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Horoscopes: Issue 16 2025

Posted 5:30pm Saturday 26th July 2025 by The Orb

Pisces Do something this week that will leave a lasting impact for others to remember you by. The moon is drawing you away from others, but you're a social creature so whether you start a new club or graffiti half the flats on Castle St, you need to make an impact so big you'll be Read more...

Editorial: It Happened, I Went to a Split-Screened Rave

Posted 5:29pm Saturday 26th July 2025 by Nina Brown

I went to a split-screened rave last week. Picture this: a boiler room on the top floor of The Grand in Wellington. Frothing crowd of mid-20s, sunglasses on (despite the dark) and exposed skin slick with sweat, surrounding the DJ. And above it all, Minecraft and Subway Surfers projected onto an Read more...

Debatable: Is “breaking the seal” real?

Posted 5:26pm Saturday 26th July 2025 by Adam Stitely

No So, you’re racing like a pisshorse. Is it a) because you drank five 330ml cans (1.65L) in thirty minutes, or b) because you took a piss after drinking five 330ml cans in thirty minutes.  Ones who answered A would argue that getting on the piss has a science behind it. It’s Read more...

Local Produce: Saints: The Card Game

Posted 5:10pm Saturday 26th July 2025 by Jonathan McCabe

Following his tenure at Critic Te Ārohi as 2019 Editor, one marked by “that” Knox College investigation and a war on shady landlords, Charlie O’Mannin has managed to keep himself busy. The Dunedin local turned indie board game creator hopes that his most recent venture helps Read more...

Mi Goreng Graduate: Pesto Pasta

Posted 5:18pm Saturday 19th July 2025 by Ruby Hudson

Time: 45 mins  Serves: 5  Price: $$ At this time of year it’s always handy to have a really quick meal to whip up mid week that’ll get you tucked up and cosy asap! This pesto pasta is a speedy, versatile and delicious option that everyone will enjoy, and maybe even Read more...

Moaningful Confessions: Acquaintance with Disadvantages

Posted 5:08pm Saturday 19th July 2025 by Critic

Have something juicy to tell us? Send your salacious stories to moaningful@critic.co.nz. Submissions remain anonymous. When I was 19, I started sleeping with a 29-year-old man who thought he was incredibly charming in a sort of post-ironic, tortured-intellectual kind of way. I mostly just Read more...

Booze Review: Monsuta Lemon Chu-Hai

Posted 5:02pm Saturday 19th July 2025 by Joan of Rark

WSG (What’s good) my pimps, playaz, and operators! It is I, Joan of the Rark, presenting to you what I would like to call “Japanese Codys” (JCs). This is for two reasons: 1) I cannot remember what they are actually called (chur to my editor for fixing the title), and 2) I believe Read more...

OUSA Exec: Lecture Recordings Policy Update

Posted 4:57pm Saturday 19th July 2025 by Stella Lynch

Good mythical morning wee Critic readers. I am ever so happy that you flicked to the back of the mag and laid your eyes upon our humble Exec column. If you’ve stopped reading already, you suck. It’s that time of year where we all get a fresh gust of wind to tide us through the Read more...

Local Produce: Jess Lord

Posted 4:43pm Saturday 19th July 2025 by Molly Smith-Soppet

‘Breaking your face’ would probably deter anyone from a sport they love, but not Jess Lord. Jess did exactly that – nose and cheekbone broken after going face first into a ledge. Now a second-year physio student, she's basically doing her own post-injury rehab in the form of a Read more...

Horoscopes: Issue 15 2025

Posted 4:41pm Saturday 19th July 2025 by The Orb

Pisces You're a little ‘in your feels’ this week and the weather is pushing you closer and closer to seasonal depression. Push yourself to get out of bed a little earlier every day and by the end of the week you will have a smile back on that dial!  What dinosaur are you: Read more...