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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.
Chris Kraus isn't Done With Wellington
WILL IRVINE in conversation with CHRIS KRAUS Over the summer, I had the rare pleasure of being able to interview Chris Kraus. Most people...
Salient Mag
Mar 1214 min read
On Work
Jackson McCarthy (he/him) One of the first times I had my poetry published, I was paid seventy dollars. Corey asked me what that would...
Salient Mag
Mar 33 min read
35 Years on the Fringe of Pōneke
Teddy (he/it/ia; Ngāpuhi) Whether you’re new to Wellington or you’ve been here for a few years like me, you can’t deny that the Fringe...
Salient Mag
Feb 243 min read
Amelia Bentley on Keeping Her Art Sacred
Amelia Bentley is an artist who captures beauty with both brush and intellect, balancing her life between her passion for art and academia.
Phoebe Robertson
Oct 7, 20243 min read
PARK RD’s Guide to Touring
PARK RD is no stranger to being on the road. Fresh off their New Zealand and Australia tours, they’ve learnt secrets of the trade on the way
Jia Sharma
Oct 7, 20243 min read
Artist Profile: Jamie Renee Tattoo
When it comes to her work, Jamie’s approach is all about connection and collaboration.
Phoebe Robertson
Oct 7, 20242 min read
Chatting Shit with my Nail Artist
Every month, I make my way to Grace, and they somehow create little pieces of art on my nails.
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Oct 7, 20243 min read
Rongoā Māori
Rongoā Māori is the traditional healing system of the Māori people, blending spiritual, physical, and mental well-being.
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Sep 30, 20243 min read
The Access Trap
Our ability to watch, read and listen is mediated almost entirely by corporations who follow the lone star of profit alone.
Fox Keane
Sep 30, 20245 min read
Finding my Hands
I have always known I had a voice / The vibrations shaking my throat
Guest Writer
Sep 30, 20241 min read
Don’t Get Played by the Algorithm
These platforms hold so much power over us; it’s about time to take some of that power back.
Ash Buick
Sep 23, 20242 min read
A Weekend With the Nokia 1100
You can’t hide behind a brick phone. Pure socialising, no distractions—the way God intended.
Cassia Percival-Day
Sep 23, 20243 min read
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
Sep 16, 20243 min read
A Response To This Paru Government And Their Colonial Way
That fire burns deeply in my core. It enrages me with the environments we settle in and normalize. We aren’t all free until we are all free.
Rosa Hibbert-Schooner
Sep 16, 20241 min read
Tēnā, tūkuna te hungataiohi kia tohe, kia haka, kia puawai
I tū mai ngā whakataetae ā-motu Kapa Haka mō ngā Kura Tuarua, me te nui kē o ngā tohe tōrangapū i hakahaka, i pātere atu e wērā rangatahi.
Guest Writer
Sep 16, 20243 min read
Motukia Ngā Here:Ko te whakawehenga teka o te “Māori” me te “Pasifika”
I te tau 1769, i Tūranganui-a-Kiwa, i tāmarutia ngā hautaonga tauhoko a te Pākehā nō te Endeavour e ngā tapa nui i hokona i Tahiti.
William Koko
Sep 16, 20243 min read
Arotake Kiriata: Ka Whawhai Tonu
I rangona whānuitia ēnei kupu e te whenua mōhū i te akitu o te pakanga rongonui o Ōrākau, te hiku o Ngā Riri ki Waikato
Keiha Nicol
Sep 16, 20243 min read
He whakahoki kitēnei kāwanatangaparu, me ānamahi koroniara.
Anā te ahi pūkākā kei roto i ahau.
Rosa Hibbert-Schooner
Sep 16, 20241 min read
Tēnā, tūkuna te hunga taiohi kia tohe, kia haka, kia puawai
Ko tōna, me waihō te ao tōrangapū ki te hunga pakeke, nā, me waiho ngā tamariki kia haka hei tamariki.
Guest Writer
Sep 16, 20243 min read
Breaking Down the Boundaries:The False Separation of “Māori” and “Pasifika”
By challenging these imposed boundaries and embracing our shared Pacific identity, we can honour the true nature of our interconnectedness.
William Koko
Sep 16, 20243 min read
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