About Salient
Salient is the magazine of the Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association. Founded in 1938 by a bunch of crazy kids who wanted to challenge the conservative and parochial orthodoxy on campus, we’ve been chugging out reasoned, seasoned and informed copy ever since. Well, at least an alternative source of free toilet paper.
Our 48-page weekly magazine covers a wide range of issues relevant to students and the wider public, from current events to public profiles, domestic and international politics, opinion and a wide range of arts.
Distribution
On Campus
- Cotton Building
- Faculty of Architecture & Design
- Hugh McKenzie Foyer
- Kirk Foyer
- Library Foyer
- MacLaurin Foyer
- Murphy Building
- Old Government Buildings
- Overbridge
- Rutherford House
- Student Union Building
Around Town
- Slow Boat Records
- Midnight Espresso
- Espressoholic
- Real Groovy
- BATS Theatre
- The Paramount
Advertising
Salient’s print run is read by 16,000 students in the Wellington area each week during term time.
The website you are currently reading gets 40,000 hits a month during term time.
We offer competitive rates to a targeted audience. For more information on advertising please contact Howard Pauling, our Advertising and Sales Manager, on 04 463 6982 or sales@vuwsa.org.nz
Letters policy
Salient welcomes and encourages public debate – be it serious or otherwise – through its letters pages. Write about anything: what you think of something you have read in Salient, your pet hates, your pet loves, how you think the magazine could be improved, issues of the day, whatever.
Letters must be received before 12 P.M. on the Wednesday for publication the next week.
Letters must be no longer than 250 words.
Pseudonyms are fine, but all letters must include your real name, address and telephone number, these will not be printed.
Please note that letters will not be corrected for spelling or grammar.
The Editor reserves the right to edit, abridge or decline any letters without explanation.
If you would like to submit a Letter to the Editor please do so on the Contact Us page.
Notices
Salient provides a free notice service for all Victoria University of Wellington students, VUWSA affiliated clubs and not-for-profit organisations. Notices should be received by 5 PM Tuesday in the week before publication. Notices must be fewer than 100 words. For-profit organisations will be charged $10 per notice. You can submit notices electronically on the contact us page.
Subscriptions
If you are too lazy, busy or otherwise unable to pick up a copy of the magazine from Wellington we can send a print edition to you each week.
Subscriptions cost $50 a year for addresses in New Zealand. International rates will vary depending on location. To subscribe please contact us.
i can’t access the “email contact form”. Just takes me to top of page. Is that supposed to happen? Or is it maybe because i live in Auckland. I miss Salient!! craccum doesn’t compare!! Well i haven’t actually read it yet but the smell of its glossy pages is already putting me off..
I met my wife Tina at the Catholic Society Dance at the Student Union building in (early?) 1965. I would be interested in knowing the date – do you have back issues for 1966 (or other sources) which advertise or mention the dance?
I would appreciate any help you can give.
Regards
Ross Anderson