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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.
Māori & Pacific News, 07/10
Mariana Islands Raises Alarm over Missile test, Te Tai Rāwhiti Cyclone Recovery
Salient Mag
Oct 6, 20241 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 6, 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
Māori & Pacific News, 30/09
Māori & Pacific News, week of Monday the 30th
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Sep 30, 20242 min read
Māori & Pacific News: Education Leaders Sound Alarm on Te Tiriti Obligations, Whakaata Māori CEO Criticises Governing Legislation, Fatal Clashes in Papua New Ginea
Māori & Pacific News, Issue 22
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Sep 23, 20242 min read
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.
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Sep 16, 20243 min read
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.
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Sep 16, 20243 min read
Pacific Nations and Languages
Mahuru Māori is a month-long initiative in Aotearoa New Zealand aimed at promoting the use of te reo Māori in daily conversations.
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Sep 9, 20242 min read
Māori & Pacific News: Kiingi Tuheitia Passes—New Monarch Crowned, Tiwan Off PIF
Kiingi Tuheitia has died at age 69, just days after his coronation anniversary. He passed away peacefully following heart surgery.
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Sep 9, 20243 min read
Pacific Nations & Languages
Tonga By Mauatua Fa'ara-Reynolds (She/They) & Ashleigh Putt-Fallows (She/Her/Ia) Welcome back to Salient ’s Pacific language learning!...
Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynold
Aug 30, 20242 min read
Māori & Pasifika News
Land Rights Dispute Intensifies in Guam Ahead of December Missile Testing Words by Ashleigh Putt-Fallows (She/Her) | Ngāti Whātua,...
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Aug 30, 20243 min read
Pacific Nations and Languages: Kūki 'Airani—Cook Islands
Last week was ‘Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki 'Airani—Cook Islands Māori Language Week!
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Aug 12, 20242 min read
Māori & Pacific News: Kaipara Māori Ward Debate, Increased US-NZ Defence, Samoan Gun Amnesty
New Zealand has quietly joined the U.S. in a new strategy to expand weapons manufacturing across the Indo-Pacific.
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Aug 12, 20242 min read
Māori & Pasifika News: Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua sues Government, VUW Hosts Pasifika Roadshow, Ngāpuhi Hikoi to Parliament
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua has initiated High Court action against the Government’s amendment of the Marine and Coastal Area (MACA) Act
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Aug 5, 20242 min read
Pacific Nations and Languages: French Polynesia and Norfolk Island
Welcome back to Salient’s Pacific language learning! This week we have French Polynesia and Norfolk Island.
Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynold
Jul 29, 20242 min read
Māori & Pasifika News: Olympic Representation, Wharekai Opening, Opposition to ACT’s Treaty Principles Bill
Opposition is mounting as Act prepares to unveil its Treaty Principles Bill, sparking widespread mobilization.
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Jul 29, 20242 min read
Māori & Pasifika News: Niue Recieves Public Sector Funding, Ngāi Tahu Sells Forestry Rights, Māori Stand Strong for Indigenous Rights at UN
Ngāi Tahu Holdings is selling the harvesting rights of its West Coast forest estate
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Jul 15, 20242 min read
Pacific Nations and Languages: Republic of Kiribati (Tungaru)
Welcome back to our very special project! This year at Salient we decided we wanted to celebrate our Pasifika language weeks
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Jul 8, 20242 min read
Māori & Pasifika News: Critique of France at Pacfic Islands Forum, Whakaata Māori Cuts, Rangatahi Speak Out at National Kapa Haka Competition
Words by Ashleigh Putt-Fallows (she/her/ia) Ngāti Whātua | Ngāpuhi-Ngāti Hine, Tūhoe Pacific Islands Forum Critique France over Kanaky...
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Jul 8, 20242 min read
Some kōrero on Matariki & Puanga
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows (she/her/ia) Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi - Ngāti Hine, Tūhoe Despite growing up in Murihiku (known for being makariri)...
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
Jul 8, 20243 min read
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