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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.
Ethan Rogacion
Feb 26, 20242 min read
Salient’s Summer Story Roundup
If you’ve been out of Pōneke over the summer, or have just been tuned out of the news, chances are you’ve missed a few stories.
Dan Moskovitz
Feb 26, 20242 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...
Henry Broadbent
Feb 26, 20242 min read
The Week in Review
HENRY BROADBENT (HE/HIM) Government Announces ‘Full Force’ Benefit Sanctions Early in the week, PM Christopher Luxon and Minister for...
Francesca Pietkiewicz
Oct 9, 20232 min read
Condom Confusion Erupts as Machine Vanishes from Campus Toilets
Words by Ethan Manera (he/him) and Francesca Pietkiewicz (she/they) A curious condom machine in a men's bathroom on Kelburn campus has...
Ethan Manera
Oct 9, 20232 min read
Staff Told to Tear Down Posters Protesting Staff Cuts On Open Day
Words by Ethan Manera (he/him) Documents released to Salient under the Official Information Act reveal the university ordered the removal...
Maia Ingoe
Oct 9, 20232 min read
Grant Robertson Votes, Eats Sausage, and Ignores Protesters on Campus
Words by Niamh Vaughan (she/her) and Maia Ingoe (she/her) VUW has become a hotspot for politicians heading to cast their vote, with...
Zoe Mills
Oct 9, 20232 min read
How to Survive the Renting Rat Race
Words by Maia Ingoe (she/her) and Zoe Mills (they/she) It’s that time of year again: hordes of freshers perform the annual ritual of...
Nimah Vaughan
Oct 2, 20234 min read
D-Day for Humanities as Confirmed Course Cuts Rock University
Words by Niamh Vaughan (she/her) and Zöe Mills (they/she) The long-winded process of staff cuts at Victoria University of Wellington...
Ethan Rogacion
Sep 18, 20233 min read
International Students Screwed Over By “Advanced Graduation” Mismanagement
Words by Ethan Rogacion (he/him) International students have been cold shouldered by VUW about their graduation ceremony this year,...
Nimah Vaughan
Sep 4, 20232 min read
Fair Pay Agreements: What to Know
Words by Niamh Vaughan (she/her) In November of last year, the Fair Pay Agreement Act passed its third reading in Parliament, supported...
Hēmi Daly
Jan 1, 20202 min read
Ngāi Tauira: Project Consents and the Democratic Process
Hēmi Daly (he/him) Kāi Tahu (Kāti Makō, Kāti Irakehu) The Government has just introduced a Bill which will make getting project consents...
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