Mould-Mapping North D
Last week, the Tenancy Compliance and Investigation Team (TCIT) did the rounds of North-D flats. The government-run team sieged (door-knocked) flats to check that they are complying with the Residential Tenancies Act 1986. In other words, to check whether students have been slumming it in reasonably-managed flats or festering mould hives. Student rental properties along Union, Leith, Castle, George, and Dundas Street were inspected. OUSA...Breaking In, Throwing Up
A Roslyn flat got more than they bargained for on a quiet Friday night when a drunk student broke into their home, took off his shoes, and vomited into a flatmate's hamper – all while apologising profusely. Daniel, a recent PhD grad (yes, Doctor Daniel) had been asleep in bed when he heard the front door squeak open. “At first I thought it was our flatmate, Matt the nurse, coming home from shift,” Dr Dan told Critic....The Great Cup Snatch: Takeaway Cups Gone from Campus Cafés
Uni-owned cafés were rocked by a surprise email on the 7th of May, being served with the ice-cold news that iced drinks could no longer be served in biodegradable plastic takeaway cups. In a huge loss for people who actually go to class, students will no longer be able to carry around their drinks as easily (wahhhhhhhhhh). The University has been disposable cup free since January 2020, but cold drinks were still served in...Online Gambling Platform Illegally Promotes Through Students
Online gambling monolith, Rainbet, has come into the spotlight for their advertising strategy in New Zealand, dishing out the cash for Gen Z influencers to promote gambling to their peers – some right here in Dunedin. The catch: it’s not exactly legal. Rainbet has been using student affiliates to promote their offshore gambling business model, which first cropped up in Dunners on several Instagram accounts, @dudslaps,...Rachel Brooking’s Stance for Students
Politics are at the forefront of people’s minds in a local body election year – most of all your local politicians, such as Dunedin MP Rachel Brooking. For many students, Dunedin living is...
Campus Creeps (and what to do about them)
A student has approached Critic Te Ārohi with an uncomfortable situation that took place in the Staff Club café, involving a “creepy” encounter with an older man who could not...
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