Dunners

Slutwalk II: The Sluts Strike Back

Posted 4:03pm Sunday 9th September 2012 by Josie Adams

On Saturday September 1 Dunedin’s second annual Slutwalk hit the streets. Beginning outside the Dental School, the marchers progressed along George Street to the Octagon, where they were addressed by speakers on the topics of slut-shaming and victim-blaming. The “Slutwalk” movement began last Read more...

Beloved Bars Bullied by Bureaucracy

Posted 4:03pm Sunday 9th September 2012 by Claudia Herron

The future of many local bars remains uncertain as substantial fee increases under the new alcohol law reforms threaten their livelihood. New legislation will see bar owners fronting the full cost of licensing applications, which are currently 50% subsidised by ratepayers. Critic spoke with Read more...

Rabbi’ng Shoulders with Alternative Faiths

Posted 4:03pm Sunday 9th September 2012 by Margot Taylor

The ninth annual open Peace Lecture was held last week in the St David Lecture Theatre. Israeli Rabbi Adi Cohen, who is part of the Wellington Progressive Jewish Congregation, delivered the lecture, entitled “Words, Concepts, Deeds. Peace as a way of living”. The lecture was organised by the Read more...

Skiiers and Snowboarders Ski and Snowboard in Snow

Posted 5:17pm Sunday 2nd September 2012 by Bella Macdonald

With winter in full flight, around 100 students from New Zealand universities gathered to shred up Wanaka for the 2012 University Snow Games, held from August 26 — 31. The winter games have been held annually since 1945, making this the 67th year of competition. With the 2013 World Read more...

Let them smoke pot!

Posted 5:17pm Sunday 2nd September 2012 by Zane Pocock

Data from the “Dunedin Study” has shown that under-18s who regularly smoke marijuana are at risk of permanently reducing their IQ. The same dip doesn’t occur in those who become frequent users after 18, supporting previous research which has suggested that marijuana is particularly harmful for the Read more...

Homo-Haters Horrified by Humanitarian Hubris

Posted 5:17pm Sunday 2nd September 2012 by Callum Fredric

August was not a good month for Family First. The lobby group’s mensis horribilis began with the Family First-affilitated “Protect Marriage” website, which opposes gay marriage, being blocked as a “hate site” by the Dunedin City Council’s automated web filter. Family First spokesman Read more...

Farmers hate the young

Posted 5:17pm Sunday 2nd September 2012 by Josie Adams

On 18 August student anti-climate change group Generation Zero was brutally suppressed by The Man in response to their latest publicity stunt, a “bus” of recycled cardboard containing some of the organisation’s members, which travelled around Dunedin calling for the Government to invest in smart Read more...

Speight’s Brewery to Increase Production of Mediocre Beer

Posted 5:17pm Sunday 2nd September 2012 by Claudia Herron

A major re-development of Speight’s Rattray Street Brewery will enable the brewing of over 24 million litres of beer per year for thirsty scarfies. Lion Breweries has been granted resource consent for the next stage of the $29 million re-development following completion of the first stage back in Read more...

Boy Racers Engage in Antisocial Behaviour

Posted 5:17pm Sunday 2nd September 2012 by Margot Taylor

On Friday August 24 a large contingent of boy racers took to the roads surrounding Dunedin. There were a reported 1000 “hooligans” in 400 cars participating in Dunedin’s “Big Cruise”. While many claimed that the event would be an opportunity for young car enthusiasts to show that they are merely Read more...

University explores subconscious undercurrents of religion

Posted 4:26pm Sunday 19th August 2012 by Charlotte Greenfield

A recent study at Otago’s Department of Psychology suggests that the fear of death subconsciously makes us more religious. Among atheists, thoughts of death correlate with an increased receptivity to religious belief at an unconscious level and growing scepticism at a conscious level. For Read more...