NT: Whaia te Tino Rangatiratanga kia tū te ao Māori
Taipari Taua (she/they) | Ngāti Kahu and Ngāpuhi Ko tēnei te whakatauākī o tōku kura, i ahu mai i te kāhui matua i whakakā ai te ahikā...
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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.
Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynold
May 132 min read
Pacific Nations and Languages
Welcome back to Salient’s Pacific language learning! This week is Rotuman Language Week, or Gasav Ne Fäeag Rotuạm Ta. This year's theme...
Sandy Taing
May 133 min read
You are political whether you like it or not.
Words by Sandy Taing (she/they) As Campaigns Officer this year, I’ve learnt that a petition doesn’t do shit because most people don’t...
Guest Writer
May 131 min read
UniQ: Participation Trophy Progress? The State of Queer Rights on Campus
Words by Khai (They/Them) Ah, student life. Lectures, two-minute noodles, that existential dread that lingers like a flatmate who won't...
Salient Mag
May 132 min read
Aunty Vic
Hey Aunty Vic! I was just wondering if you had any advice around trying to find a partner. Dating apps suck and my three-second long eye...
Zia Ravenscroft
May 72 min read
UniQ: RIP Saint Sebastian You Would’ve Loved Masochism
Words by Zia Ravenscroft (he/they) “You know, sometimes he’s called the patron saint of piercings,” the piercer doing my navel stud said...
Ashleigh Putt-Fallows
May 61 min read
New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Week 2024!
ASHLEIGH PUTT-FALLOWS (SHE/HER) Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi-Ngāti Hine, Tūhoe NZSL traces its roots back to the early 19th century when deaf...
Guest Writer
May 62 min read
Thursdays in Black: Artemisia Gentileschi
Words by Dinah Symons (she/her) CW: discussion of sexual abuse. Artemisia Gentileschi burrowed into my heart when I discovered her two...
Bianca Maria Schioler
Apr 294 min read
Cuba Street Meal Steals
Served by Bianca Maria Schioler (she/her) Kia ora tātou and welcome back to another season of Meal Steals which your StudyLink budget...
Cherida Fraser
Apr 292 min read
NZPC: Red flags for sugardating
(and anyone else doing hookups for cash over Snapchat, Grindr, Insta etc) Cherida Fraser (she/her) Sugaring rights are sex workers’...
Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynold
Apr 292 min read
Pacific Nations and Languages
Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynolds (she/they) Welcome back to Salient’s Pacific language learning! This week we’re looking at Vanuatu, which is not...
Shay McEwan
Apr 292 min read
Ngāi Tauira: Waiata Reo Māori
Kōrero by: Shay McEwan | Te Aitanga-a-Mahaki, Te Whanau a Kai, Ngāti Pāhauwera Nestled in the emerald embrace of the South Pacific, New...
Goose
Apr 222 min read
UniQ: Did you know there’s girldick in the Louvre?
Words by Goose (she/they) It’s true. Check it out: Isn’t she pretty? Look at her, so peaceful. Just a girl taking a nap. Wish I was brave...
Caitlin Higgie
Apr 151 min read
The Chemistry of Chemistry
Smelt by Caitlin Higgie (she/her) - VUW Science Collective Have you ever been attracted to someone and wondered, “Why THEM?” Yeah, me...
Phoebe Robertson
Apr 152 min read
Editorial: LOVE
Phoebe Robertson - Editor in Chief Listen, it’s getting to the point of the trimester where autumn is descending over the city and we are...
Hamish Ferguson
Apr 151 min read
Alcohol Review: 8.6 Black Stout
Tasted by Hamish Ferguson (he/him) 8.6 Black Stout This beer, imported from Holland to your local supermarket, is marketed as an “intense...
Shay McEwan
Apr 152 min read
Ngāi Tauira: Aroha Aotearoa
Welcome to the mystical lands of Aotearoa, where love isn’t just a feeling, it’s a way of life. Māori, with a culture that is so rich in...
Shay McEwan
Mar 252 min read
Ngāi Tauira: Unmasking the Shadows
In the picturesque landscapes of Aotearoa, where the beauty of nature meets the resilience of its people, a silent struggle is unfolding....
E. Stacy
Mar 251 min read
UniQ: Kissing Your Friends at Parties
Words by: E. Stacy (she/her) I could wax poetic about the healing powers of platonic affection among queer people. Growing up in a world...
Salient Mag
Mar 253 min read
Aunty Vic
Q: What to do about my messy and invasive flatmate's girlfriend wanting to move in? Having your flatmate's partner constantly around is a...
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