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Nearly 700 tractors, utes and four-wheel drives passed through the heart of Studentville two weeks ago, participating in Aotearoa’s largest farmer-led protest — and those behind the wheels had many hot-takes to offer to a mostly oblivious student community. Students accosted on George Street seemed to have little idea about just what the hell was going on. Only two of the ten or so individuals whose conversations we...Students Angriest on Sunday, According to AskOtago Data
Data released to Critic under the Official Information Act shows that the smiley faces at AskOtago mostly receive dark green, very happy responses, but on Sundays the number of dark red, very angry responses skyrockets. Critic requested the data from the AskOtago smiley kiosks for March 2019, March 2020, and March 2021. The data shows that responses have become more negative since 2019, but have recovered from a nadir in 2020...Fire in the Link Last Sunday
New Zealand Police and Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) are investigating a fire that occurred in a rubbish bin in the Information Services Building at around 8pm last Sunday 18 July. According to FENZ, the bin in the female bathrooms on the Cumberland St side of the Link caught fire, triggering the smoke detection system and evacuation of the building. FENZ were called at around 8.07pm and quickly extinguished the fire. The fire was...
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