The Jurassic World of New Zealand

Posted 12:39pm Sunday 19th July 2015

Inspired by Jurassic World, Amber Allott has gone a little dinosaur crazy. Here she gives you a run-down of New Zealand’s greatest reptilian beasts and the history behind them. People have always been captivated by the majestic reptiles that once roamed our lands, seas and skies. From the Read more...

Commerce Kids Commend New Association

Posted 11:01am Sunday 19th July 2015

Business and commerce students at the University of Otago are celebrating the launch of their new Commerce Students’ Association, COMSA.  The new association was founded by two Otago students, Elliott Chow and Hilary Derrick, following the demise of previous association, OCOM. Derrick Read more...

Religious Education Heads to High Court

Posted 10:59am Sunday 24th May 2015

A complaint about the unfair treatment of a 9-year-old girl whose family opted her out of a Bible in Schools programme has escalated into a High Court battle that could see religious education removed from public schools. The Churches Education Commission, which provides bible courses to 660 Read more...

Liberia Declared Ebola Free

Posted 11:01am Sunday 17th May 2015

On Saturday 9 May the World Health Organisation (WHO) officially declared Liberia free of the Ebola virus. It had been forty-two days since the last Ebola victim in the West-African nation was buried.  During the year-long epidemic, there were 4769 probable, confirmed or suspected Ebola Read more...

Transport Upgrades Won’t Change Prices

Posted 11:13am Sunday 10th May 2015

The Otago Regional Council has met to discuss a transport plan for Otago and Southland, detailing the transport priorities from 2015 to 2021. For Dunedin, the plans include the building of a new central bus hub and protected cycling lanes along State Highway 1. The areas of focus for Dunedin, Read more...

Otago Ranked Top Scientific Institution in NZ

Posted 10:57am Sunday 26th April 2015

In 2014, the University of Otago was the leading publisher of scientific articles for all New Zealand universities, according to an annual report released by the Nature Publishing Group that gives it the highest international ranking of any New Zealand institution. Each year, the Nature Read more...

Drift Trike Trio Takes Baldwin Street

Posted 10:44am Sunday 26th April 2015

Three members of a Christchurch-based drift-triking community, SLIDE Christchurch, took on Baldwin Street as part of a stunt on Saturday 18 April. Harley Jolly (23), Tyson Bar (19) and Nic Roy (18) videoed the descent, which has since gained popularity on social media. “Basically, we do Read more...

Stocks Erected in Memory of Former Proctor

Posted 3:11pm Sunday 29th March 2015

A set of stocks, emblazoned with the words “Proctorial Justice” in large gold letters, have been erected outside the proctor’s office. Unveiled at a ceremony on 25 March, the stocks were erected to commemorate the life and service of former Proctor Ron Chambers. Chambers, who Read more...

Pregnancy Counselling Services Criticised

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 8th March 2015

A n advertisement for Pregnancy Counselling Services (PCS) played on Radio One has been removed due to “numerous complaints” from the public. The advert was also printed in the first two issues of Critic this year. The original advert stated: “On call 24/7, local people who Read more...

Otago Researchers Prep for Diabetes Trial

Posted 6:26pm Sunday 1st March 2015

A group of research scientists from the University of Otago is currently preparing to begin clinical trials of a cure for type 1 diabetes. Led by cell biologist, Dr. Jim Faed, clinical trials are expected to begin within the next two years. The research involves extracting bone marrow from Read more...