Kia ora, Salient reader! Welcome to our fortnightly column on the environment, sustainable living, and the small, stubborn act of hope amongst a world on fire! Check in every second week for ...

Election campaigns are very good at telling you that this is the most important election of your lifetime. They are less good at telling you whether your bus fare will go down, whether your rent might ...

“Tem”—short enough, easy enough. And just like that, in a second, my beautiful name was silenced for 16 years—all to please the white man’s ears. But I never wanted it to be this way, But my mama said ...

Let's make one thing clear: this article will be discussing Animegao Kigurumi. If you look up ‘kigurumi’ online, you’re mainly going to see onesies. However if you want to know more about this style ...

Prices on Metlink buses and trains are set to rise by 3.1%, following central government pressure and an unanticipated funding hole. The off-peak discount will be reduced from 30% to 20%, following a ...

There is a correct way to be disabled. No one tells you outright. There’s no handbook, no neat list of expectations. But people recognize it instinctively—and, more importantly, they recognize when ...

Brutal fighting between rival clans near the Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea has left around 50 dead and displaced hundreds, mostly women and children. The violence, which began as a dispute ...

Ko te whakaako reo, ehara mō te kupu noa - engari ko tāna mahi he tuiui i tētahi hononga hōhonu ake ki te ahurea, ki te tuakiri, ki te anamata anō hoki. Ki a māua ko Tom, ko te reo Māori taua reo. I ...

For nearly a decade, a utopian socialist community existed right on the doorstep of Victoria University of Wellington. People from around the world with a keen interest in social justice lived ...

In the run-up to the 2026 election, Salient is interviewing all of the major parties to understand their responses to the issues students face. Here, Qiulae Wong, leader of the Opportunity party, ...

With roughly 100 days to go until Wellington will elect a new council, it’s likely you’ve spotted Independent Together’s bright yellow billboards around the city. The group, which opposes “party ...

Hāpaitia, created by Parekawa Finlay and Raureti Ormond and produced by Te Auaha, was an incredibly insightful and significant show that explored themes of the Māori mind and emotion intertwined with ...