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Drawing Out The Inspiration

Posted 12:31pm Sunday 23rd August 2026 by Stella Weston

Art Week is back and better than ever. Walking through the Link-turned-art-gallery, Ōtepoti students’ talent was on clear display. The OUSA-run Art Week competition had five sections: photography, illustration, sculpture, painting, and other, as well as a separate photography and poetry Read more...

WWIII For Dummies

Posted 10:13am Sunday 16th August 2026 by Imogen Perry

Every other day it seems like World War III is about to kick off. Your average morning living in Ōtepoti consists of waking up, sleeping through 8ams, the temperature being cold as fuck, eating month old yogurt and scrolling through the news to see Donald Trump has bombed someone. Again. You Read more...

Heir of Summer’s Flame

Posted 4:23pm Saturday 8th August 2026 by Claudia Rivera

Chapter 1      Trion’s head pounded. Peeling his tongue from the roof of his mouth, he stretched out in his bed. Everything was stiff, and he flinched as memories from last night began to bombard him. Raen’s breath had been hot on his neck.      Read more...

The Party Game Rulebook

Posted 11:37am Sunday 2nd August 2026 by Critic Staff

It’s been a long time since we were children. Somewhere between primary, intermediate and eventually high school, we put down our toys and picked up the phones. In high school, parties were all about drinking as much as possible and doing a quick tacky in the upstairs toilet, or clubbing until Read more...

Beyond the Ring

Posted 9:49am Sunday 26th July 2026 by Te Awhirēinga Heperi

I have spent much of my university career just figuring it out. I’ve failed papers, and excelled in others. I’ve created work I am deeply proud of, and work that should never see the light of day. In short, my transcript would tell you that it’s been rough. However, what it Read more...

Critic Te Ārohi’s 25th Annual Fish and Chip Review

Posted 9:28am Saturday 18th July 2026 by Critic Staff

In a world where everything feels pretty fucked – from the political climate to the actual climate– we figured it was time to return to something comforting: fish and chips. For the 25th year running, Critic Te Ārohi has undertaken the sacred duty of eating our way around Read more...

Critic Te Ārohi Census 2026

Posted 3:53pm Saturday 11th July 2026 by Stella Weston

Are you having more or less sex than your peers? Has ket finally taken over as the scarfie drug of choice? How visible is our OUSA president? Critic Te Ārohi has the answers. Welcome to the results of the sixth annual Critic Te Ārohi Census! Census is a nosy and fairly invasive deep dive Read more...

TELL ALL With Dunedin’s Hottest Influencer: Savannah Blewden

Posted 12:31pm Saturday 23rd May 2026 by Stella Weston

Savannah Blewden, (“call me Sav!”), is Dunedin’s hottest influencer right now. On TikTok, her biggest platform, she sports nearly 40k followers and 4.5 million likes. Being online, making videos, and portraying her life so openly and visually is just something she’s Read more...

If In Doubt, Sit Them Out

Posted 11:35am Sunday 10th May 2026 by Gryffin Blockley

TW: Brief mentions of suicide and mental health difficulties For many Kiwis, sports are a cornerstone of our cultural and national identity. Whether it's cheering on the Black Caps on TV, jumping out of your seat in the Zoo when the Highlanders cross the try line or playing with your local Read more...

Where Does All My Data Go?

Posted 1:45pm Sunday 26th April 2026 by Matilda Rumball-Smith

Whether you care where your data goes or not, it’s safe to say our world has become increasingly digitalised. When Critic Te Arōhi asked 623 students if they felt they had a good understanding of how their data is used online, 52% admitted that they had “no idea”. Only 11% Read more...