Law students are doing what they do best: arguing. VUWLSS have announced the prices to the annual Law Ball event, and the steep ticket prices are causing havoc in the Law faculty. A series of anonymous complaints posted by VuW: Meaningful Confessions have called out the society for steep ball ticket prices.
Read MoreThe polarising Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) initiative is on the rocks, with National campaigning to scrap the project and Labour refusing to commit its support after the election. LGWM is a joint initiative between Wellington City Council, Greater Wellington Regional Council, and central government.
Read MoreThe worst part of student hardship is that we've become numb to it. It feels like a jaded laugh at having instant noodles for dinner and missing lectures so you can go earn $22.70 an hour to pay for your rent increase. Student hardship is normal because it is all we have ever known. Besides, one day you’ll have a glorious career and pay off your student loan, right?
Read MoreMassey University has joined the slew of tertiary institutions facing major redundancies after further cuts were announced across the university’s three campuses. The initial number of 125 job cuts jumped to 245 on 18 July, when the Vice Chancellor Jan Thomas issued a statement calling for “voluntary enhanced cessation”, or voluntary redundancy, from members of staff.
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Read MoreNew Zealand is one of two countries in the entire world that allows big pharma to advertise prescription products to the public. The other country is the US. On 19 July, the Green Party attempted to table an amendment to the recent Therapeutic Products Bill brought before Parliament, aiming to ban direct-to-consumer advertising for prescription medicines and “protect communities against [their] exploitative advertising strategies”.
Read MoreTamatha Paul (Waikato Tainui, Ngāti Awa) was in Bunnings trying to find a new light for her flat when her phone “started blowing up” with the news that Labour Party MP Grant Robertson wasn’t standing for Wellington Central this year. After receiving a phone call from Chlöe Swarbrick urging her to “just do it bro” and being pestered around Wellington by Green Party Councillor Thomas Nash, Paul said “the stars just aligned” and she decided it was the right time to run for Parliament.
Read MoreStudents are catching on to an apparent vending machine loophole, getting free sweet treats from a machine that dispenses beverages—specifically, Vanilla Coke Zero Sugar—seemingly free of charge. Multiple informants told Salient that when paying with Apple Pay, a machine in the Rankine Brown Library displays a message stating ‘Your account will be billed’, but the billing in question never eventuates.
The past year has been a constant reminder of how much we miss our dear friend Apsara. Though she's no longer with us, her legacy lives on in the memories we cherish and the lessons she taught us.
Read MoreEach year, the government drops a hefty document outlining how they plan to spend taxpayer money over the next 12 months. The budget is typically peppered with exciting initiatives to court voters’ attention, but this year, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins warned us that it would be a “no frills budget”. He really meant it. Budget ‘23 had less frills than a commerce student’s crusty jockeys.
Read MoreVUW has committed to reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions across its campuses by 2030. But it’s not coal boilers that are the problem for this university—it’s natural gas combustion.
Read MoreThe Vice Chancellor is working on a shakeup to the Senior Leadership Team, introducing three new positions and scrapping the current Pro Vice Chancellors.
Read MoreA new club has been erected at the university: Victoria University Virginity Club (@VUWVirgin on Instagram).
Read MoreA new billboard erected above Cuba Street promoting Reality Check Radio has caused controversy amongst Pōneke residents and sparked discussion online. Reality Check Radio (RCR) is a new media venture by Voices For Freedom (VFF), an organisation infamous for promoting disinformation about the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read MoreThe three big contenders are finally known in the race for Wellington Central after National announced that international human rights lawyer Dr Scott Sheeran will contest the seat in this year's general election.
Read MoreTe Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington has announced a new “cost of living scholarship” to help support students as the cost of living soars.
Read MoreRecent disruptive climate protests have riled Wellington motorists, as activists from Restore Passenger Rail (RPR) have blocked roads and glued themselves to highways.
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