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Debatable: Battle of the $4 lunch sides: Onion Bhaji vs Samosa

Onion Bhaji: Connor Moffat Though Nina claims to have to bite her lip from moaning over the samosa, when it comes to choosing a hot side piece for your $4 lunch munch, the onion bhaji stands out as the superior choice. If sexual relationships with a samosa are your thing then go for it (take what you can get honestly). But at its core, the onion bhaji provides an irresistible and unique texture, with a crispy shell exterior and a flavourful...

Critic Bachelor: Single Coffee Dates

Oh yeah, it’s coffee date season. It’s time to put away the cameras and allow the singles to have some valuable one on one time (plus me third wheeling at the end of the table). It was a bit like herding cats for this round of dates (mid-sem break, Joel’s report deleting right before the deadline), hence why only one of the dates actually involves coffee and the rest chugging back beers in the early afternoon. If...

Editorial: Pukunui for Bird of the Year

Critic Te Ārohi is officially backing the Pukunui (Southern NZ dotterel) for Bird of the Year, an annual Forest & Bird election that pits 75 birds against each other in a battle for awareness and conservation resources. Before you ask: no, while Salient Mag’s Editor has gotten a tattoo of the Kororā for her campaign, I will not be following suit. Kiwis’ love for our feathered friends is notorious. Just look at...

Mi Goreng Graduate: Potato Leek Soup

Serves: 5 Time: 1 hr Price: $ Difficult: 2/5 Attention all of you penny-pinching, budget conscious students! Winter vegetables are cheap as chips at the moment so we may as well make the most of it. Potato leek soup is a real winter warmer, making a delicious recipe for dinners or lunches. Get yourself some tasty bread to dip and enjoy :) Ingredients 1 large onion (diced) 2 large leeks (sliced) 4 garlic cloves...

Local Produce: Underbirds

As part of the 2023 Bird of the Year campaign, Science Communication graduates and wildlife photographers Abi Liddell, Brady Clarke, and Isabella Lewis released a ten-minute short film Underbirds: The Fight to Save the Southern New Zealand Dotterel. Pukunui are New Zealand’s most endangered bird species with only 101 known birds living on Rakiura (Stewart Island). While the Pukunui lost the election last year, their numbers continue to...

OUSA Exec: How Rising Visa Fees Will Affect You

Konnichiwa besties, International Rep Buki here. If you haven’t heard, there was a shocking announcement from the government last month that visa fees will skyrocket from the 1st of October....

SOMETHING TO WATCH Nicolas Cage’s Filmography One Critic staff member has taken it upon themselves to watch every single Nic Cage film ever – down to a ten second appearance as an extra. The challenge of being locked in ‘The Cage’...

Booze Review: Parrotdog Birdseye

Parrotdog is patriotic. It’s New Zealand owned and made, and nothing screams New Zealand more than nationwide pride in birds and an economy so dire you’ll have to sell a kidney to afford a...

Horoscopes: Week 21

Aquarius All your shoes are feeling tight this week. Go sockless to allow for extra space in there, but don’t let anyone know – it’s kinda musty. Just say you’re wearing no-show socks, still weird but a little more socially...

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