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 ...

As these twelve weeks near their end, there is still no shortage of things going on in our sea of islands. So let's hop from island to island and round up some of the interesting and important stories ...

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 ...

A look at four key commitments from the VUWSA President. This is part two of a three-part series examining VUWSA, with this instalment focusing on presidential promises. In his 2025 interview with ...

Keeping shit political (as usual) and I’m back to talking about boycotting. If you’ve been paying attention for the last two years—as every half-decent person has been—then you already know that we ...

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 ...

and my arm is unbroken. (Guitar on Capo 4, transpose all chords up by 4 semitones for actual names, G becomes B, C becomes E, etc.) B, E C#m F#, C#, G#, Ebm, F#m [Vamp 1] (E, A, Bm, D) What’s this?

I have to start today’s piece with an apology to our dear Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon. Last time around, I claimed that he would not be attending the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) this year, but ...

I’m a self-proclaimed foodie and a student; I know how difficult it can be to find places to eat that won’t break the bank. Harder still if we ignore the cheap, innutritious, fast food outlets we ...

In Samoa, a fa’afafine refers to a person assigned male at birth who embodies both masculine and feminine traits. They often take on traditionally female roles within their communities. There is also ...

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 ...

Chris Tse’s laureate collection is a sweet-talking triumph Mentions of sexual violence follows. Oh, deary me. The latest offering from Gregg Araki would bill itself as a black comedy—if only it ...