The Saltiest Pretzel Stick CONSPIRACY

Ahh the pretzel stick. A delicacy for 5-year-olds with the finest taste. A lunchbox snack that your friends would always ask for a share of. A crispy, salted delight in stick form; it’s genius. Well, if you were looking for another reason to hate capitalism, this is it. The beloved pretzel stick is gone, stripped away from the shelves and from deep within our hearts – not just from Dunedin, but across Aotearoa.  The stick...

Capping Show Review: The Good, The Bad, and The Nazi Jokes

Warning: Semi-spoilers for Capping Show included.  Critic Te Ārohi braved the rain and headed along to the opening of this year’s Capping Show, dressed to the nines (in our old hall merch – opening night was fresher-themed) and ready for a hilarious night.  The overarching story of the night –  ‘How To Train Your Fresher’ – was a little confusing and unfortunately fell into the classic...

The Heavy Breathers Are Back, Baby

In 2023, a group of 33 third-year boys, calling themselves the ‘Heavy Breathers’, raised 100k to support men’s mental health. The Breathers ran the Emerson’s Dunedin Marathon, donating their proceeds to mental health charity Spark That Chat. And for 2025, they’re back. Or rather, their brothers are back. Ben Norris, Leremia Morris, Jack Callear, and Wills French are the little brothers of the 2023 Heavy Breathers,...

Exec SLASHES 82% of Referendum Questions

After begging students to submit questions for the biannual OUSA referendum, the Exec has slashed the final list of 103 questions to just 19. Students will soon be invited to flex their democratic muscles and vote a hearty “yes”, disapproving “no” or an apathetic “I dunno” to each question from May 26 to May 28.  The OUSA Referendum is one big exercise in student outreach from the Executive. They were...

Marine Science Students Refunded After Unfair Paper Charges Revealed

In great news for Mako Mermaid fans-turned-students, MARI403 students have been refunded the $267.89 more they were paying for the exact same paper as ECOL411 students. This comes after Critic reported on the disparity last week, thanks to a tip-off from ECOL411 student and OUSA Academic Rep Stella Lynch.  Marine scientists are getting bank-transferred by the Uni like it’s your flattie after a Pak-n-Save run. “The University...

Political (In)Action Committee?

Amnesty Youth Otago (AYO) and the Politics Students Association (POLSA) have expressed concern to Critic Te Ārohi over OUSA’s new Political Action Committee (PAC), citing worries about inclusion and representation. PAC is supposedly a committee formed to assist Political Rep Jett Groshinski in policy submission writing on behalf of students, following in the wake of some questions about student consultation in the submission writing...

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