Salient / August 2024
Salient is the official student magazine of Victoria University of Wellington.
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Metlink Still Doesn't Like Ōwhiro Bay (or te reo)
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- While Metlink reports an overall 79% satisfaction with its public transport service, public transport advocacy group Better Buses Ōwhiro Bay (BBŌW) argues their suburb is being left behind. Mimicking the questions Metlink uses during its satisfaction survey, BBŌW’s own survey found 84% of Ōwhiro Bay residents were dissatisfied with the coverage the suburb receives. Comparatively, only 10% of Metlink’s region-wide survey recipients expressed dissatisfaction.
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Owhiro Bay, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6023, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Tattoo Artist Profiles
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- Rose Hu’s journey as an artist began in the most unlikely of places: an office job she loathed. 'I was working an office job for the government, and it made me want to die,' Rose shared candidly in an interview. 'I had always been creative, but I followed a more traditional career path because I was taught that "art" wasn’t a viable career. I never found it fulfilling, and I reached a point where I realised I needed to fully commit to giving a creative career a go.'
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Waste Not, Want Not
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- By Will Irvine (He/Him) Peeking out from an alleyway behind the beloved Chow and Library bars is a curious new addition to Wellington’s...
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Forresters Lane, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Salient Backs Kororā for Bird of the Year: A Campaign to Support Wellington’s Little Blue Penguins
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- Wellington, 2 September 2024 — Salient , Victoria University of Wellington’s student magazine, is rallying behind the kororā, or Little...
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Cooked, served, ate
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- It’s 4:45 PM on a Wednesday night. Across the city of Wellington, hospo workers are preparing for the dinner shift. They are setting tables, wiping down bars, and fixing kegs. If you’re reading this article, you’re probably a student, and the chances are you’re all too familiar with this ritual. Equally familiar is the pre-shift briefing. Depending on the temperament of your manager, this could sound like anything from group therapy to a fiery military pep talk. Tonight, though, I’ve been invited to sit in on one such briefing for the non-profit restaurant Everybody Eats.
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Pho Mo, Dixon Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Restaurant Closures Leave a Sour Taste; Hope Lingers
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- Over the last few years, restaurants across Wellington have been shutting up shop—and the death knells seem unending.
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The $20 Ghost Waffle
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- Picture this: it's exam season, and you're hungry, rushing to finish an essay. On Uber Eats you see an influx of unfamiliar restaurants.
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Drop, Cover, Hold on to Your Hall
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- New documents have revealed the earthquake safety ratings of the university’s halls of residence.
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Te Herenga Waka Drops Winter Energy Payment Campaign
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- Te Herenga Waka has announced a new initiative to help students manage their winter heating costs: Winter Energy Grants for students.
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