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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.
Dan Moskovitz
May 13, 20245 min read
Russia's War Against Ukraine: Where the World Stands
DAN MOSKOVTIZ (HE/HIM) Russia’s war against Ukraine has earned near-universal sympathy from the West for the Ukrainian cause. Even while...
Phoebe Robertson
May 13, 20243 min read
Cop Stop and Roll
PHOEBE ROBERTSON (she/her) On May 8th, law enforcement utilised bulldozers to disperse a group of pro-Palestine demonstrators at...
Dan Moskovitz
May 13, 20242 min read
Phoenix Eye-Up Championship Win
DAN MOSKOVITZ (HE/HIM) If you asked any Wellington Phoenix Men fan if they’d take a second-place finish at the start of the season, they...
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
May 13, 20242 min read
Pūrangiaho
ASHLEIGH PUTT-FALLOWS (SHE/HER) Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi-Ngāti Hine, Tūhoe Over last weekend Ngāi Tauira (NT) held Pūrangiaho. Sterling...
Phoebe Robertson
May 13, 20242 min read
Bested by the Student Union Vending Machine? You Need a Hero
PHOEBE ROBERTSON (SHE/HER) What gets you through the day? Because for me and the Salient team, the answer is a nice cold drink from the...
Phoebe Robertson
May 6, 20243 min read
Nic Smith Is *My* Favourite Spineless Creature
PHOEBE ROBERTSON (SHE/HER) OPINION: On April 24th, Te Herenga Waka’s senior leadership team decided to postpone a scheduled freedom of...
Dan Moskovitz
May 6, 20242 min read
Pay-to-Play System: Why Do Academic Transcripts Cost Money?
DAN MOSKOVITZ (HE/HIM) There are two things worth their weight in gold when applying for graduate roles: your academic transcript, and...
Dan Moskovitz
May 6, 20242 min read
Council Agreement with Reading Cinemas Fails For… Reasons
DAN MOSKOVITZ (HE/HIM) The heart of Courtney Place will stay dead, after a council agreement to reopen Reading Cinema fell through....
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
May 6, 20242 min read
Māori & Pasifika News: Pacific Human Rights Conference & LGBTQI+ Rights, Urgent Call for Marrow Doners, Three Wāhine Recieve Lifetime Paraihe
Reported by Ashleigh Putt-Fallows (she/her) Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi, Tūhoe Calls for Greater Focus on LGBTQI+ Rights Echoed at Pacific...
Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynold
May 6, 20242 min read
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...
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....
Darcy Lawrey
May 6, 20241 min read
Where Are All The Bikes?
DARCY LAWREY (HE/HIM) OPINION: For many, the mention of cyclists conjures up the infamous MAMILs: Middle Aged Men In Lycra. You know what...
Will Irvine
May 6, 20243 min read
You Gotta Strike for Your Right To Party
WILL IRVINE (HE/HIM) On May 1st, 2024, rent was due for students across the University of Auckland’s catered and non-catered halls of...
Te Huihui Tran
May 6, 20241 min read
Māori & Pasifika News: Company Set To Tackle Kina Barrens, Ō-Rākau Remembrance Bill Progresses
Reported by Te Huihui o Matariki Chi Huy Tran (he/him) Taranaki Tūturu, Te iwi o Maruwharanui, Ngāti Maniapoto Urchinomics Sees...
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Apr 29, 20243 min read
Education🥰
ASHLEIGH PUTT-FALLOWS (SHE/HER/IA) | NGĀTI WHĀTUA, NGĀPUHI-NGĀTI, TŪHOE As announced earlier this week, the Freedom of Speech panel was...
Dan Moskovitz
Apr 29, 20243 min read
City Bus Service Blindspots: Ōwhiro Bay Residents Develop Killer Calves
Ōwhiro Bay has been abandoned by the bus network, according to a new report.
Te Huihui Tran
Apr 29, 20242 min read
Māori & Pasifika News: NZ/Aus Kapa Haka Comp, Samoan Dengue Outbreak, Māori Wards
Words by Te Huihui o Matariki Chi Huy Tran (he/him) | Taranaki Tūturu, Te iwi o Maruwharanui, Ngāti Maniapoto Kapa Haka Across the Seas...
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Apr 29, 20242 min read
Māori & Pasifika News: Judge Faces Deportation from Kiribati, Hawaii Holds Monarch Festival, Black Power Urges Coopoeration with Govt
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows (She/Her/Ia) | Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi-Ngāti, Tūhoe Australian born judge faces deportation from Kiribati An...
Phoebe Robertson
Apr 29, 20244 min read
Jojo’s Bizarre (Mis)Adventure
PHOEBE ROBERTSON (SHE/HER) On the 6th of March Jojo Siwa uploaded a blank square to her Instagram account with the text “couldn’t load...
Ethan Rogacion
Apr 29, 20242 min read
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...
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