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Athletes Around the Country

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 8th March 2015 by Daniel Lormans

T he most popular sports from around the world are dominated by large, synthetic and inflatable balls that are delicately manipulated by the hands, feet and sometimes heads of the players. However, there is another group of more sharply dressed individuals who prefer to derive their pleasure Read more...

Russian Opposition Leader Shot Dead

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 8th March 2015 by Henry Napier

L ast week, the Russian opposition leader, Boris Nemstov, was shot dead. Nemtsov, 55, was shot four times in the back as he was heading home from dinner with his wife. His death came only a day before a planned protest against the current Russian government. Nemstov was the co-leader of Read more...

Peeping through the Key Hole

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 8th March 2015 by Henry Napier

N ew Zealand is in the spotlight after Edward Snowden, former NSA analyst and “whistle-blower”, has revealed a mass of data showing New Zealand’s spying activity in the South Pacific. The data shows that the GCSB (Government Communications Security Bureau) has collected phone calls, emails and Read more...

Peters Flies North... Or Crawls

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 8th March 2015 by Henry Napier

The Electoral Commission has confirmed the 11 candidates who will run in the upcoming by-election for the vacant Northland seat. In the 2014 election, the seat was won by National MP Mike Sabin. However, after rumours of a police investigation surrounding him came to light, Sabin stepped down. The Read more...

Electoral Donations Raise Questions

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 8th March 2015 by Henry Napier

P rime Minister John Key has come under fire recently concerning a fundraising dinner he attended in 2013. Key has confirmed that he attended a private dinner at the home of Chinese businessman, Donghua Liu. The dinner is said to have been organised by Botany MP and National Party member, Read more...

Otago Academic Awarded Harkness Fellowship

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 8th March 2015 by Laura Munro

D r. Jennifer Moore, from Otago’s Law Faculty and the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, has been awarded the prestigious Harkness Fellowship for 2015. After being interviewed on the afternoon of 3 December, Moore was told she had won the fellowship a mere three hours later. Read more...

Otago Staff Receive Teaching Awards

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 8th March 2015 by Emma Lodes

On Monday 2 March, four University of Otago teachers received awards for teaching excellence. The awards went to Dr. Roslyn Kemp, Dr. Rachel Zajac, Associate Professor Christine Jasoni and Associate Professor Jacinta Ruru. Along with a certificate to recognise their efforts, they each received Read more...

Cheaters Reveal All the Tissues

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 8th March 2015 by Laura Munro

T he University of Otago’s Annual Discipline Report has shown a total of 42 recorded cases of alleged dishonest practice, otherwise known as cheating, in 2014. The Humanities exceeded all other divisions in alleged dishonest practice in 2014, with 16 cases reported. Of these, 11 were Read more...

Roadworks Make the Right Turn

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 8th March 2015 by Emma Cotton

T he Dunedin City Council has recently decided to publish a list of current roadworks to its website. The list, which was first posted last week, will be updated each Friday. Depending on feedback, the list may soon be published on social media, said Cr Kate Wilson, Chairwoman of the Council’s Read more...

Skiing Flights Ready for Take Off

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 8th March 2015 by Joe Higham

In the wake of Air New Zealand abandoning several regional flights, a new service picking up some of the routes has been offered by airline entrepreneur Ewan Wilson and several associates. The new venture will see flights depart from Dunedin, travel to Queenstown and then fly directly to Read more...

Dunedin’s Debt Drops by $25 Million

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 8th March 2015 by Emma Fletcher

Dunedin City Holdings Ltd (DCHL)’s half-yearly report, released Friday 27 February, shows its debt has dropped by $25.8 million in the last six months, bringing the total to $586.5 million. The report, which shows finances to 31 December 2014, says that the previous year’s debt peaked at more than Read more...

Execrable | Issue 3

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 8th March 2015 by Laura Munro

Recreation Manager Debbie Coulter kicked off the meeting with the OUSA Aquatic Centre’s repairs and capital work. This included painting and repairing structural support for the canopy located above the deck, as well as the fire-exit steps. The rust is “so severe” that the steps have to be replaced. Read more...

Pregnancy Counselling Services Criticised

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 8th March 2015 by Amber Allott

A n advertisement for Pregnancy Counselling Services (PCS) played on Radio One has been removed due to “numerous complaints” from the public. The advert was also printed in the first two issues of Critic this year. The original advert stated: “On call 24/7, local people who Read more...

Critic’s Night at the Rugby!

Posted 6:26pm Sunday 1st March 2015 by Daniel Lormans

7:00pm: I decide I can’t afford stadium-priced beer so I knock back a few leftover Cindys as I wait for my friends to show up. Their lack of punctuality is noted for the future. KICKOFF: A huge roar from the crowd as the Highlanders’ season gets underway. Unfortunately, we are still five Read more...

Political Round Up | Issue 2

Posted 6:26pm Sunday 1st March 2015 by Henry Napier

1. ANDREW LITTLE — FACE OF HYPOCRISY — Opposition Leader Andrew Little has been caught out for accidentally not paying one of his workers. The individual, a contractor, was owed $950 for nearly four months. Funnily enough, Little had spoken out against the challenges small-business owners face Read more...

Best of the Week | Issue 2

Posted 6:26pm Sunday 1st March 2015 by Henry Napier

N ews this week has been dominated by Prime Minister John Key’s decision to send New Zealand troops to Iraq. The decision, coming as no surprise after months of discussion in Parliament, was finalised on Tuesday 24 February. Key confirmed that 143 New Zealand soldiers will be sent to Read more...

Cumberland Courts No More

Posted 6:26pm Sunday 1st March 2015 by Emily Draper

C umberland Courts, affiliated with Castle Street’s Cumberland College, are no longer running. James Lindsay, Director of Accommodation Services, said “the properties are being administered by UniFlats for 2015” — this is a university operation that mostly houses single-semester international Read more...

Massive Magazine Back in Print

Posted 6:26pm Sunday 1st March 2015 by Laura Munro

M assey University’s magazine, Massive, is back in print after being online-only since February 2014. The Magazine, launched in 2012, was forced out of print due to a lack of funding. In order to get the print format back up and running, MAWSA Manager James Collings said it was a case of Read more...

Otago Researchers Prep for Diabetes Trial

Posted 6:26pm Sunday 1st March 2015 by Amber Allott

A group of research scientists from the University of Otago is currently preparing to begin clinical trials of a cure for type 1 diabetes. Led by cell biologist, Dr. Jim Faed, clinical trials are expected to begin within the next two years. The research involves extracting bone marrow from Read more...

What You Need To Know: The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA)

Posted 6:26pm Sunday 1st March 2015 by Carla Green

I f you type “TPPA” into a search engine, the first result will probably be the website of It’s Our Future NZ, a hub for anti-TPPA activity in New Zealand, decorated with a handy countdown to the next action organised against the agreement. The second will probably be Greenpeace’s webpage Read more...