VUWSA 2027 President Charlotte Lawrence says she “will ensure VUW doesn’t start charging for Mauri Ora.” But was the University actually considering it? When asked what that concern was based on, ...

Students who started university in 2024 and are graduating this year probably don’t know this, but you’re not really supposed to have the same Salient editor for three years. The last person to edit ...

Boulcott Hall has welcomed thousands of students through its doors since opening in 2013, but the University will stop operating it as student accommodation from the beginning of 2027. A University ...

Elected 2027 VUWSA president Charlotte Lawrence is excited to make the position her full-time gig next year after she finishes studying in only a weeks’ time. The history major brings a huge sense of ...

News Writer Martha has done a run down of all of our summer festivals, unfortunately, she got too carried away and overdid the word count. Check out the first one below, and read the rest by scanning ...

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, ...

NEZOLIKA It’s in being so luck-drunk That we fall to the ground And don’t know pain (We’ll know it tomorrow, but) Now we’re back on our spines On the grass outside, And there’s dew sopping into Our te ...

Salient is published by, but remains editorially independent from, the Victoria University of Wellington Students Association (VUWSA). Salient is funded in part by VUWSA through the Student Services ...

This article is about a vending machine. While I love a nice V as much as the next student, there is one machine in particular that I do not like. In fact, I hate it. Ahab has Moby dick, Sherlock has ...

And leave those half moons. And drink your coffee even though it’s cold now. Amelie Chloe The racing of tongues Running to finish the Swēg (sound) So foreign Under my maypole phonics The brewing ...

Charlotte Lawrence has been elected VUWSA President for 2027, beating Ethan Rogacion and Skyla Ashford with a landslide 59.18% of the vote. The results were announced on Thursday 24 September at the ...

In the dining room of my family home in Christchurch, a black‑and‑white photograph hangs on the wall. Four men stand on an icy Himalayan ridge, their tents pitched on what looks like a ...