Potion Recipes
Sometimes no amount of logical thinking, communication, or personal growth can save you. Sometimes you need something a bit stronger: a little divine intervention, a sprinkle of fairy dust, and true manifestation. After years of research (and several misfortunate magical accidents), Critic Te Ārohi has compiled the most student-relevant potion recipes in all the land. So next time you’re dealing with one of these classic Dunners...Which Shrek Character Are You?
With Shrek 5’s teaser trailer finally out, it was only a matter of time before Critic Te Ārohi asked the important questions. Are you an emotionally stunted ogre? A professional yapper? Or just Lord Farquaad with a student loan? There's only one way to find out. 1. You’ve committed tax fraud and need to make a run for it to a land far, far away. Where do you start your new life? a. People are after me!...Opinion: Can The OUSA Exec Get It The Fuck Together?
The OUSA Executive appears to be sick of its current structure, floating changes that would see the death of the Post Graduate Representative and Political Representative, plus the rebirth of a Disability Representative. On behalf of esteemed publication Critic Te Ārohi, I would like formally apologise for a lack of coverage on the matter, but I’m as fucking confused as anyone else is regarding the changes. In any case, a Student...TIB’s ‘What I Was Wearing’ Exhibit A Success
Content Warning: Sexual violence, child sexual abuse, rape, intimate partner violence Thursdays in Black’s (TiB) ‘What I Was Wearing’ exhibit was held last week, and after an incredibly powerful and confronting walk through, Critic Te Ārohi sat down with a few members of the TiB team to talk about the display. The exhibit, held in the Main Common Room, involved a series of displays of items of clothing that...Orange Sky Ōtepoti: A Place Of Smiles, Clean Clothes and Kōrero
Orange Sky, a charity that provides free laundry services to alleviate homelessness and hardship, opened its first location south of Ōtautahi this year — right here, in Ōtepoti. We at Critic Te Ārohi were tumbling over ourselves to see how it's been getting along since it opened in April, and how they’re helping our community. Orange Sky was born just over the ditch in Brisbane, back in 2018. Offering the...Shell Armour Oil Review
Now, as a Knight of the Pound Table, I must say that I have tried my fair share of armour lube. I tend toward a low sheen, noise reducing, odourless oil. The Shell Amour Oil is just that, with the added bonuses of being perfectly neutral and...
Editorial: Once Upon A Time…
Once upon a time, there was a student magazine called Critic Te Ārohi. And it was the best publication in the entire world. I am super proud of this issue, but it feels wrong to be writing this editorial. That’s because this issue belongs...
University: A Story Of Your Own Making
Hear ye! Hear ye! It's your Post Grad Rep back for another Exec column! More often than not, the greatest stories and fairytales we know are born from the realities of the world we live in....
Critical Tribune: Dragon Causes Damage To St David’s Building
Students trying to start the lock-in early last week might have had a bit of a shock when a 20-metre-long Western dragon decided...
Local Produce: Sogg
Off the back of their second proper EP, teenage noise-rockers Sogg have confidently asserted themselves as one of the most exciting and interesting bands in the Ōtepoti music scene. Their sound is explosive, sonically tending toward the crushingly loud,...
Letters: Issue 18 2026
Tēnā koutou Te Ārohi While traipsing the tiled halls of the Robertson I saw posters for this year's Law Revue, and was disappointed to see the theme: a parody of Harry Potter (Harry Notter: The Boy Who Passed). I just want to remind...
Horoscopes: Issue 18 2026
Aries Fire burns bright in your heart, yet the one you seek may be blinded by flames. You leap toward peaks high in the heavens, but mind thy step – don’t mistake treacherous lands for a safe haven. Your fairytale:...
Crossword Answers - Issue 18 2026
ACROSS: 1 - Excalibur 5 - Heart 9 - Rivendell 10 - Yeti 11 - Lord Farquaad 13 - Pea 14 - Shellphone 18 - Tea 20 - Genovia 21 - Unicorn 23 - Beanstalk 24 - Suspicious Stew DOWN: 1...
