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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.
City Bus Service Blindspots: Ōwhiro Bay Residents Develop Killer Calves
Ōwhiro Bay has been abandoned by the bus network, according to a new report.
Dan Moskovitz
Apr 29, 20243 min read
The Paths Forward in the Russo-Ukraine War
DAN MOSKOVITZ (HE/HIM) 26 months on, and the Russo-Ukrainian war looks no closer to ending. An initial successful Ukrainian...
Dan Moskovitz
Apr 22, 20243 min read
Gender Neutral Bathrooms for TTR: Just a Pipe Dream?
DAN MOSKOVITZ (HE/HIM) In my humble opinion, gender-neutral bathrooms are the best. At no point have I ever wanted to run into, see, or...
Dan Moskovitz
Apr 15, 20241 min read
Destiny’s Wild: Inside Aotearoa’s Stupidest Church
WILL IRVINE (HE/HIM) Longtime Salient readers and news junkies across the motu are likely familiar with Destiny Church, the right-wing...
Will Irvine
Apr 15, 20243 min read
Student Health Might be Hard to Reach, But They Still Love You
DAN MOSKOVITZ (HE/HIM) Booking an appointment with Mauri Ora isn't the most user-friendly process. Arrange an appointment with Academic...
Dan Moskovitz
Apr 15, 20242 min read
Environmentally Conscious Large-Scale Profit? Consumer NZ Investigates Oxymoron
DAN MOSKOVITZ (he/him) Consumer NZ is establishing which corporations are frequently lying to consumers by exaggerating their...
Dan Moskovitz
Mar 24, 20242 min read
Auckland Football Club Name Dropped: Auckland Football Club
DAN MOSKOVITZ (he/him) Last Saturday the Wellington Phoenix men downed Sydney FC 2-1 at Eden Park, in one of the ‘home’ games the Nix...
Dan Moskovitz
Mar 24, 20242 min read
SPINELESS CREATURES BAYBEE
DAN MOSKOVITZ (HE/HIM) Aoteroa loves birds. Ask any kiwi about our biodiversity and you get loads of aroha towards our native kiwi,...
Dan Moskovitz
Mar 18, 20242 min read
Council Endorses Reading
DAN MOSKOVITZ (HE/HIM)
Dan Moskovitz
Mar 10, 20241 min read
Unirec Gym: A Review
After a summer away, it’s time to get back into shape, right? Thankfully, the university has a gym on-campus. Dan Moskovitz reviews...
Dan Moskovitz
Mar 3, 20242 min read
Benefit sanctions to jump after Coalition welfare reform
DAN MOSKOVITZ (HE/HIM) The government last week announced a reset of the welfare system, with the number of beneficiaries sanctioned...
Dan Moskovitz
Mar 3, 20243 min read
Opinion: The Wellington Phoenix Men are winning, for once. It's time to support them.
DAN MOSKOVITZ (HE/HIM) The Wellington Phoenix Men are top of the league. In the seventeen-year history of the club, that sentence has...
Dan Moskovitz
Feb 25, 20241 min read
Greens hold Lambton Ward after special votes counted
DAN MOSKOVITZ (HE/HIM) On Saturday, he won a seat on the city council in the by-election to replace newly-elected MP Tamatha Paul. On...
Dan Moskovitz
Feb 25, 20242 min read
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