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Critic’s Oldest Living Editor: Paul Oestreicher
Posted 2:51pm Monday 13th October 2025 by Iris Hehir
Long before he was a peace campaigner, a priest, or a friend of Desmond Tutu, Paul Oestreicher was an enemy alien. His family had fled fascism, seeking refuge in Dunedin – a city that offered safety, but not quite acceptance. In Dunedin, the Oestreicher family were reported by neighbours, Read more...
Local Body Elections Mini-Mag
Posted 11:01am Tuesday 7th October 2025 by OUSA Exec
Brown Brilliance
Posted 10:46pm Saturday 4th October 2025 by Heeni Koero Te Rerenoa (Sky)
It was the issue no one could get their hands on. Copies of the Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori themed issue flew off the stands, and the kōrero reached corners of the motu that a Dunedin-based publication doesn’t usually touch. This year, Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori wasn’t just Read more...
Confessions of a Quiz Addict: Tips, Tricks & Free Chips
Posted 12:34am Monday 29th September 2025 by Aksha John
My name is Aksha, and I’m addicted to quizzing. It all started in high school, with our chaotic, last-minute house quiz competition that I joined on a whim. Not expecting much, I somehow found myself buzzing in faster than anyone else. Each correct answer sent a tiny rush of triumph Read more...
Everything That’s Happened Since 2019
Posted 6:21pm Sunday 21st September 2025 by Giorgia Fletcher and Grace Verryt
CW, TW: Discussions of sexual violence. Sexual harm is prevalent, invasive, and underacknowledged on campus, whether we want to admit it or not. Three weeks into the academic year, Thursdays in Black (TiB) – the Otago branch of a national student-led sexual harm prevention Read more...
OUSA & Te Rōpū Māori Candidate Blurbs
Posted 5:35pm Sunday 21st September 2025 by Critic Staff
Voting is open from Monday, September 22nd at 9am until Thursday the 25th at 4pm for the Otago University Students Association Executive and the Te Rōpū Māori Te Rito. Here are your candidates. OUSA President – Leads the Executive and serves as the primary Read more...
Te Reo o Te Moana
Posted 2:10pm Monday 15th September 2025 by Te Āwhina Pounamu Waikaramihi (Ngāpuhi, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāi Tahu)
Nā Te Āwhina-Pounamu-Waikaramihi (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu, Ngāti Hine, Te Hikutū, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tahu, Waitaha, Kāti Māmoe) Kiringāua Cassidy (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāpuhi, Ngāi Takoto, Te Āti Awa, Read more...
From Vegas to the Valley: A Taste of Mita
Posted 2:01pm Monday 15th September 2025 by Jessie-Jade Witeri (Ngāti Whakāue, Te Whakatōhea, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Whanaunga)
Matariki Cribb-Fox (Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Ngāti Apa) Shakayla Alapaki-Andrews (Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Mahuta, Pare Hauraki, Ngāti Paoa, Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Waitaha, Niue) When people think about Te Reo Māori, they often imagine one neat, Read more...
Broke, Hungry, and Over It: How Aotearoa New Zealand’s Supermarket Duopoly Hurts Students
Posted 6:00pm Sunday 7th September 2025 by Abby Wallace
We’ve all been there: standing in the checkout line, staring at your sad basket of instant noodles, cheap bread, and maybe some reduced to clear mince. When you’re down to your final $25 for the week and faced with the choice between a box or fresh veggies to get you through the weekend, Read more...
What Would Happen If There Was A Zombie Apocalypse (And How to Survive It)
Posted 10:35pm Sunday 24th August 2025 by Hanna Varrs
On March 25, 2020, Aotearoa New Zealand declared a nationwide state of national emergency and moved to Alert Level 4 in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. I remember how surreal it was – like something out of a low-budget movie. It affected everyone. If you’d told anyone before it Read more...
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