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A Broad View | Issue 3

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 8th March 2015 by Ally Willen

My knees still ache, and I waddle to class with swollen feet. Completing my first Great Walk, the Kepler Track, was as beautiful as it was painful. I came to New Zealand with intentions of answering each invitation with a firm “yes” because I didn’t want to miss out on any Read more...

David Clark | Issue 3

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 8th March 2015 by David Clark

Volunteering is the unsung hero of nationhood. It provides valuable social glue, and it offers a window into worlds beyond the day to day. Recently, I spent a morning with a bunch of other “volunteers” supporting Mal Law’s bid to run 50 mountain marathons in 50 days. Mal’s #high50challenge Read more...

Crush on Campus | Issue 3

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 8th March 2015 by The Clown of your Dreams

Each week Critic wants to hear from you if you’re struggling to approach the man or woman of your dreams. Does she always sit on that front row seat and give the lecturer far more attention than you’re comfortable with? Does he stroll past your window each morning and your only attempts Read more...

Skeptic Schism | Issue 3

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 8th March 2015 by Wee Doubt

There’s nothing like a shitty cold to make you feel terrible for a week and turn you into a disgusting walking bag of mucous: mucous that makes a frequent and dramatic exit via two small portals on your face. If there were a medication I could take to stop me from getting a cold for the rest of my Read more...

Editorial | Issue 3

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 8th March 2015 by Josie Cochrane

F or this issue (Issue 3 already!), we interviewed Kiesza. She gave an insane performance last Thursday night for the Orientation Afterparty, and we were lucky enough to meet her. She was genuine, very cool, and wore the coolest dungarees I’ve ever seen. One of the things she spoke to Read more...

Love is Blind | Issue 2

Posted 6:26pm Sunday 1st March 2015 by Lovebirds

Critic’s infamous blind date column brings you weekly shutdowns, hilariously mismatched pairs, and the occasional hookup. Each week, we lure two singletons to Di Lusso, ply them with food and alcohol, then wait for their reports to arrive in our inbox. If this sounds like you, email Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 2

Posted 6:26pm Sunday 1st March 2015 by Steph Taylor

A new player in the weapons market was discovered at the recent Highlanders game. Better keep this one on the lowdown so ISIS doesn’t find out. Must have been a slow news day. Although who wouldn’t want a hat of the day featured in their newspaper every day. Read more...

From the Back of the Class | Issue 2

Posted 6:26pm Sunday 1st March 2015 by Finbar Noble

G enghis Khan was not only a mass-murdering psychopath but also a pretty interesting guy. He was born sometime around 1162AD (accurate birth records were somewhat scarce on the Mongolian tundra) and given the name Temujin, meaning “of iron”. Temujin united the Mongolian tribes under one Read more...

Science, Bitches | Issue 2

Posted 6:26pm Sunday 1st March 2015 by Emma Cotton

Right now, your eyes are following the lines of this article, sending the black marks that make up letters to your brain where they are interpreted. This task, which we perform every day, is so complex that we are the only life forms that can do it. How is it possible, then, that we formed from Read more...

A Broad View | Issue 2

Posted 6:26pm Sunday 1st March 2015 by Emma Lodes

I t’s night, the stars are out and a bonfire is burning wildly in the middle of the road. Green shards of glass from smashed bottles are strewn about the flames. I peer closer at the fire, fearing what could be burning in there. Then I see … a ratty old couch. On the street corner, the Read more...