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Booze Review: Bay & Barnes Chardonnay

Posted 11:39pm Sunday 9th March 2025 by Gin Swigmore

A wise man once said to never start your wine drinking journey with expensive wines, because then the cheap shit will taste even worse.  Upon ignoring this advice, I quickly learned that the only thing better than an expensive bottle was a free one, especially when it’s stolen from Read more...

OUSA Exec: BDS Explained

Posted 11:36pm Sunday 9th March 2025 by Jett Groshinski

BDS is a global movement launched in 2005 by Palestinian civil society, inspired by South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement. It is a non-violent campaign applying economic and political pressure to encourage compliance with international human rights law through: Boycott – Avoiding Read more...

In the Cage: Throwing away the key

Posted 11:12pm Sunday 9th March 2025 by Jordan Irvine

Reader’s note: This column has been in the works since the 30th of July 2024. Welcome to the Cage. As Critic’s designated pop culture expert, I have been a fan of films for a very long time. This often manifested as becoming obsessed with one particular actor's work in a given Read more...

Horoscopes: Issue 3 2025

Posted 11:08pm Sunday 9th March 2025 by Critic

Pisces Your delulu optimism will be the only thing keeping you going this week. The whole world will be trying to drag you down but thank GOD for your rose tinted glasses. Just keep your head up and live like that motto on your mum's tea towels: keep on keeping on.  Your Body Mod: Brow Read more...

Editorial: That Scarfie Stereotype

Posted 11:04pm Sunday 9th March 2025 by Nina Brown

After recent interactions with national media, I’ve grown a little tired of the way Dunedin students are stereotyped.  Bless them, they’re genuinely intrigued by the spectacle of students burning couches in the street, stealing cones by the thousands, and squatting in our mouldy Read more...

Mi Goreng Graduate: Red Lentil Dhal

Posted 8:19pm Sunday 2nd March 2025 by Ruby Hudson

Serves: 6 Time: 30 mins  Price: $ This week we have a tasty meal that will satiate vegetarians, vegans, meat-eaters and everything in-between. You can’t go past a good red lentil dhal when craving something comforting, cheap and speedy. Using mostly pantry staples, this recipe Read more...

Local Produce: Nic Sick

Posted 7:57pm Sunday 2nd March 2025 by Jonathan McCabe

Nic Sick broke into Ōtepoti’s live music scene just as 2024 was drawing to a close. Having formed in halls, the new year has brought a bit of uncertainty, with fewer members and fewer practice spaces. However, the excitement of the unknown has kept the momentum going.   James Read more...

Letters: Issue 2 2025

Posted 6:54pm Sunday 2nd March 2025 by Critic

LETTERS POLICY Letters should be 150 words or fewer. The deadline is Thursday at 5pm. Get them into Critic by emailing us at critic@critic.co.nz. Letters of a serious nature directly addressing a specific group or individual will not be published under a pseudonym, except in extraordinary Read more...

Horoscopes: Issue 2 2025

Posted 6:46pm Sunday 2nd March 2025 by Critic

Aries Energies are high at the start of the week, with lots of aesthetic sunrises, Instagram stories, and study seshes. But that doesn't last long. When the burnout hits mid-Wednesday, remember that it's not even a month into uni and that try-hard shit can wait till after mid-sem Read more...

From the Archives: 1981 Critic Editor Chris Trotter reflects on covering the Springbok Tour

Posted 6:42pm Sunday 2nd March 2025 by Chris Trotter

Chris Trotter, political commentator and 1981 Critic Te Ārohi editor, reflects on his experience reporting on the contreversial Springbok tour and the role of student media. The 56 days of the 1981 Springbok Tour weren’t the whole story – the before and after were just as Read more...

Editorial: From the Archives

Posted 4:38pm Sunday 2nd March 2025 by Nina Brown

Critic Te Ārohi turns 100 this year – and we need your help to celebrate.  Over summer, Iris (Features Editor) got cracking on research for the centenary book we’ve proposed. The idea is that she would take a year off her studies to work full-time on digging through the Read more...

Debatable: Chasers: Yay or Nay?

Posted 4:31pm Sunday 2nd March 2025 by Gryffin Blockley

Chasers: Yay First of all, just because you want to have a chaser doesn’t mean that you can’t handle a shot at all. Let’s dispel that common myth. Pres are meant to be a wholesome experience; if there’s a way to decrease the grossness, why not go for it?  Nights Read more...

Booze Review: Woodstock Whiskey Lemonade

Posted 4:19pm Sunday 2nd March 2025 by Gin Swigmore

Woodstock have officially hopped on the ‘soft drinks made alcoholic’ bandwagon with the release of their Ginger Ale and Whiskey Lemonade. This move seems to follow on from the trend of brands making ‘healthy’ RTDs, which just taste like water that’s been left in your Read more...

Local Produce: The Dumpling Lady

Posted 6:56pm Sunday 23rd February 2025 by Jonathan McCabe

The art of building a community through dumplings often gets lost in the fold. If you’re fiending a feed on campus, the best place to head is 'The Dumpling Lady'. Here, perched in the shade of Union Hall across from the OUSA arches, you'll find Catherine Page and her trusty Read more...

Booze Review: Emerson’s Dirty Bird IPA

Posted 6:49pm Sunday 23rd February 2025 by Gin Swigmore

Welcome back to another year of booze. We’re kicking things off with a bang thanks to the new Emerson’s Dirty Bird, the latest member of the Bird Dog family for all you IPA nerds. Though new on the scene, Dirty Bird is sure to become a household name with its captivating taste, one Read more...

Debatable: Should we throw eggs at freshers?

Posted 6:46pm Sunday 23rd February 2025 by Hanna Varrs

Against Yeah, you’re a first-year student. A fresher. But isn’t the whole ‘egg the fresher’ trope overdone? Come up with something funnier, @therestofthestudentbody. Pick on someone your own size instead of a bunch of vulnerable 17 and 18-year-olds (weird when you put it Read more...

Mi Goreng Graduate: Burger Bowls

Posted 6:36pm Sunday 23rd February 2025 by Ruby Hudson

Hello and welcome to another year of Critic Te Ārohi recipes! We are kicking off the year with something fresh, tasty and customisable that the whole flat will love. This is a take on a classic burger, just with the fun twist of deconstruction and bowl-ifying to make it feel fancy. Feel free to Read more...

OUSA Exec: OUSA's Five Big Issues

Posted 6:29pm Sunday 23rd February 2025 by Liam White

Nau mai, haere ma – whether you’re stepping onto campus for the first time or back for another year, welcome to Otago! I hope you’ve had a chance to recharge over the break, because what’s ahead is everything that makes student life special – long nights, great Read more...

Horoscopes: Issue 1 2025

Posted 5:57pm Sunday 23rd February 2025 by Critic

Aquarius The new year's goals crumbled pretty early, but that doesn't mean you need to wait until next year to quit those naughty habits. Try giving up the vape, hitting the books and giving your vibrator a deep clean. Fav moment of Ori: Monday in U-Bar! Pisces It’s your season, Read more...

Editorial: The City of Spokes

Posted 5:44pm Sunday 23rd February 2025 by Nina Brown

Welcome back, suckers! Welcome back to a new year of living it large at the cosiest wee campus-based university that Aotearoa has to offer. Now that I once again have you all by the balls of editorial control, here’s my pitch: make North Dunedin a City of Spokes.  In a move almost as Read more...