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The Link’s Mysterious Portrait Man

Posted 8:39pm Sunday 22nd September 2024 by Monica Holopainen

The Link’s been home to some creative entrepreneurship in recent weeks with the appearance of a live portrait artist – Critic Te Ārohi dubs him the Portrait Man. Sat at a stall outside the never-open ‘Frankly Sandwiches’ (please come back), you can’t miss Read more...

Unexpected UniFlats Maintenance Visits “An Accident Waiting to Happen”

Posted 4:40am Monday 16th September 2024 by Jodie Evans

UniFlats residents caught off-guard by unanticipated visits from staff and maintenance crew have been left feeling “a bit weird”, to say the least. One Clyde Street resident told Critic Te Ārohi that she was suffering from a severe bout of food poisoning when maintenance staff Read more...

Te Huinga Tauira, Debriefed

Posted 4:38am Monday 16th September 2024 by Gryffin Blockley

Te Rōpū Māori sent a delegation of tauira to Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland in the last week of August – not only to escape the Dunedin winter, but also for Te Huinga Tauira, the annual national Māori students’ conference. Māori tertiary students’ Read more...

Toast Time Introduced At Subs

Posted 3:46am Monday 16th September 2024 by Molly Smith-Soppet

Dunedin's iconic nightclub, Suburbia (Subs if you’re a real one), has introduced a new initiative aimed at keeping patrons' puku’s full and vomit off the floors. Taking a leaf out of residential colleges’ book, Subs has launched ‘Toast Time’, a weekly event held Read more...

Stumbled Down the Rabbit Hole

Posted 3:44am Monday 16th September 2024 by Jordan Irvine

Tūhura Otago Museum hosted Alice in Wonderland after dark on Friday, September 13th, a fun (18+) event based on the Lewis Carroll book and that one Tim Burton film everyone chooses to ignore. Sporting free tickets and a craving for cotton candy, Critic Te Ārohi stumbled down the rabbit Read more...

40% of Current Exec Plan To Rerun for 2025

Posted 3:42am Monday 16th September 2024 by Hugh Askerud

Nominations were open last week for the 2025 OUSA Student Exec. Critic Te Ārohi can reveal that four out of ten of the current OUSA Student Exec (40% for you maths nerds out there) are planning on sticking around next year – either rerunning for their own positions or branching into other Read more...

Castle St Courtyard Set to Split

Posted 3:37am Monday 16th September 2024 by Hugh Askerud

‘Courtyard’, the infamous intersection of breathadom between three Castle St flats, will allegedly soon be split with a fence. Breathas and sheathas alike are biting their nails at the impact the change may have on their beloved stomping ground for all manner of occasions: parties and Read more...

Crestani Parents Object to DropKicks

Posted 7:24pm Thursday 12th September 2024 by Hugh Askerud

The opening of new venue DropKicks has been a sticky subject after two community groups opposed Loboski Venues Ltd.’s liquor licence application. Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) are one. Critic Te Ārohi can now reveal that the other group are Bede and Elspeth Crestani, the Read more...

Study: Drinking While Pinging Can Spoil Your High

Posted 5:12pm Saturday 7th September 2024 by Monica Holopainen

​​A new study published by researchers at the University of Otago on New Zealand’s MDMA usage has sparked a wider conversation about the problematic outcomes of the drug when used with alcohol. Turns out, slurping a can after snorting a line (MDMA, ‘molly’) may actually Read more...

Immersive Moriori Exhibition Opening at Tūhura

Posted 4:36pm Saturday 7th September 2024 by Jodie Evans

A ‘first-of-its-kind’ exhibition showcasing Moriori culture is coming to Tūhura Otago Museum. Hou Rongo – Moriori, Music, Manawa, the result of a partnership between the Hokotehi Moriori Trust and a team of Otago researchers and students, aims to take a multimedia approach to Read more...

DCC Revises Proposed Harbour Terrace Parking Changes

Posted 3:46pm Saturday 7th September 2024 by Hanna Varrs

In a welcome turn of events, the Dunedin City Council has revised their proposal for parking changes along Harbour Terrace. The original proposal was to convert 60 unrestricted parking spaces on Harbour Terrace into P240, imposing a time limit on parking. Naturally, local residents (mainly students) Read more...

Bruce Aitken’s Knox Portrait Removed

Posted 3:43pm Saturday 7th September 2024 by Nina Brown

A decade after quietly stepping down from his role as Knox College Master, former University of Otago Pro-Chancellor Bruce Aitken is facing sexual offence charges.  The Otago Daily Times broke the news on August 29th after Aitken’s name suppression lapsed nine months after first Read more...

The Link’s New Look

Posted 3:37pm Saturday 7th September 2024 by Hugh Askerud

If you’ve walked through the Link recently and seen the fresh lick of paint and carpeted floors, you may have wondered what's going on. The artist silently plodding away and the stacked chairs in the corner are all tell-tale signs of a tremendous glow-up which is slowly hitting the floors Read more...

Lawrat: Law Revue Reviewed

Posted 3:33pm Saturday 7th September 2024 by Jonathan McCabe

Two shows and 496 tickets later, Law Revue has wrapped for 2024. A high spirited audience kept the humour afloat over the two shows of the annual law student production on August 29-30th. This year’s theme was ‘Lawrat’ – a parody of Sacha Baron Cohen's ‘Borat’ Read more...

Nominations Are Open For 2025 OUSA Exec

Posted 3:27pm Saturday 7th September 2024 by Hugh Askerud

OUSA is opening its gates on Monday, September 9th (today for diligent readers) calling for nominations for all Exec positions. What does this mean? Basically, anyone who wants to can nominate themselves or a mate to be on the OUSA Exec, the student government around these parts. There are 12 Read more...

Objectors Stall Opening of ‘DropKicks’ Venue

Posted 3:11pm Saturday 7th September 2024 by Hugh Askerud

Plans for a new venue, ‘DropKicks,’ above Sal’s (where Dive Bar was) have been hit with a curveball. Two community groups objected to the building’s liquor licence application, meaning their grand opening will have to wait until after a hearing. The hearing has caused a rift Read more...

Free Brekkie Times Extended and Menu Improved

Posted 3:08pm Saturday 7th September 2024 by Hugh Askerud

For the Free Brekkie diehards out there, today is a blessed day. It has been announced by OUSA Clubs and Societies that, starting from the 9th of September, free brekkie will run from 8am to 10am, collectively adding an extra hour to the service – as well as some cheeky wee additions to the Read more...

Purple Dog Crowned Bring the Noise Winners

Posted 7:13pm Sunday 25th August 2024 by Jordan Irvine

The Bring the Noise finals were held at U-Bar on Friday, 16 August. Six bands competed but only one came out on top. The winners were the indie rock band Purple Dog who have seen a surge in popularity this year, playing multiple Pint Nights, featuring in a Critic article (the highest praise) and Read more...

NZ Energy Crisis May Affect Power Bills

Posted 7:12pm Sunday 25th August 2024 by Gryffin Blockley

If you’ve been having a nosey at the news (outside Critic, how dare you) in the last few weeks, phrases like “energy crisis” or “tight supply conditions” have been chucked around. The main gist of the issue is that wholesale power prices have risen above retail prices. Read more...

DJ Comp Shows Shift in Electronic Music Scene

Posted 7:10pm Sunday 25th August 2024 by Angus Rees

Last week, OUSA hosted its annual Future DJ competition at U-Bar. The comp platformed some of Dunedin's future DJ stars, welcoming electronic music punters and every breatha who loves drum and bass. But with only one of the top three DJs playing DnB, it seems there’s been a shift in the Read more...