Local Produce: Hazmat Monkey
Posted 3:57pm Sunday 27th February 2022 by Zak Rudin
Dunedin’s newest up and coming eclectic musical duo “Hazmat Monkey” have just released their self-titled double album. The album is the first to feature their all-original music, and is truly a force to be reckoned with. Hazmat Monkey first emerged in 2020, when two jazz Read more...
Luude’s remix of Down Under changed my opinion of Drum and Bass
Posted 3:54pm Sunday 27th February 2022 by Annabelle Vaughan
Last year I published a scathing opinion piece about how we need to stop playing so much drum and bass music and why the genre is inherently shit. The article copped a lot of hate and elicited an angry response from Dunedin’s breatha population, but it went on to win an award, so suck on that. Read more...
Red Light Ragers
Posted 3:40pm Sunday 27th February 2022 by Annabelle Vaughan
If you’re anything like me, chances are you spent all summer yearning and lusting after Flo and O. Those dreams came crashing down for all of us on January 28th when Red Light was announced, putting limits on gatherings and restrictions in place. Look, I get it. This shit’s Read more...
Tuvalu Language Week
Posted 2:54pm Sunday 10th October 2021 by Susana Jones
Talofa! It was Tuvalu language week from Sunday 26 September to Saturday 2 October. To learn a bit more about Tuvalu and its language, I talked to Nancy, Fagasele, and Riiti, three beautiful Tuvaluan students here in Dunedin. How would you describe Tuvalu for people who don’t know Read more...
Mako Road: On their upcoming tour, the makings of ‘Stranger Days,’ and post-show rituals
Posted 2:06am Monday 9th August 2021 by Annabelle Vaughan
Four-piece indie rock band Mako Road have been making festival headlines and blasting through radio airwaves across New Zealand for a couple of years now. Their debut album, ‘Stranger Days’, has just been released and the group is set to tour around New Zealand this month. Critic Te Read more...
Te Ao Māori Becomes Compulsory In Law Degrees
Posted 3:47pm Sunday 16th May 2021 by Erin Gourley
Tikanga and te ao Māori will now be taught in all of the core papers of a law degree, after a unanimous vote on Friday 7 May by the Council of Legal Education. The Council of Legal Education sets the requirements for all LLB courses in Aotearoa. President of Te Roopū Whai Read more...
Behind the Scenes: The cast and crew of Capping Show tell all
Posted 4:24pm Sunday 16th May 2021 by Annabelle Vaughan
The annual Otago Capping Show is back for its 127th year, with shows running from May 13 to May 21. Critic sat down to chat with some of the cast and crew to talk about what went into creating this year's performance and everything in between. Actor Lucy, Video Director Alex and Stage Read more...
OPINION: Opinion: You Don’t Have to Go to The Rugby
Posted 9:43pm Friday 26th March 2021 by Oscar Francis
Let’s just be clear on one thing: I’m not being anti-rugby. Rugby is a great game. It’s something that we orientate our identity around, both as individuals and a nation. Going to the stadium gives a lot of us a feeling of fitting in, and stability in an uncertain Read more...
From the Parthenon to the Octagon
Posted 10:21pm Saturday 6th March 2021 by Elliot Weir
The first question Critic asked Sam, as we sat down for an interview in the sun, was how The Bacchae is pronounced. The answer, apparently, is ‘back-eye.’ The play is an ancient Athenian tragedy written by Euripedes, reimagined for a modern audience by a local team led by Read more...
How to Pretend You Know Cricket
Posted 10:37pm Tuesday 2nd March 2021 by Elliot Weir
From deliveries to dismissals, dibbly-dobblers to golden ducks, cricket is an elaborate and perplexing way to waste your time. There are a lot of made-up words involved, like ‘inning’ and ‘wicket’ and ‘dilscoop.’ Aside from white men over the age of 50 and people Read more...
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