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Annette Kings Departure Leaves Jacinda Ardern Poised to Become Labours Deputy Leader
Posted 10:40am Sunday 5th March 2017 by Anna Linton
Annette King has stood down as the Labour Party’s Deputy Leader, with both herself and leader Andrew Little endorsing Jacinda Ardern as her successor. “I did ask her [King] to stay on the front bench with the Health Portfolio, and she did consider it,” Little told Critic, Read more...
Anti-Glass Alliance Assemble
Posted 10:35am Sunday 5th March 2017 by Joel MacManus
The Dunedin City Council (DCC) has engaged with local liquor store owners in a coordinated effort to reduce the number of glass products sold in North Dunedin, although they failed to nail down any specific plans. The policy was a key election promise made by Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull during the Read more...
Hyde St Residents shocked After Assaults
Posted 10:28am Sunday 5th March 2017 by Joel MacManus
Residents on Hyde St have described feeling “shocked” and “unsafe” following a spate of assaults on the street in O-Week, culminating in three arrests being made. A total of four assaults allegedly occurred around the student area in the early hours of the morning of Read more...
Why Use Facts When You Can Use Anecdotes?
Posted 10:24am Sunday 5th March 2017 by Joe Higham
Prime Minister Bill English has blamed unemployment rates on young people failing workplace drug tests; despite admitting the comments he made were based entirely on anecdotal evidence. English explained that high unemployment figures do not reflect a need to limit the amount of unskilled Read more...
Last Night's Bad Choices Now Have a Calorie Count
Posted 10:21am Sunday 5th March 2017 by Joel MacManus
A number of major players in the New Zealand beer industry have made the voluntary step to start featuring nutritional information labels on their beverages. Both Lion Nathan and DB Breweries, the two largest producers in the country, have got on board, and from this week onwards the labels will be Read more...
Protestors Oppose Goldman Sachs Recruitment Drive
Posted 10:18am Sunday 5th March 2017 by Joe Higham
A group of protesters gathered at the entrance to the Hunter Centre on Wednesday 1 March in opposition to a Goldman Sachs information session as a result of their sizeable investments in the fossil fuel industry. Goldman Sachs, a global finance company, was holding the information session Read more...
Super Rugby Preview
Posted 11:44am Sunday 26th February 2017 by Charlie Hantler
With the Scarfies back in town, the main event of Orientation Week gets ever closer: the Highlanders taking on the Chiefs at The Forsyth Barr. As a student at Otago, you’re obliged to get behind the blue and gold, making yourself part of the ‘Landers Army’. With a promising Read more...
Its Frances Turn At This Populist Nationalism Thing
Posted 11:18am Sunday 26th February 2017 by George Elliott
We’re all probably feeling a bit electioned out. The American presidential election was exhausting for everyone, even for observers behind computer screens in faraway lands. Regardless, the onslaught continues; the American political system is already gearing up for the midterm elections next Read more...
Will Parliament Lose its Resident Bow Tie Aficionado?
Posted 11:16am Sunday 26th February 2017 by George Elliott
The Green Party announced last week that it won’t be standing a candidate in the Ohariu electorate this year. The move improves the chances that Labour Party candidate, Greg O’Connor, ousts United Future’s Peter Dunne. Since the announcement, the Greens and Labour have repeatedly Read more...
Bottle Smashing Down, Number of People Being Dicks Remains the Same
Posted 11:09am Sunday 26th February 2017 by Joel MacManus
Egg throwing, couch burning and bottle smashing continue to be problematic at Otago despite progress, according to the 2016 Vice-Chancellors Report on Discipline. Last year a total of 483 students were sent to the proctor’s office, with 21 being referred on to the vice-chancellor. The number Read more...
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