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Cyclone Winston: Government Sends $2m In Aid

Posted 11:21am Sunday 28th February 2016 by Henry Napier

The New Zealand Government has sent $2 million in aid relief to Fiji following the destruction caused by a recent tropical cyclone dubbed “Cyclone Winston”. So far Cyclone Winston has killed 42 people, according to latest reports from the BBC, with fears for remote areas and islands yet Read more...

Plans For Ceasefire In Syria

Posted 11:18am Sunday 28th February 2016 by Hugh Baird

The United States and Russia have reached a new ceasefire agreement in Syria, set to take effect on Saturday despite questions still remaining over how the truce will be enforced and the response to any violations. Under the terms of the agreement both the Syrian Army and the Syrian Armed Read more...

Trump Keeps On Winning

Posted 11:15am Sunday 28th February 2016 by Joe Higham

Donald Trump’s political juggernaut continues at full pace after claiming two emphatic victories in the winner-takes-all South Carolina primary, claiming 32.5 percent of the vote, and then in his business home of Nevada, he left the rest of the republican candidates floundering behind him, Read more...

Students Bunk, More Room For So Many Activities

Posted 11:07am Sunday 28th February 2016 by Hugh Baird

Victoria University has informed over one hundred first year students, just days out from their arrival that they will have the pleasure of sharing a bunk bed this upcoming year.  Students from Katharine Jermyn Hall, Te Puni and Weir House have all been notified that as compensation for Read more...

Christchurch Remembers Five Years On

Posted 11:04am Sunday 28th February 2016 by Joe Higham

Monday 22 February marked the fifth anniversary of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake that killed 185 people. Along with the human cost, the quake caused approximately $30 billion of damage to the city and surrounding areas, according to the New Zealand Treasury, and ended up as the second worst Read more...

Students Not All To Blame

Posted 10:59am Sunday 28th February 2016 by Joe Higham

Police have arrested 13 people during O Week in Dunedin after some parties got too wild.  Several large parties were shut down due to lighting couches on fire and bottles being thrown. Four people were arrested at a party attended by 150 people where four couches had been set Read more...

Forsyth Barr Stadium Picks Up Its Game

Posted 10:55am Sunday 28th February 2016 by Henry Napier

The parent company of Forsyth Barr Stadium has posted a $1 million profit despite forecasting significantly smaller earnings for the last financial quarter. The company, Dunedin Venues Management Limited (DVML), manages a number of Dunedin City Council owned venues including the Dunedin Centre, Read more...

OUSA Delegates Head To Capitol

Posted 10:50am Sunday 28th February 2016 by Joe Higham

OUSA Welfare Officer, Bryn Jenkins, and Campaigns Officer, Sean Gamble presented an oral submission to the Social Services Select Committee in Parliament on behalf of OUSA on February 17. The submission was in relation to amendments to the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill. The submission Bryn Read more...

Anonymous Threats at Vic and Otago

Posted 1:23pm Wednesday 7th October 2015 by Josie Cochrane

At the University of Otago, class attendance is down by at least 50 percent today, following a gun-related threat. Otago University Students' Association (OUSA) "absolutely support" the university's decision to remain open. OUSA CEO Debbie Downs says, “If you close today, Read more...

Anonymous Threat: Campus Will Remain Open

Posted 7:21pm Tuesday 6th October 2015 by Josie Cochrane

The University of Otago will remain open tomorrow as police investigate an anonymous gun threat made towards the Dunedin campus.  The original post was made on Monday 5 October 2015 via social media site 4chan, an online bulletin board where users can anonymously post comments and Read more...

Anonymous Threat: Campus Will Remain Open

Posted 7:14pm Tuesday 6th October 2015 by Josie Cochrane

The University of Otago will remain open tomorrow as police investigate an anonymous gun threat made towards the Dunedin campus.  The original post was made on the evening of Monday 5 October 2015 via social media site 4chan, an online board where users can anonymously post comments and Read more...

Otago Looking for Strong Finish to ITM Cup

Posted 1:16pm Sunday 4th October 2015 by Daniel Lormans

Most of the rugby-watching world is understandably fixated on the World Cup, but the real engine of New Zealand rugby, the ITM Cup, is still grinding away in front of mostly empty stadiums. The provincial competition now appears to be a second-tier competition,  but has been the backbone of the Read more...

Olympic and WC Stadium Problems Hit Tokyo

Posted 1:13pm Sunday 4th October 2015 by Daniel Lormans

The 2015 Rugby World Cup is well underway in England and is running smoothly (just maybe not for England on the field) with record-breaking attendance that is making the most of England’s tried and trusted network of world-class sporting venues and transport infrastructure. While World Read more...

News in Briefs | Issue 26

Posted 1:05pm Sunday 4th October 2015 by Magnus Whyte

World Watch Dusseldorf, Germany Police say a woman who disappeared in 1984, sparking a murder hunt, has been found alive and well in Dusseldorf. Petra Pazsitka, then 24, was declared dead five years after she went missing from her student accommodation. When police investigating a robbery came Read more...

Interview: James Shaw

Posted 12:39pm Sunday 4th October 2015 by Henry Napier

Back in May, James Shaw was travelling around the country on the Green Party regional tour for the co-leaders election. Critic was able to talk to him about his bid to co-lead the party. Shaw went on to win the co-leadership. Last week, we got to sit down with him again and hear what Read more...

Year in Review

Posted 12:36pm Sunday 4th October 2015 by Henry Napier

It's come to the end of Critic's 2015 year. Therefore, it seems appropriate to look back on what has happened in politics over the last nine or so months. Party Performances The National Party: 7/10 National started the year in strides following a ground-breaking victory Read more...

Flowing Water Discovered on Mars

Posted 12:27pm Sunday 4th October 2015 by Oliver Gaskell

NAS has announced that new findings from their Reconnaissance Orbiter provide strong evidence that water flows intermittently on Mars. The findings come just after long dark streaks on cliffs and crater walls were spotted on the red planet. According to a NASA media release, the findings show Read more...

Hajj Crush Kills Hundreds

Posted 12:25pm Sunday 4th October 2015 by Jessica Thompson

On Thursday 24 September 769 people were crushed to death in the Muslim Holy City in Mecca. Each year, the Hajj brings millions of people to Islam’s holiest sites.  The incident occurred during the final days of the Hajj when two large groups of pilgrims converged on a narrow road. 863 Read more...

Missing Mexican Students Spur Protests

Posted 12:23pm Sunday 4th October 2015 by George Elliott

Thousands of people marched through Mexico City on 26 September to mark the one-year anniversary of 43 students disappearing in the southern state of Guerrero.  The anniversary sparked widespread outrage at government corruption and fuelled opposition to an already unpopular Read more...

2015 in Brief

Posted 12:01pm Sunday 4th October 2015 by Laura Munro

US Supreme Court Legalises Gay Marriage On 26 June, the US Supreme Court legalised the marriage of same-sex couples in all 50 states. After the decision was announced, the White House was illuminated in rainbow colours. An open supporter of gay marriage, President Obama said: “If Read more...