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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.

Jia Sharma

Sep 18, 20235 min read

Sidewalk Spotlight: The Stories Behind Wellington's Street Performers

Words by Jia Sharma (she/her) I always get a feeling of excitement when I begin my hike up Cuba Street and hear music playing. My pace...

Phoebe Robertson

Sep 18, 20236 min read

Words by Phoebe Robertson (she/her) Theatre brings fantasies alive on the stage: a sentiment particularly true for Wicked, a production...

@kathyjcuisine

Sep 4, 20233 min read

Words by @kathyjcuisine (hall/food) My fellow Katharine Jermyn Hall inmates will testify that good food is hard to come by, especially on...

Ethan Manera

Sep 4, 20235 min read

Words by Ethan Manera (he/him) Willis Lane flaunts itself as “an exceptional curation of bars and eateries” with an “eclectic ensemble of...

Xavier Farrow-Francis

Aug 7, 20236 min read

For the ‘Academic’ issue, we paired up with the New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) and gathered three VUW film students to...

Francesca Pietkiewicz

Jul 31, 20233 min read

Words by Francesca Pietkiewicz (she/they) On the last Sunday before we started back at work, Bella and I journeyed our way through Te Aro...