Pacific Nations and Languages: French Polynesia and Norfolk Island
Welcome back to Salient’s Pacific language learning! This week we have French Polynesia and Norfolk Island.
Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynold
- Jul 29
- 3 min
Paris Olympics Plans Ecocide in Tahiti.
Damage done by the barge, and the tower’s construction, could impact 2500 square metres of the reef
Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynold
- Jul 22
- 4 min
Akamai Night 2024
There are pockets of incredible promise when I’m just given a little morsel of something to hold out for. Akamai Night was one of those.
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
- Jul 8
- 2 min
Pacific Nations and Languages: Republic of Kiribati (Tungaru)
Welcome back to our very special project! This year at Salient we decided we wanted to celebrate our Pasifika language weeks
Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynold
- Jul 8
- 1 min
Unfinished Ritual
Words by Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynolds The fabric of our skin was paperbark. Unravelled my tapa to unravel your tapu. Phrygian shepherd...
Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynold
- Jun 11
- 4 min
Akamai Night 2024
Words by: Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynolds (she/they) Over the past couple of months, I’ve often experienced these waves of existential dread and...
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
- May 27
- 2 min
Pacific Nations and Languages: Gagana Sāmoa
Welcome back to another week of Pacific Nations and Languages! This week is Gagana Sāmoa (Sāmoan) Language week, so obviously we have to...
Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynold
- May 20
- 3 min
Tagata o le Moana mō Tangata Whenua: A Guide for Pasifika on How to be Allies
Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynolds (she/they) — Tahitian (Ra’iātea, Taha’a, Huahine) and Norfolk Islander As Pasifika in Aotearoa, we’ve been lucky...
Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynold
- May 13
- 2 min
Pacific Nations and Languages
Welcome back to Salient’s Pacific language learning! This week is Rotuman Language Week, or Gasav Ne Fäeag Rotuạm Ta. This year's theme...
Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynold
- May 13
- 6 min
Making Waves on Norfolk Island
Words by Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynolds (she/they) So the world’s on fucking fire, and we’re all gonna drown. We’ve just had the hottest March...
Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynold
- May 6
- 2 min
Pacific Nations and Languages—New Caledonia
Welcome back to Salient’s Pacific language learning! This week we’re looking at New Caledonia, which is not currently included in...
Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynold
- Apr 29
- 2 min
Pacific Nations and Languages
Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynolds (she/they) Welcome back to Salient’s Pacific language learning! This week we’re looking at Vanuatu, which is not...
Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynold
- Apr 15
- 5 min
The Dusky Maiden’s Search for Love
Shared by Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynolds (she/they) It's no secret that Pasifika women have been sexualised since early European contact....
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