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Execrable | Issue 11

Posted 11:01am Sunday 10th May 2015 by Laura Munro

The majority of the executive meeting was spent in strict committee — meaning Critic was not allowed to be in the room — to discuss two matters of personal sensitivity. No motion was moved related to the time in strict committee. The executive accepted the letter it will send to the Read more...

McDonalds McCrease McHours

Posted 10:54am Sunday 10th May 2015 by Damian George

Unite National Director Mike Treen says the decision to end zero-hour contracts at McDonald’s restaurants in New Zealand is the culmination of a decade’s hard work. The union announced on Friday that it had reached a deal with McDonald’s to put an end to the controversial contracts Read more...

New Campaigns and Education Officers

Posted 10:50am Sunday 10th May 2015 by Laura Munro

The OUSA By-Election for the position of Campaigns Officer and Education Officer has officially closed.  With a total of 298 votes, Nick Findlay won the position of Campaigns Officer. Also running for the position was Sean Gamble, who received a total of 295 votes. Henry Napier received 201 Read more...

What’s Wrong with the Crusaders?

Posted 12:45pm Sunday 3rd May 2015 by Damian George

As I watched the struggling Blues take on a resurgent Crusaders team last weekend, the absence of Dan Carter was obvious. Even though Carter has been wearing the number 12 jersey recently, you could be forgiven for forgetting he has even been on the park. Colin Slade kicked the goals, Mitchell Read more...

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Posted 12:42pm Sunday 3rd May 2015 by Daniel Lormans

With the Super Rugby season well past its halfway point, attention is starting to shift towards the end-of-season Rugby Championship and, more importantly, the World Cup in England. Since taking over the top job, All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has presided over one of the most successful and dominant Read more...

News in Briefs | Issue 10

Posted 12:34pm Sunday 3rd May 2015 by Magnus Whyte

World Watch Switzerland Switzerland has topped the annual World Happiness index produced by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, an initiative of the United Nations. It was closely followed by Iceland, Denmark and Norway, with Togo, Burundi, Benin and Rwanda the least happy nations of Read more...

In My Opinion: Henry’s word | Issue 10

Posted 12:10pm Sunday 3rd May 2015 by Henry Napier

The opposition’s role is to criticise the government. In doing so, it usually tends to highlight the negatives and avoid the positives. Yet too often, when asked what they think of good policy, opposition MPs will turn around in disagreement, regardless of what they truly believe. They Read more...

Key Unlocks Another Trade Door with Saudi Arabia

Posted 12:08pm Sunday 3rd May 2015 by Henry Napier

News of a trade agreement with Saudi Arabia has come amid controversy over human rights. Prime Minister John Key recently confirmed that he is seeking a trade agreement with the nation, visiting last week to meet King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Key admitted in an interview with ONE News that Read more...

Māori Party Takes Back Seat in Water Rights

Posted 12:05pm Sunday 3rd May 2015 by Henry Napier

The issue of Māori water rights has had a resurgence in New Zealand politics. The government recently turned down a proposal from iwi to award Māori permanent water rights. The proposal sought to discard the existing system of water allocation, whereby water rights can be granted through Read more...

Bali Nine Executed

Posted 11:59am Sunday 3rd May 2015 by Zahra Shahtahmasebi

At 12:30am on Wednesday 29 April, two Australians, Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, were executed on Nusa Kambangan Island in Central Java. Sukumaran and Chan were among eight other drug smugglers who were put to death on the same day. The men included four Nigerians — Okwuduli Oyatanze, Read more...