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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.
Fresh Finds for Freshers
Explored and Catalogued by Sabrina Gates (she/her) When I first decided to make the move to Te Whanganui-ā-tara, my Wellington-native Dad...
Sabrina Gates
Feb 25, 20244 min read
The Man Behind The Meaningful
Confessed by Phoebe Roberston (she/her), Big Mike (he/him) Our meeting was locked in for a warm and sunny Wednesday morning. I knew two...
Phoebe Robertson
Feb 25, 20244 min read
The Children Yearn for the Mines: Confessing to my Minecraft YouTuber Past
Words by Phoebe Robertson (she/her) CW: Online Sexual Harassment. Ah, nostalgia—that bittersweet sensation that tugs at our heartstrings...
Phoebe Robertson
Oct 9, 20234 min read
The Iconic, the Cringe, and the Timeless: Why We’re Still Talking About Alexa Chung’s It Ten Years After Its Release
Words by Barbara De La Peña Cuevas (she/her) CW: Disordered Eating. After many years living overseas, I finally landed in my teenage room...
Barbara De La Peña Cuevas
Oct 8, 20235 min read
Help! I’m Considering Time Travelling Back to the 2010s
Words by Francesca Pietkiewicz (she/they) CW: Disordered Eating. 2000’s nostagliacore is all over my FYP. Soft-grunge 2014 Tumblr is...
Francesca Pietkiewicz
Oct 8, 20237 min read
Halloween Hallowhere Hallohowdoyoudo?
Words by Pippi Jean (she/her) Okay, I know it’s not technically Halloween. This issue is closer to the election than that good ol’...
Pippi Jean
Oct 8, 20233 min read
Fresher Feels Then and Now
Words by Kiran Patel (he/they) 2016 “So baby, pull me closer In the back seat of your Rover That I know you can’t afford Bite that tattoo...
Kiran Patel
Oct 8, 20238 min read
Predicting the Election with New Zealand’s Leading Psychic
Words by Ethan Manera (he/him) As the election draws nearer, political commentators start to wet themselves with anticipation, spout hot...
Ethan Manera
Oct 1, 20233 min read
Nurturing Pasifika Heritage: Sustainable Agriculture, Food Security, and Culture
Words by Upu S Lefauaitu (she/her) Pasifika communities, spanning the vast expanse of the Pacific Islands, have cultivated a profound...
Upu S Lefauaitu
Sep 24, 20232 min read
THE REAL ISLAND WAY!
Words by Porita Fruean (she/her) What comes to mind when I ask you, “What do you think of when you think of the Pacific Islands?” Let me...
Porita Fruean
Sep 24, 20236 min read
Eat me and be nourished
Words by Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynolds (she/they; Tahitian (Ra'iātea, Taha'a, Huahine) and Norfolk Islander) There’s a legend in Tahiti that is...
Mauatua Fa’ara-Reynold
Sep 24, 20232 min read
For My Grandfather’s Stories
Words by Grace Fakahau (she/her) As the stars twinkle in the night sky, they twinkle like us, the grandchildren in my grandparents’ eyes....
Grace Fakahau
Sep 24, 20234 min read
Behind the Curtain: Investigating a Wicked Underbelly
Words by Phoebe Robertson (she/her) Theatre brings fantasies alive on the stage: a sentiment particularly true for Wicked, a production...
Phoebe Robertson
Sep 18, 20236 min read
A Trailer for Tomorrow: A Prediction For Gen Z Cinema
Words by Alfie Hartshorne (he/him) Smash cut to the late Cold War, and James Cameron and Christopher Nolan are children growing up in the...
Alfie Hartshorne
Sep 18, 20235 min read
The Ru-Paulification of Drag
Words by King Markiss (he/him) Nothing is stopping me from getting into drag. At 16 years old, alone in my bedroom, five hours into a Ru...
King Markiss
Sep 18, 20236 min read
Professional Wrestling is High Art, Change My Mind
Words by Narik Letap (he/they) Whether it be oil splatters on a blank canvas, leaps and pirouettes on the stage, or lyrics crafted from...
Salient Mag
Sep 18, 20235 min read
He Waka Eke Noa
HE WAKA EKE NOA Words by: Janicka Tei (She/her - Kūki Āirani) A long time ago, our tūpuna set out on a wondrous journey. They sailed in...
Janicka Tei
Sep 11, 20234 min read
To my whanaunga from different maunga
Words by Grace Muldrock To my whanaunga from different maunga, Do you remember how stupidly young we were, chasing the sun, always...
Grace Muldrock
Sep 11, 20234 min read
In Pursuit Of Mana Motuhake: A guide to (sort of) surviving the battle of indigenous resistance
Words by: Reni Broughton (She/they - Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāruahine, Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara, Ngāpuhi) Whaia te Mana...
Reni Broughton
Sep 11, 20236 min read
Whaia te ara pau kaha
Words by Phoebe Sullivan (she/her; Te Aupōuri, Ngāti Whātua ki Kaipara, Ngāti Whātua ki Ōrākei, Waikato-Tainui) Student executives are...
Phoebe Sullivan
Sep 11, 20234 min read
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