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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.
TERF Panel Sparks Community Backlash
DAN MOSKOVITZ (HE/HIM) Rutherford House will host a panel discussion of TERFs on Tuesday night after Te Herenga Waka greenlit their...
Dan Moskovitz
Jul 8, 20242 min read
VUW Refuses Israeli Embassy Scholarship
WILL IRVINE (HE/HIM) More than 5 years after students began their campaign, Te Herenga Waka has finally agreed to refuse funding for the...
Will Irvine
Jun 10, 20241 min read
Revealed: The MP’s Who Can Read
I decided to shine a spotlight on the Members of Parliament (MPs) who could potentially serve as our next spokespersons for the arts.
Phoebe Robertson
May 27, 20243 min read
Pōneke. Protest!
Written and photgraphed by HENRY BROADBENT (HE/HIM) OPINION: On Saturday the 18th of May, Inflection Point, which identifies itself as “a...
Henry Broadbent
May 27, 20244 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....
Ethan Rogacion
May 27, 20243 min read
Māori & Pacifica News: Ngā Tui Exhibition Opening, Sāmoan Citizenship Bill Deliberated, Willie Apiata Appointed to Special Role at NZDF
Words by Ashleigh Putt-Fallows (she/her/ia) Ngāti Whātua | Ngāpuhi-Ngāti Hine, Tūhoe Ngā Tui Exhibition Open Now Toi Māori Aotearoa and...
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
May 27, 20243 min read
ICC Seeks Arrest Warrants for Israeli, Hamas Leaders
WILL IRVINE (HE/HIM) Just five years ago, it would’ve seemed impossible to prosecute Israeli leaders for the heinous and continuous war...
Will Irvine
May 27, 20242 min read
Kanaky Fights Back Against French Colonialism
WILL IRVINE (HE/HIM) There are a lot of players in the colonisation game (Britain, the USA, Spain, and Japan come to mind), but perhaps...
Will Irvine
May 27, 20242 min read
Metlink Encourages Early Bedtimes for Students—Without Consultation
Night buses to be phased out from October DAN MOSKOVITZ (HE/HIM) Students having a night out will soon no longer be able to take the...
Dan Moskovitz
May 24, 20243 min read
Winnie Wants to Look at Your Junk
A solution in search of a problem HENRY BROADBENT (HE/HIM) CW: Transphobia, Sexual Violence, Winston Peters On May 10th NZ First...
Henry Broadbent
May 20, 20243 min read
Shots, Shots Shots Shots Shots!
But for Birds DAN MOSKOVITZ (HE/HIM) It’s a pandemic’s decade, and we’re living through it. First came COVID-19—still going strong...
Dan Moskovitz
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 20, 20243 min read
Government’s War on Gangs will Ravage Māori and Pasifika Communities
Last week, Police Commissioner Andrew Coster announced the formation of a “National Gang Unit”
Will Irvine
May 20, 20242 min read
Māori and Pasifika News: First Pacific Language Week, Constitutional Amendments in Niue, Treaty Principles Bill Under Scrutiny
Reported by ASHLEIGH PUTT-FALLOWS (she/her/ia) | Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi-Ngāti Hine, Tūhoe First Pacific Language Week kicks off this...
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
May 20, 20243 min read
Students Aren’t the Only Ones Struggling
A Message of Solidarity to University Staff HENRY BROADBENT (HE/HIM) While staff at Victoria University reel from last year’s job cuts,...
Henry Broadbent
May 13, 20242 min read
Māori & Pasifika News: Ngāti Toa Rangatira Opposes Fast-Track Bill, University of Otago Unveils New ikoa Māori and tohu, NZ Navy Combats Illegal Fishing in Fijian Waters
Words by Te Huihui o Matariki Chi Huy Tran (he/him) - Taranaki Tūturu, Te iwi o Maruwharanui, Ngāti Maniapoto Subway Art Celebrates Local...
Te Huihui Tran
May 13, 20243 min read
OPINION: Fuck David Seymour
aka James Shaw’s and Salient staff’s favourite spineless creature Ashleigh Putt-Fallows (she/her/ia) | Ngāti Whātua, Tūhoe,...
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
May 13, 20243 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 13, 20244 min read
Israel Eyes Rafah Invasion as Negotiations Reach TIpping Point
WILL IRVINE (HE/HIM) In late February, we reported that Israel had shifted the focus of its campaign of ethnic cleansing to the city of...
Will Irvine
May 13, 20242 min read
Old Man Shouts at Law
WILL IRVINE (HE/HIM) While you fools have been paying attention to the Drake-Kendrick beef, us wily reporters at Salient have had our...
Will Irvine
May 13, 20242 min read
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