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Monkey See, Monkey Do, Monkey Win

Posted 11:52am Sunday 6th September 2026 by Saraia Allais

Bring the Noise wrapped up with a splash as seven musicians and bands went head to head for a prize pack that was essentially the wet dream for any up and coming musician. This consisted of a promo pact with Radio One, a Sublime Studios recording package valued at $2500, a Lil Sister/NicNak PR Read more...

OUSA Confirms University Bookshop Under New Ownership

Posted 10:29am Friday 4th September 2026 by Hanna Varrs

The Otago University Students’ Association has announced that the University Bookshop (UBS) has been sold to John Brenssell, with plans for the bookshop to continue operating as an independent bookstore, under the University Bookshop brand, preserving its long-standing heritage in Read more...

Benedict Ong To Be Trespassed From All OUSA Premises

Posted 2:44pm Wednesday 2nd September 2026 by Hanna Varrs

According to a statement provided to Critic Te Ārohi from President Daniel Leamy, the Otago University Students’ Association (OUSA) plans to trespass Dunedin Councillor Benedict Ong from “all OUSA premises” following reports from students alleging “inappropriate and Read more...

Take Notice: Student General Meeting To Be Held September 9th

Posted 12:47pm Sunday 23rd August 2026 by Hanna Varrs

A Student General Meeting (SGM) will be held in a couple of weeks, discussing major role changes to your OUSA student executive. SGMs invite students to vote on constitutional changes passed by the OUSA Exec – the constitution cannot be altered without student backing. As previously reported, Read more...

Law Revue Pisses in Rowling's Goblet of Fire

Posted 12:43pm Sunday 23rd August 2026 by Harry Almey

Law Revue shat satire all over J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter: The Goblet of Fire and called it art. It was.  Law Revue 2026 follows Harry Notter, a wimpish boy forced to do chores by his evil flatmates, who receives a letter one fateful day from Albus Dumbledean. Huzzah! He has been Read more...

The Opportunity Party Lays Out Their Pitch To Students

Posted 12:41pm Sunday 23rd August 2026 by Daniel Gray

For a party with no sitting MPs, The Opportunity Party has been subject to extensive coverage coming up to this year’s election, and their polling is steadily creeping toward the five percent threshold they’ll need to enter Parliament in November. However, one criticism has been thrown Read more...

There's Too Much Talent In Dunedin

Posted 12:38pm Sunday 23rd August 2026 by Saraia Allais

OUSA’s eighth annual band competition, Bring The Noise, presented by Radio One, is well underway with seven finalists selected from two heats that took place a couple weeks ago. The up-and-coming musos will go head-to-head on the 28th of August, 8pm, at U-Bar, where they will be competing for Read more...

Law Students Rally for Mammoth Fundraising Effort

Posted 10:33am Sunday 16th August 2026 by Gryffin Blockley

A yearly effort by a group of law tauira to fundraise for Dunedin-Ōtepoti Whānau Refuge has reached new heights, with over fifty volunteers, five events, and plans to match last year’s $35,000 raised. Critic Te Ārohi sat down with Meg, the woman in charge of helping to Read more...

Subconscious Studios To Visit For Student Flash Day

Posted 10:30am Sunday 16th August 2026 by Hanna Varrs

This Thursday, students will have the absolute pleasure of getting tatted up by Martha, Kesi and Liv – all of whom hail from one of Ōtepoti’s most iconic tattoo parlours, Subconscious Studios. As a part of OUSA’s Art Week, the Subconscious artists will be camped out in the Read more...

Pint Night Fall Off?

Posted 10:27am Sunday 16th August 2026 by Luca Jamieson

Wednesday nights for many students are not spent in Central, but rather underground at the aptly named University Bar, U-Bar. Pint Night serves as the student community’s weekly chance for cheap pints, and typically offers a constant rotation of student bands. But recently, allegations have Read more...