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Student safety at Railway Station questioned
Monday, 20 July 2009, 4:05 pm | Salient
A student beleaguered by two men at Wellington Railway Station last week has been told by station officials that user safety was not part of their jurisdiction. More >>
Stairway to Zeppelin
Monday, 20 July 2009, 4:00 pm | Salient
In 1937 the age of the airship came crashing down in flames upon Maxfield Field, a stone’s throw from the Lakehurst Naval base. The Hindenburg, a 245-metre Zeppelin carrying 36 passengers and 61 crew was hovering almost 100 metres above its final ... More >>
Why National is stuck on climate change
Monday, 20 July 2009, 3:58 pm | Salient
The world is facing arguably the greatest crisis in human history. No, not the recession, not the boy racer pandemic… climate change. Remember climate change? More >>
Maori call for seat on university council
Monday, 20 July 2009, 3:55 pm | Salient
The composition of Victoria’s University council has been questioned by Maori students’ association Ngai Tauira, who’ve taken umbrage with the council’s lack of a Maori seat. More >>
Green Economics and how it might work
Monday, 20 July 2009, 3:53 pm | Salient
In times of the global economic recession and ecological crisis, it is obvious a radical response is needed. World-renowned economist Herman Daly maintains the future of human civilisation is dependent on a new economic model, based on a dynamic model—known ... More >>
Carbon Neutral Victoria?
Monday, 20 July 2009, 3:51 pm | Salient
Phil Barker, Gecko co-leader, believes Victoria has an ethical and social responsibility to commit to carbon neutrality. ‘As a public organisation, university is meant to be the critical conscious of society and step forward on leading issues [like ... More >>
Sex and Ethics
Monday, 13 July 2009, 1:21 pm | Salient
Should unwanted sex as part of a good sexual relationship be considered a criminal offence in NZ? More >>
VUWSA President’s Job on Line
Monday, 13 July 2009, 1:19 pm | Salient
VUWSA President Jasmine Freemantle anticipates her record of achievement at the association this year will see her ride clear a motion of no confidence at this Wednesday’s Special General Meeting (SGM). More >>
Sharples’ comments no substitute for processes
Monday, 13 July 2009, 1:18 pm | Salient
Victoria University’s Maori Students’ Association Ngai Tauira has questioned remarks made by Maori Party co-leader Pita Sharples on offering Maori universal entry to New Zealand’s universities. More >>
NZUSA Changes Proposed, Tolley Uninspired
Monday, 13 July 2009, 1:17 pm | Salient
Proposed changes to the structure of the national body for student advocacy have aroused debate following discussions in Auckland over the mid-year break. Delegates from the New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations met to discuss a flurry of ... More >>
Referendum: Yes. Maybe? Yeah. Yes. I think. Yes.
Monday, 13 July 2009, 1:12 pm | Salient
It should be a simple choice: yes or no? But the reality is quite the opposite. The referendum is intended by its organisers to gauge the New Zealand public’s opinion of the two-year-old Crimes (Substituted Section 59) Amendment Act-the so-called “anti-smacking”, ... More >>
Talking Smack With Bob
Monday, 13 July 2009, 1:09 pm | Salient
Salient Editor Jackson James Wood talks to Family First National Director Bob McCoskrie about smacking, smacking children, and smacking the anti-smacking law. More >>
The State of Religion in NZ
Monday, 25 May 2009, 10:46 am | Salient
“God not dead but religion dying” shouted the pre-Easter headlines, “New Zealanders are becoming less religious, survey shows”. The cause of the furore? A Massey University study which found 40 percent of New Zealanders have no religious affiliation, compared ... More >>
The Budget - Cutty Cutting Cuts
Monday, 25 May 2009, 10:42 am | Salient
It’s budget time again! You guessed it, it’s the time of year when the Finance Minister stands up in Parliament and tells everyone what the government is going to spend its money on for the next wee while. It’s broadcast live on TV, and no ... More >>
Quiet pages: the reporting of suicide in NZ media
Monday, 18 May 2009, 12:26 pm | Salient
Death was not suspicious. No one else was sought in connection. Not natural causes. And the ‘s’ word. Former journalist Alan Samson, who now lectures in journalism at Massey University and is a member of the Press Council, doesn’t believe these ... More >>
Medicate Me
Monday, 18 May 2009, 12:22 pm | Salient
Swallowing a pill has never been so easy. We have pills for everything now. When my penis goes flaccid, I take a Viagra. When I’m too fat, Xenical. When I can’t concentrate, I hit the streets for Ritalin. Never before have there been so many ... More >>
Land of the Long Black Cloud
Monday, 18 May 2009, 12:20 pm | Salient
We all have crappy days, even crappy weeks. Somewhere down the line, a persistent crappy mood morphs into that monster we call clinical depression. The key symptoms are a consistently low mood, low energy, and a loss of interest and pleasure. Following ... More >>
Students fail to show for ANZAC meeting
Monday, 11 May 2009, 1:14 pm | Salient
Despite large interest in Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association’s (VUWSA) decision not to lay a wreath at this year’s ANZAC Day commemorations, the association was unable to seek a mandate from students due to a lack of numbers in ... More >>
Tertiary Education Funding in New Zealand: Part II
Monday, 11 May 2009, 1:12 pm | Salient
Once upon a time—well, ten years ago—the Labour party won the general election. They came in guns blazing, old Aunty Helen and Uncle Michael. It was a time when the Alliance still existed as a parliamentary party, Winston was blessed with job ... More >>
Fiji: Good Intentions Gone Sour
Monday, 11 May 2009, 1:06 pm | Salient
It all began with the best of intentions. Back in the colonial era, Governor Sir Arthur Gordon and statesman-chief Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna wanted to protect the indigenous Fijian way of life. Legislation was passed so indigenous Fijians were allowed to ... More >>
