Guest Edited Issues
Salient typically teams up with various student associations and community members at Te Herenga Waka to support underrepresented groups within the community. In place of the Salient editor, a Guest Editor is responsible for creating an issue from start to finish. In 2025, we will have four guest edited issues.
Queerlient
For more than a decade, Salient has featured a guest-edited issue by Uni-Q (Queer Students’ Association of Te Herenga Waka). This initiative allows queer students to have a voice and advocate for the issues that matter to them.
Wan Solwara
The edition's name, Wan Solwara means "one salt water" in pidgin. It is a name given to the Pacific Ocean, which serves as a source of sustenance, shelter, and shared heritage for all Pacific Islanders. This issue is guest-edited by the Pasifika Students' Council, dedicated to celebrating island culture and community.
Immigrant and Refugee
The topic of immigration and refugees was first introduced in 2019 by former Salient editor Janhavi Gosavi. Since then, it has become a recurring guest-edited issue for Salient.
Te Ao Mārama
Te Ao Mārama is edited by the Ngāi Tauira—Māori Students Association as a guest editor. It has become customary in recent years for the publication to be translated into both English and Māori. Since its debut in 1972, this collaboration has been ongoing for nearly half a century.
