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Ashton de Vos, Oscar Lawrence The Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series is all about skateboarding. It's about dropping in, grinding on rails, not giving a fk. It serves as a love letter to skater culture. So, why, in later installments, do you play as the guy fr

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 be capped, or what happens to your student loan once y

International Youth and Students for Social Equality On August 10, a 27-year-old socialist and anti-war activist in Ukraine, Bogdan Syrotiuk, was sentenced by a district court in the Nikolaev region to 15 years in prison. He was convicted of "high treason

Dear dating diary, It may shock you to discover that I have never downloaded a dating app. I got into a long-term relationship pretty young and haven't needed one since we broke up a year ago. Not to sound too up myself, but I haven't really needed to dow

Good news stories (and more) for the planet Kia ora, Salient reader! Welcome to our fortnightly column on the environment, sustainable living, and the small, stubborn act of hope amongst a world on fire! Check in every second week for waste-free recipes,

Belle Garay Blocking your number tomorrow. Will still think of you anyway. (After Lev St. Valentine) The oranges are in season again. Farmer's market pretty. Vibrant as sun. Did you want me to save you some? Probably not, huh? It's fine. We used to make m

Kaleb Evans-Lao When I think about the new AI data centre planned for Makarewa, I think about how I would have responded ten years ago to the idea that a revolutionary new technology was being built in our own backyard-one that promised to completely chan

Weekly Pacific Politics with Otis Whinney That time of year I know you've all waited for with baited breath has finally arrived. I am, of course, talking about the Pacific Islands Forum, where the leaders of the Pacific congregate to hash out the big issu

An autopsy of design in VUWSA campaigns Reuben Smith Once again, it's that time of year. It's the time of vaguely recognisable faces plastering the university noticeboards. It's the time of randomly discovering an acquaintance of yours has a passing inter

Dance-Floor Romance Chris Tse's laureate collection is a sweet-talking triumph Chris Tse was Aotearoa New Zealand's Poet Laureate from 2022 to 2025, and did the job so well that the National Library literally extended the term of its laureates by a year a