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Advanced voting available in the link

Posted 11:52pm Sunday 7th September 2014 by Laura Munro

Voting in the 2014 General Election kicked off last Wednesday with advanced voting now available to all New Zealanders. This year, all voters have the opportunity to cast their votes earlier than the official Election Day, 20 September. Previously, a valid reason to vote early was required. Read more...

OUSA drops Volunteer Services Abroad membership

Posted 11:52pm Sunday 7th September 2014 by Laura Munro

In an Executive meeting on 29 July, a decision was made that OUSA would end their membership to the organisation Volunteer Services Abroad. The decision was put forward by OUSA Admin Vice President Ryan Edgar and unanimously agreed upon by all executive members. Edgar said he was “certainly not” in Read more...

Execrable | Issue 22

Posted 11:52pm Sunday 7th September 2014 by Josie Cochrane

A new, much needed assistant to the Executive, Projects Officer Annabelle Boelema, kicked off the meeting with general reminders for the Executive members. Annabelle presented the plans for the Election; with just over two weeks to go, OUSA have the RockEnrol with Generation Zero, Back Benches by Read more...

DCC proposes draconian alcohol policies

Posted 11:52pm Sunday 7th September 2014 by Nina Harrap

The Dunedin bar scene could be experiencing further changes in the near future as the Dunedin City Council considers tightening the restrictions on the sale of alcohol. The draft of a new Local Alcohol Policy (LAP) was recently released and includes a ban on drinking outside bars after 11pm, Read more...

Interview: Kevin Hague - Green MP

Posted 5:55pm Sunday 31st August 2014 by Carys Goodwin

Kevin Hague is a current Green MP, and looks after their health and sport policy. In the interest of providing something of note to the P.E. students that isn’t on the sport pages, I asked him about what policies he advocates for in the complex network of elite sport and school activities. I also Read more...

Consumer Magazine - is New Zealand’s icon of consumer protection hopelessly compromised?

Posted 5:55pm Sunday 31st August 2014 by Laura Munro

Consumer New Zealand has long had a reputation as the guardian of the New Zealand consumer. Active since 1959, they claim they are “dedicated to getting New Zealanders a better deal.” And their biggest pitch has always been their independence. When Critic spoke to David Naulls, Deputy CEO and Read more...

Greatest hits / Greatest shits | Issue 21

Posted 5:55pm Sunday 31st August 2014 by Carys Goodwin

Greatest HitThere are a few contenders this week, what with the UBS apparently giving out airline sick bags to anyone who bought a copy of Dirty Politics and the hilarious election broadcasts screening, but Greatest Hit has to go to one of the underdogs of the election: the Civilian Party. They Read more...

Politweets | Issue 21

Posted 5:55pm Sunday 31st August 2014 by Carys Goodwin

Winston are you okay, are you okay, are you okay, Winston? Poetic. Tragic. Ouch. That’s the real Asenati, too. Read more...

Critic tackles election year | Issue 21

Posted 5:55pm Sunday 31st August 2014 by Carys Goodwin

DISCLOSURE: Carys is a Green Party hack who is hardcore hacking it up for the election. But don’t worry – she has a few National Party friends who don’t hesitate to send in angsty letters to the editor when she strays too far into shill territory. In David Cunliffe’s ideal government there Read more...

Another year, another trophy for the All Blacks

Posted 5:55pm Sunday 31st August 2014 by Daniel Lormans

To the predictably triumphant rugby desk where the World Champion All Blacks have locked away the Bledisloe Cup for the 12th year in a row with Richie and the boys setting some new records along the way. Their haul of 51 points at Eden Park was a record against the Wallabies, our man Aaron Smith Read more...