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Dunedin Dating Red Flags:
Posted 4:54pm Sunday 6th March 2022 by Annabelle Vaughan
The start of every semester is always the start of a new beginning. New papers, new friends, new flats and new parties. It is also always the beginning of new romances. Perhaps you have a cute neighbour in your hall, or there’s someone you’ve got your eye on in a lecture (or Zoom call). Read more...
How did you get Covid?
Posted 4:42pm Sunday 6th March 2022 by Elliot Weir
Everyone knows that your current outfit and legal name can predict your susceptibility to viruses, so here’s a quick and easy way to forecast the future of your immune system. Colour of Your Top + Star sign + Third letter of first name = How you got Covid Colour of the top Read more...
Local Produce: Hazmat Monkey
Posted 3:57pm Sunday 27th February 2022 by Zak Rudin
Dunedin’s newest up and coming eclectic musical duo “Hazmat Monkey” have just released their self-titled double album. The album is the first to feature their all-original music, and is truly a force to be reckoned with. Hazmat Monkey first emerged in 2020, when two jazz Read more...
Luude’s remix of Down Under changed my opinion of Drum and Bass
Posted 3:54pm Sunday 27th February 2022 by Annabelle Vaughan
Last year I published a scathing opinion piece about how we need to stop playing so much drum and bass music and why the genre is inherently shit. The article copped a lot of hate and elicited an angry response from Dunedin’s breatha population, but it went on to win an award, so suck on that. Read more...
Becoming the Alpha Flatmate
Posted 3:52pm Sunday 27th February 2022 by Sophie Hursthouse
There’s always an Alpha Flatmate. From the get go, it’s always about them, their schedule and their drama while the rest of the flat is demoted to peasantry. Never mind the fact that being the Alpha Flatmate is a sure sign of a manipulative, sadistic, and egomaniacal personality. Anyway, Read more...
Cafe Study Spots
Posted 3:46pm Sunday 27th February 2022 by Annabelle Vaughan
Often, the university libraries can somehow make you feel both agoraphobic and claustrophobic, bored and overwhelmed. More times than not, you’ll find yourself staring at the dull ceilings of Central hating every moment that passes by. With the announcement of online classes, as well as the Read more...
Red Light Ragers
Posted 3:40pm Sunday 27th February 2022 by Annabelle Vaughan
If you’re anything like me, chances are you spent all summer yearning and lusting after Flo and O. Those dreams came crashing down for all of us on January 28th when Red Light was announced, putting limits on gatherings and restrictions in place. Look, I get it. This shit’s Read more...
Student Makes the Big Screen
Posted 12:52pm Friday 28th January 2022 by Fox Meyer
At least one student has made it into the cast (but not the credits) of The Royal Treatment, the Netflix movie filmed in Dunedin last year. It was dark in the room where Critic met with Reid. He sat at a laptop, watching and re-watching an eight second clip of The Royal Treatment. In Read more...
Fuck, I Can’t Cook!
Posted 3:14pm Sunday 10th October 2021 by Alice Taylor
Nachos Nachos are one of those typical flat meals that can be dreadfully boring or terribly exciting. I think this recipe falls under the latter category. Nachos are already fantastic, but when you cover the whole thing in cheese sauce, it is made even better. I also recommend purchasing some Read more...
Local Produce: Elliot Gray
Posted 3:12pm Sunday 10th October 2021 by Sean Gourley
Elliot Gray is an ex-Otago student who creates planters in the shape of various genitalia as a side hustle. His business has been a huge success, with a penis-themed post reaching millions on Facebook. Elliot 3D prints the pots. His interest in 3D printing started while he was studying IT at Read more...
Fijian Language Week
Posted 2:58pm Sunday 10th October 2021 by Susana Jones
Bula brass! Fijian language week was from Sunday 3 October to Saturday 9 October, my personal favourite because Fiji is my homeland. I talked to some of my Fijian matavuvale (family) down here in Dunners to learn some more about my own culture, and to learn about their experiences being stunning Read more...
Tuvalu Language Week
Posted 2:54pm Sunday 10th October 2021 by Susana Jones
Talofa! It was Tuvalu language week from Sunday 26 September to Saturday 2 October. To learn a bit more about Tuvalu and its language, I talked to Nancy, Fagasele, and Riiti, three beautiful Tuvaluan students here in Dunedin. How would you describe Tuvalu for people who don’t know Read more...
An Interview with @dunedinsoftbois
Posted 2:50pm Sunday 10th October 2021 by Asia Martusia King
Meet the admin of @dunedinsoftbois, an Instagram account showcasing Ōtepoti’s finest bachelors. Their mission is to expose the ghastly Tinder messages from the vintage-sweater-wearing, Marlboro-smoking, e-girl yearning fuckboys who understand David Lynch more than you ever will. They Read more...
What's your NewstalkZB headline?
Posted 2:41pm Sunday 10th October 2021 by Critic
Favourite colour + star sign + second letter of first name + fashion decade = headline Your Favourite Colour Red - ‘Outrageous’: Orange - BREAKING: Yellow - Kate Hawkesby: Blue - Opinion: Green - ‘About time’: Purple - Heather du Read more...
The Best and Worst Flats in Dunedin
Posted 2:34pm Sunday 10th October 2021 by Annabelle Vaughan
Last week, Critic Te Arohi and OUSA ran a competition to find the best and worst flats within Dunedin. Thanks to our sponsors, the almighty Delivereasy, the winners netted themselves some sweet $200 vouchers, while the runners-up received $100 vouchers. Our judges were local Labour MP Rachel Read more...
Local Produce: Dale Kerrigan
Posted 12:19am Saturday 2nd October 2021 by Sean Gourley
Dale Kerrigan are a local noise rock band that has been playing gigs all over NZ this year. Shlee’s vocals over a crashing backdrop gives Dale Kerrigan a distinctive sound. They recently released their first album on Spotify. Their sonic tonic consists of Shlee on guitar, her brother Josh on Read more...
Opinion: Stop Playing so Much DnB at Parties
Posted 12:17am Saturday 2nd October 2021 by Annabelle Vaughan
It’s a Saturday night. The breathas and beezys are out in North Dunedin. The only thing accompanying them is a box of piss, their trusty vape, and promises to themselves that they are going to break. The notorious party streets are full of people and the rumbling, shaking sound of drum and Read more...
MASKS, MASKS, MASKS!
Posted 12:15am Saturday 2nd October 2021 by Aiman Amerul Muner
If there is one thing that everyone can agree on about masks is that: THEY ARE EVERYWHERE. Since the first reported case Covid-19 arrived in Aotearoa in early 2020, we have been told that the best way to protect ourselves is to wear a face mask. People shopped for masks to a point where in some Read more...
L Hotel: Dunedin’s triple threat trio
Posted 12:14am Saturday 2nd October 2021 by Annabelle Vaughan
Ōtepoti band L Hotel are known for many things. Pint Night gigs, being objectively cool blokes, playing covers, and releasing all round good tunes. The trio, which consists of former reality TV star and bassist Dave Borrie (Taurus sun), drummer Fred Richardson (Leo sun), and guitarist Jono Read more...
A Slam Poem Curated from Your Studentville Wifi Names
Posted 12:11am Saturday 2nd October 2021 by Asia Martusia King
Hey there. Nice Cock. You looking for a New Flat with cheap rent? Head down to LoserVille: location, Gang land. Somewhere in the Alley on DundASS street, we have all the Beer Necessities you need. You want entertainment? We got you. Fuck Gamers Read more...
Power Ranking Night ‘n Day’s Tuesday Deals
Posted 12:10am Saturday 2nd October 2021 by Annabelle Vaughan
As poor students, there is nothing we love more than cheap food. Luckily, Night ‘n Day provides such a service with their monthly Tuesday deals. A few years ago, they used to only be $2, but thanks to capitalism, prices have since been on the increase and now sit more around the $3 to $4 Read more...
Local Produce: Isaac Chadwick
Posted 3:41pm Sunday 26th September 2021 by Annabelle Vaughan
Isaac Chadwick is a new creative who has recently launched onto the Dunedin scene. He is an aspiring filmmaker, session musician and surfer who is successfully moulding all of his interests into artistic projects. Critic sat down to chat with him on his new projects and what it’s like being a Read more...
PRINS: what it’s like being a solo female artist in Aotearoa’s music industry
Posted 3:39pm Sunday 26th September 2021 by Annabelle Vaughan
Alannah Prins, known by her stage name PRINS, is one of Aotearoa’s latest musical sensations. An electro-pop artist based in Christchurch, she is set to embark on a nationwide tour in the coming months. Critic sat down to chat with her on the tour, her new music, and what it’s like Read more...
I CLAIM: This is an interview with Dunedin Affirmations
Posted 3:36pm Sunday 26th September 2021 by Sean Gourley
Dunedin Affirmations (@dunedinaffirmations) is an Ōtepoti Instagram page on the rise. We checked in with them to see what goes into posting daily inspirational content, and also to get clues as to their identity because that is our favourite project right now. Can you explain what Read more...
Live Music In The Age of Covid-19
Posted 3:32pm Sunday 26th September 2021 by Denzel Chung
Covid restrictions have been putting Dunedin’s live musicians under pressure, needing to adjust to a new normal of small gigs, even tighter finances, and lots more time spent online. Critic Te Arohi spoke to local musicians Boaz Anema and Zi Shaw, as well as sound engineer and music scene Read more...
Outdoor Study Spots: How to make the most of Spring in the exam season
Posted 3:22pm Sunday 26th September 2021 by Susana Jones
Spring has well and truly sprung, bringing more sunlight and life to campus. With most of us completing the semester online, libraries and flats can become claustrophobic and uncomfortable study spots. Instead of slaving away inside, now is the perfect time of year to grab an outside study spot, and Read more...
How to Improve Your Tinder
Posted 3:18pm Sunday 26th September 2021 by Annabelle Vaughan
Whether you’re on it for a joke, or to find love, a quick root, or a dealer, we’ve all downloaded Tinder at some stage or another in our lives. However, sometimes matches and messages lead to nothing. But for the breathas who are wanting a Saturday beezy, or the lonely folks just wanting Read more...
Te Roopū Māori 2022
Posted 3:46pm Monday 20th September 2021 by Critic
Tumuaki: Jade Mills E rere kau mai te awa nui, mai i te kāhui maunga ki Tangaroa ko au te awa ko te awa ko au. Kia ora koutou, my name is Jade and I come from the beautiful Whanganui awa. This year I am fortunate enough to be Āpiha hauora (Recreation and Welfare officer) for Te Read more...
Local Produce: Joseph Jakicevich
Posted 3:41pm Monday 20th September 2021 by Sean Gourley
Joseph Jakicevich is an artist currently based in Wellington who popped down to Ōtepoti at the start of the year. His unique artwork often features eye-catching distorted subjects. Critic checked in with him to see what it was like collaborating with artists from all over Aotearoa. Joseph Read more...
Oops, Newshub Reported on My Fake Landlord Post
Posted 3:40pm Monday 20th September 2021 by Asia Martusia King
It all began when my flatmate didn’t do the dishes. I wondered what would happen if she died under mysterious circumstances. Would the rest of us get free rent, or would we have to cover our deceased flatmate’s share while mourning? It’s a deeply upsetting scenario. When Read more...
Which form of home-made coffee is the best?
Posted 2:08pm Monday 20th September 2021 by Sean Gourley
Coffee is the peak of caffeinated beverages. Tea is too weak and British; energy drinks are for incels and children. Coffee is a gateway drug to becoming a functional member of society. Most students wouldn’t be able to take their exams or morning shits without it. But which method of brewing Read more...
Holding Out For a Hero
Posted 2:03pm Monday 20th September 2021 by Susana Jones
Essential workers are out there grinding despite the drama of lockdown, providing us with food, healthcare, petrol, and all the essentials. As I sit up in my room doing my daily tasks, eating my daily food, going on my daily walks, watching my daily updates, I wonder what it might be like to live a Read more...
Local Produce: Adelaide Cara
Posted 4:04pm Sunday 12th September 2021 by Sean Gourley
Adelaide Cara is an Ōtepoti musician who recently recorded their debut album ‘How Does This Sound?’ The album is nostalgic and dreamy, perfect to listen to while you drive around at night, with haunting vocals. Thankfully they released it on cassette tape, so even my very old car Read more...
When Worlds Collide: Overcoming Technological Hurdles to Te Reo
Posted 3:57pm Sunday 12th September 2021 by Elliot Weir
The digital world can provide a place for te reo Māori to thrive, but a number of technological hurdles stand in the way. One of the largest problems is with autocorrect and spell check. Students found it annoying when te reo words autocorrected to English words. Other times, kupu have Read more...
“What percentage are you?”
Posted 3:47pm Sunday 12th September 2021 by Annabelle Vaughan
Why the colonial concept of blood quantum doesn’t define indigenous people By Annabelle Vaughan People sometimes ask weird questions, that’s how life is. However, for many Māori here in Aotearoa, or any indigenous person, a common question we often receive is “so Read more...
Iwi Dialects: Because Te Reo Isn’t the Same Everywhere
Posted 3:34pm Sunday 12th September 2021 by Students of Te Roopū Māori
Growing up in Aotearoa, chances are you’ve learned a bit of te reo here and there. While you might think there is a one-size-fits all approach, that’s not the case. All across Aotearoa, different iwi in different regions each have their own individual dialects of te reo. Listed below are Read more...
A Brief History of Ngāi Tahu: Things you should probably know about the land you’re on
Posted 3:21pm Sunday 12th September 2021 by Annabelle Vaughan
If you’ve come to study at Otago University from up North, picked fruit in the sweltering heat of Central Otago, gone skiing on the slopes in Wānaka, or gone stargazing at Lake Tekapo, it’s important for you to know about Ngāi Tahu. Ngāi Tahu, also known as Kāi Tahu, Read more...
How Pākehā can better honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Posted 3:10pm Sunday 12th September 2021 by Tessa Dalgety-Evans
CW: Racism, colonisation, discussion of Pākehā dominance Definitions Pākehā: English, foreign, European. Despite the claims of some non-Māori speakers, the term does not normally have negative connotations. Tauiwi: foreigner, European, non-Māori, Read more...
Local Produce: Black-Sale House
Posted 3:37pm Sunday 5th September 2021 by Annabelle Vaughan
Best known for their funky, genre-spanning sound and playing plenty of pint nights, Dunedin band Black Sale House are leaving a major mark on the Dunedin music scene. The group of five, made up of Masin on vocals, Samuel on keyboards, Finn on guitar, Joshua on drums, and Sol on bass, sat Read more...
The Politics of Flat Mugs
Posted 3:30pm Sunday 5th September 2021 by Keegan Wells
Unless you’re a soulless robot, you have a favourite mug. So do all your flatmates, and they are different mugs. The politics of flat mugs are an underlying, unspoken rule amongst flatties in Dunedin. Conflict begins to brew when someone steals another person’s mug, or said cup is Read more...
OPINION: Please Don't Get Pets in Lockdown
Posted 3:29pm Sunday 5th September 2021 by Asia Martusia King
Mamma mia, here we go again. Some people thrive in lockdown. If you are anything like me (condolences) you get lonely and sad instead. You begin to think, wouldn’t it be nice to adopt a gorgeous fuzzy son/daughter? You’d have the benefits of pet therapy. You’d be giving an animal a Read more...
K9MD: The Clever Canines That Can Help Combat Cancer
Posted 3:25pm Sunday 5th September 2021 by Asia Martusia King
Levi von Heisenberg’s work day is as follows. He wakes up, carpools to work in rural Mosgiel, and smells jars of piss. Levi is a German Shepherd and member of K9MD, a team of darling medical detection dogs who are learning to sniff out cancer in human urine. Could a dog save your life? Read more...
The Guy with the Suit and the Synagogue: Peter Grace
Posted 3:23pm Sunday 5th September 2021 by Annabelle Vaughan
Peter Grace is known to most as a lecturer of New Zealand foreign policy at the Department of Politics, or the mysterious 100-level International politics tutor. Grace is best known for his kind and soft spoken demeanor, his dedication to his students, and a penchant for Savile Rowe Read more...
Local Produce: Teddy Penrose, aka Logan Burrell
Posted 4:06pm Sunday 22nd August 2021 by Annabelle Vaughan
Image credit: Rosa Nevison Otago student Logan Burrell is well accustomed with the Dunedin music scene. After playing in several local bands, he has since branched out on his own solo project, releasing music under the pseudonym Teddy Penrose. Critic sat down with Logan to chat about his creative Read more...
Bruce Mahalski’s Amazing Animal Mural-skis
Posted 4:05pm Sunday 22nd August 2021 by Asia Martusia King
Living in Dunedin, chances are you've seen a variety of street art — a couple of hoiho beside Market Kitchen, or the rooster outside of CJ’s supermarket. Bruce Mahalski is the artist behind these creations, performing necromancy on the Animal Attic’s ailing taxidermy, bringing Read more...
You’ve been hired to write a news article for Critic Te Arohi’s next issue.
Posted 4:03pm Sunday 22nd August 2021 by Elliot Weir
Your Birth Month January - Breatha February - Grange Street Flat March - MFCO lecturer April - Renowned stoner May - Nerd June - Wholesome grandma July - OUSA Exec August - Broke Castle Street resident September - Student journalist October - Environmental activist Read more...
Māori Hour Wholesomeness
Posted 3:22pm Sunday 22nd August 2021 by Susana Jones
Māori hour is an incredibly wholesome phenomenon. I am not Māori and am not speaking on behalf of Māori and never will. I am just here to comment on a cultural phenomenon I’ve observed, one which is interesting, special, and unique to Aotearoa. Imagine this. You’re at a Read more...
Mixer Review
Posted 3:20pm Sunday 22nd August 2021 by Chug Norris
Mixers are the unsung heroes of alcohol, the pleasure to balance the pain of spirits. Anything can be a mixer if you’re brave enough, but I really did have to narrow down the selection to only the most practical options. Rather than going through every type of soft drink and fruit juice, I Read more...
Ain’t No Party Like a Meatloaf Party
Posted 3:17pm Sunday 22nd August 2021 by Annabelle Vaughan, Fox Meyer, and Keegan Wells
Much like Regina George’s hair, Otago University is full of secrets. Tucked away in the streets of North Dunedin, there exist all kinds of weird and wonderful traditions. One of them is the Meatloaf Party. Critic Te Arohi attended the 30th anniversary of the event, which means that meatloaf Read more...
Local Produce: Jacob Koopman | @Koops_Art
Posted 2:25pm Monday 16th August 2021 by Keegan Wells
Jacob Koopman is one of the newest creatives emerging onto our local art scene. Jacob is currently blessing the eyes of many with his work, which blends realism and surrealism. Jacob is an artistic powerhouse who enjoys painting, usually while lying on the floor of his “poor-lit and mostly Read more...
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