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Local Produce: L Hotel

Posted 3:59pm Sunday 4th October 2020 by Fox Meyer

Up-and-coming band L Hotel, who formed a powerhouse threesome from previous band the Shitz, have recently been hitting Dunedin stages and blessing our ears with funky covers we all know and love. Critic caught up with bassist and ex-Radio 1 host Dave Borrie after a job interview. He did not get the Read more...

Hoarders: The Stories Behind Student Election Steals

Posted 3:58pm Sunday 4th October 2020 by Annabelle Vaughan

It’s the most wonderful, most polarizing time of 2020. Election season. Every three years, election hoardings from different political parties pop up around Dunedin, displaying the politicians vying for your vote (which you should definitely cast). But North Dunedin is probably not the best Read more...

How to Hypothetically Chuck a Hāngi Pit in Your Flat Yard

Posted 3:56pm Sunday 4th October 2020 by Kaiya Cherrington

Hāngi is iconic; the food that connects us to our ancestors, the best treat for all. Most importantly, forget your expensive, overhyped ham - Hāngi is the best Christmas dish, prove me wrong. Hāngi, as we all know, takes a huge amount of work. You have to dig a hole, find the Read more...

‘Better Than a Funeral’: Balancing Being a Good Flatmate and Looking After Yourself

Posted 9:47pm Thursday 24th September 2020 by Sophia Carter Peters

CW: Mental illness and suicide Moving into a hall or your first flat is insanely cool, especially moving in with friends who you know will make your year an absolute liability, but an amazing experience. Binge drinking on a Tuesday night with morning classes the next day and maccas runs at 3 am Read more...

Theia: Bringing Old School Wisdom into the Modern World

Posted 4:23pm Sunday 13th September 2020 by Sophia Carter Peters

Christchurch-born artist Theia (or Em-Haley Walker when she’s not on stage) has shaken up Kiwi pop as we know it with her own unapologetic spin to the genre. Nestled in her certified bangers is a softer, more personal touch, soon to have a space of its very own. Between stacking up songwriting Read more...

Participating in Mahuru Māori but my reo isn’t good

Posted 3:59pm Sunday 13th September 2020 by Kaiya Cherrington

Mahuru Māori is the annual challenge set to everyone in the effort to normalise and integrate Māori language into everyday lives. The challenge, set by Paraone Gloyne of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa in 2014, has grown immensely. In the first year, only three people participated, but in 2019 Read more...

IT'S NOT THAT DEEP - stick n pokes, a guide

Posted 10:30pm Thursday 10th September 2020 by Kate Yule

Stick and pokes are nothing new. Egyptians were doing it thousands of years ago, however recently it seems a bunch of bored students are too. Whether it's Caitlin who wants to spice up her personality by getting a lightning bolt tattooed on her finger, or your local breather with his nickname Read more...

Local Produce: Hannah Martin

Posted 10:28pm Thursday 10th September 2020 by Sinead Gill

Hannah Martin isn’t a Dunedin local, but Critic is officially claiming her as one of Dunedin and Studentville’s best emerging artists. She submitted her piece, “The Creation of Dunners”, to the OUSA Art Exhibition, and describes that piece like she does her other work: Read more...

Local Produce | Adelaide Cara

Posted 9:48pm Thursday 3rd September 2020 by Sophia Carter Peters

Radio One’s soundwave angel Adelaide Cara is bringing a darker sound to the Dunedin music scene. As a local producer and the vocalist of Milpool, they are a force to be reckoned with. They plan on leaving a supernatural mark on music – their instrumentals can only be described as Read more...

Bargain Box: Is It Worth It?

Posted 9:47pm Thursday 3rd September 2020 by Kaiya Cherrington

Trying to plan and decide what to eat for dinner takes up too much time in the day. Time that could be better-spent binge-watching Netflix shows with your flatmates and avoiding pending assignments. If you’re anything like me, eating like a rat is what gets us through the day. It’s not Read more...