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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, Shanan Halbert, Labour list MP and Tertiary ...