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 ...

The Academic Vice-President represents students on academic issues, working with students and University staff on academic programmes, policies and procedures, and helping lead VUWSA’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For many years, the student union building and the room which houses the Hunter Lounge have provided refuge for those who champion te reo Māori. And if you are thinking I’m referring to the refuge of ...

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 ...

Spoilers ahead... read at your own peril. Welcome to Blockbuster Reviews, where I give my honest take on the biggest blockbusters of 2026 and assess whether they’re worth the hype and, more ...

The World Health Organization lists over 200 symptoms for long Covid, with the most obvious ones being fatigue, breathing problems, and brain fog. But we're now learning that it affects entire organ ...

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 ...

“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 ...