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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.
He aha e whai ake nei?
Papaki ana ngā peka tārewa ki tā Ata kanohi i tana ngōki haere i te ngāhere e kapi ana i te hiwi.
Kimihia Garcia-Grace
Sep 16, 20246 min read
Where To From Here?
Low-hanging branches brush into Ata’s face as he crawls up through the forest that covers the hills.
Kimihia Garcia-Grace
Sep 16, 20245 min read
Fire Engines
Last summer when Matairangi burned, Ginny and Tom stood at the window of their lounge, watching kākā shoot skyward from the burning trees.
Gina Butson
Jul 8, 20248 min read
Real
At first, I just wanted to feel something. Just wanted escape, if only for a moment.
Stephen Woods
Jul 8, 20248 min read
Crushing
I see him at the checkout, adorned in a khaki apron. Under the harsh fluorescent lights he waits for me, like Heathcliff on the moors.
Jemma Richardson
Jul 8, 20244 min read
senses of you
Words by Angie Johnson (she/her) I savour your name on my tongue still My mouth salivates as I reminisce on the flavour of how it used to...
Angie Johnson
Oct 8, 20232 min read
WE LEAVE OUR ISLANDS
Words by Porita Fruean (she/her) This piece is dedicated to a piece of my heart that I had to leave home; my community, my village, and...
Porita Fruean
Sep 24, 20231 min read
Kuia/Moko
(Words by Tessa Keena - She/her - Te Ātiawa) Kuia Sometimes, I spend so much time looking in the mirror trying to see you. I make too...
Tessa Keena
Sep 11, 20233 min read
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Words by: Ruaputahanga Takiari (She/her - Waikato/Tainui, Ngaati Maniapoto, Ngaati Raarua) 7AM — 7 degrees and a southerly. Hauling...
Ruaputahanga Takiari
Sep 11, 20232 min read
Regrets
Words by Cadence Chung (she/they) I should have looked at the Turners for hours instead of a polite few minutes, eaten alive byall that...
Cadence Chung
Sep 4, 20231 min read
Glow Worm Caves and Noctilucent Clouds
Words by Niamh Vaughan (she/her) Not many know there’s crystals in the clouds That grace the sky at midsummer’s last light; To show...
Nimah Vaughan
Aug 14, 20231 min read
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