EXCLUSIVE: GWRC Mulls Altering Climate Targets
Greater Wellington Regional Council is looking at scrapping its pledge to be climate-neutral by 2030 and climate-positive by 2035.
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Will Irvine
- 5 days ago
- 3 min
City of Amputees: How Israel Weaponises Disability against Gaza
By permanently disabling massive portions of society, Israel places a long-term strain on Gaza’s already destroyed healthcare system.
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
- 5 days ago
- 2 min
Māori & Pacific News, 30/09
Māori & Pacific News, week of Monday the 30th
Phoebe Robertson
- 5 days ago
- 3 min
MADE HER MARC: An Exit Interview with VUWSA’s President
In a reflective interview, Parkinson discussed her biggest wins, her ongoing challenges, and the initiatives that shaped her presidency.
Will Irvine
- 5 days ago
- 3 min
Life on the Trail
The 2024 VUWSA Elections have concluded. In the spirit of democracy, Salient spoke to three candidates in the race.
Ethan Rogacion
- 5 days ago
- 2 min
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
- 3 min
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.
Will Irvine
- Sep 23
- 3 min
Baby Steps: Uni Council Finally Agrees to Plan For a Living Wage
The University Council passed a resolution tasking the senior management staff with developing a plan to implement a living wage strategy.
Ethan Rogacion
- Sep 23
- 2 min
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”.
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
- Sep 23
- 2 min
Darcy Lawrey
- Sep 23
- 4 min
Meet Your VUWSA Candidates
As you may not have heard, VUWSA held its election debate on Wednesday, in the Hunter Lounge.
Ethan Rogacion
- Sep 19
- 2 min
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
Lucy Schrader Manuera
- Sep 16
- 3 min
Mō te Āpōpō
I te tau 2020, i whakaputa te Manatū Whakahiato Ora i tētahi ripoata, “Poipoia te kākano kia puawai"
Rhonda Thomson
- Sep 16
- 2 min
Te kaupapa o Te Ao Mārama: 'Poipoia te kākano kia puawai'
He nui ngā mahi ki te huawaere tika i ngā ritenga me te whakahāngai i tō ngā tāngata kawatau.
Rosa Hibbert-Schooner
- Sep 16
- 3 min
Generation Kāinga: Ngā rangatahi e hanga ana i tētahi Aotearoa haumanu, manawaroa hoki
Ko tā Te Mana Ākonga whakakitenga, he rūnanga mātauranga matua tāmi kore, e whakatinanahia ai ngā wawata o ngā ākonga Māori.
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
- Sep 16
- 3 min
Te Wiki o te reo Māori: Ngā huritao o te hiranga whaiaro
E hia kē nei ngā take hei whakaraupapa māku mō te hiranga o Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori.
Rhonda Thomson
- Sep 16
- 2 min
The Living Pā
Planning for the revitalisation of of the mauri of Te Tumu Herenga Waka and the opening of the new Living Building is well underway
Lucy Schrader Manuera
- Sep 16
- 2 min
Mō te Āpōpō
'Poipoia te kākano, kia puāwai’, a whakataukī that speaks to the importance of nurturing the seed, so it can blossom.
Rosa Hibbert-Schooner
- Sep 16
- 3 min
Generation Kāinga: Rangatahi Building a Regenerative and Resilient Aotearoa
Te Mana Ākonga’s collective vision is a decolonised tertiary education system where ākonga Māori, whānau, hapū, and iwi aspirations are refl
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
- Sep 16
- 3 min
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori: Reflections on Personal Significance.
My tūpuna was one of many that lost our reo while it was being suppressed in kura in favour of English.
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