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Veteran Liaison Officer Bids Otago Farewell

Posted 5:01pm Saturday 28th September 2024 by Molly Smith-Soppet

After thirteen years of welcoming students through the gates of Otago University, student liaison officer Prajesh Chhanabhai is leaving campus (sobs). Critic Te Ārohi linked up with Prajesh via Zoom to reminisce about his time at Otago and find out what the future holds for the man who has Read more...

OSJP Interrupt Grant’s Peace Speech

Posted 4:57pm Saturday 28th September 2024 by Monica Holopainen

New Vice Chancellor Grant Robertson had his patience tested during his ‘Making Peace with Our Past and Our Future’ lecture on September 19th. The speech, given to a half-full Castle 1 Lecture Theatre, was continuously interrupted by the Otago Students for Justice in Palestine (OSJP), Read more...

Finance & Strategy Officer Falls for $1k Scam

Posted 4:54pm Saturday 28th September 2024 by Hugh Askerud

Daniel Leamy, the OUSA Finance and Strategy Officer, has given away $1,000 worth of iTunes vouchers after falling for a scam designed by president77091@gmail.com.  In a series of emails constructed on a dusty Friday morning, Daniel sent hundreds of dollars of his own money to someone Read more...

Hockey Dominates OUSA Blues and Golds Awards

Posted 4:50pm Saturday 28th September 2024 by Hugh Askerud

The annual Blues and Golds Awards were held at the Business School last Wednesday, September 25th. The event, jointly hosted by Otago Uni and OUSA, has been going since 1908 and celebrates sporting and cultural successes at the Uni. Grant Robertson spoke and presented nine awards, five Silver Read more...

Bin Wars Strike Studentville

Posted 4:46pm Saturday 28th September 2024 by Staff Writer

Bins are going walkabouts in North D. Turf wars have broken out over bins following the new Dunedin City Council (DCC) bins being thrown into the rotation. What goes around comes around, and it seems that as bins disappear from back porches, it’s triggered a domino-effect of Read more...

“Rallying Cry” March for New Hospital

Posted 10:19am Wednesday 25th September 2024 by Hanna Varrs

A protest march against clinical cuts to the new Dunedin Hospital will be held this Saturday, October 28th, from the Dental School at 12pm. The march is spearheaded by the Dunedin City Council (DCC) who are calling it “one of the largest public protest movements in recent Read more...

‘Undervalued’ Uni Staff Await Living Wage

Posted 9:16pm Sunday 22nd September 2024 by Gryffin Blockley

It’s near impossible to escape mention of the cost of living crisis these days. For many Otago University staff not paid a living wage, it rings even more true. Critic Te Ārohi was approached by hall staff to voice their frustration at not being paid a living wage. The current living Read more...

DCC Hearing for Harbour Terrace Parking Proves Fruitful

Posted 9:02pm Sunday 22nd September 2024 by Hunter Jolly

On Friday, September 13th, the Dunedin City Council held a hearing to discuss the recently-revised proposal for parking on Harbour Terrace. While the situation remains unresolved, a new idea, pitched by Sport Otago, gained widespread support at the hearing. This new pitch reportedly involves keeping Read more...

Unopposed Exec Positions a Cause for Concern?

Posted 8:43pm Sunday 22nd September 2024 by Hugh Askerud

For the second year running, the role of OUSA President is uncontested. Not only that, but three of the other roles – Finance and Strategy Officer, Welfare and Equity Rep, and International Rep – also have only one candidate. It’s a bit difficult to call it a democratic election Read more...

Strippers Protest Stilettos “Heartbreak”

Posted 8:41pm Sunday 22nd September 2024 by Jordan Irvine

Protesters gathered in the Octagon on Friday 13th to rally behind strippers and sex workers who claimed unfair treatment by Dunedin strip club Stilettos. All claims made against Stilettos and its manager Tabitha have been unconfirmed by the club, who have refused to comment on the matter. The Read more...

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...