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Horoscopes: Issue 2 2026

Posted 2:39pm Sunday 1st March 2026 by The Orb

Pisces It's time to go for another round of groceries, because that fuzzy mush in the back of your fridge will not sustain you. Break open your piggy bank and have a cry in New World when you see how much eggs cost this week. If you were a drug you'd be: Ritalin Capricorn Your Read more...

Crossword Answers - Issue 2 2026

Posted 1:53pm Sunday 1st March 2026 by The Quizzler

Across 1. Jumanji 4. Gorilla 7. Goo 9. Tuatara 10. Brainiac 12. Taxidermy 13. Asian 14. Trickles 16. Moa 17. Hot 19. MCs 22. Negative 23. Cheetah 24. Enigma 26. Edward Norton 27. Pi   Down 1. Jabba the Hutt 2. Activist 3. IG 4. Read more...

Editorial: Where did all the pages go?

Posted 1:51pm Sunday 1st March 2026 by Hanna Varrs

Last year, Gryffin and I were faced with one of the first tough decisions we’d need to make as Co-Editors. Critic is funded by OUSA, and due to the increasing cost pressures they face, Critic changing to a fortnightly publication was pretty much all but confirmed. We fought hard to make sure Read more...

Editorial: An Obituary to $4 Lunch (2021-2025)

Posted 3:12pm Sunday 22nd February 2026 by Hanna Varrs

It was the first day of Ori last week, and underneath the (short-lived) sun of a packed-tent city, our shit was rocked. After innocently opening an Instagram story from our friends OUSA Clubs & Socs, $4 Lunch had been unceremonially rebirthed as $5 Lunch. What seemed like the last bastion of Read more...

Crossword Answers - Issue 1 2026

Posted 2:36pm Sunday 22nd February 2026 by The Quizzler

ACROSS: 1. Lex Luthor 5. Skrillex 10. GG 11. Androids 12. Narcotic 14. Ellie 16. IT 17. Drank 20. Slasher 21. EN 22. Act 23. Settings 27. Yellowstone 29. Ghoulish 31. Bog 32. Ringtone 34. Horse 37. Up 38. Kiwi 39. Moe 40. Splinter 42. DS 43. FBI 46. Raisins 47. EA 48. Read more...

Te Rōpū Māori – Māori Students Association

Posted 2:26pm Sunday 22nd February 2026 by Te Rōpū Māori

Te Rito is the Student Executive team for Te Rōpū Māori and is made up of Tumuaki Takirua (Co-Presidents), Kaihāpai (Treasurer), Kaipāpāho Matua (Communications Officer), Kaiwhakahaere Kaupapa (Social and Events Officer), Ngā Āpiha Hauora (Co-Recreation and Read more...

OUSA Exec: Welcome Message

Posted 2:16pm Sunday 22nd February 2026 by Daniel Leamy

Kia ora students,  I hope everyone has recovered from the recent lashing of rain and enjoyed O-week. It’s always chaotic, exciting, and at times overwhelming, but it’s also one of the things that makes being an Otago student so special.  You’re part of an incredibly Read more...

Mi Goreng Graduate: Greek Traybake

Posted 4:25pm Monday 13th October 2025 by Ruby Hudson

We have arrived at the final recipe of the year! Greek traybake is my all time favourite dinner so it felt like an apt way to finish up my column at the fabulous Critic Te Ārohi. This recipe is totally hands off to cook, uses seasonal ingredients, and is utterly delicious. In my opinion you Read more...

Booze Review: Jam Shed Shiraz

Posted 4:18pm Monday 13th October 2025 by Joan of Rark

Hello team, Joan here. I would just like to take a moment to point out (not that it hasn't been mentioned by every other bastard in the twenty something pages you went through to get here) it is the last issue for 2025. With that comes some sad goodbyes, particularly Miss Boss Lady, Nina Read more...

Local Produce: Kesi.ink

Posted 4:12pm Monday 13th October 2025 by Jonathan McCabe

For the final edition of the year, one brave soul got our logo tattooed onto her tricep. Tevya Faed, one of Critic Te Ārohi’s finest illustrators added to her collection of tattoo’s booking in for an appointment with her go-to tattoo artist, Kesi. In a post-match interview with Read more...