Politics

Green Co-Leadership Contest

Posted 5:43pm Sunday 22nd March 2015 by Henry Napier

In January of this year, the Green Party co-leader Russel Norman announced his resignation. Although he will remain as a list MP for the party, his decade-long run as co-leader will come to an end in May. Norman highlighted it was time to “find a new challenge for [himself].” He also stated Read more...

Little Plays Politics

Posted 2:32pm Sunday 15th March 2015 by Henry Napier

L abour leader Andrew Little has confronted the fact his party’s candidate for the Northland by-election, Willow Jean Prime, is an unlikely contender. Little has hinted that a Labour endorsement for New Zealand First leader Winston Peters may be on the cards. Prime Minister John Key has Read more...

Russian Opposition Leader Shot Dead

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 8th March 2015 by Henry Napier

L ast week, the Russian opposition leader, Boris Nemstov, was shot dead. Nemtsov, 55, was shot four times in the back as he was heading home from dinner with his wife. His death came only a day before a planned protest against the current Russian government. Nemstov was the co-leader of Read more...

Peeping through the Key Hole

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 8th March 2015 by Henry Napier

N ew Zealand is in the spotlight after Edward Snowden, former NSA analyst and “whistle-blower”, has revealed a mass of data showing New Zealand’s spying activity in the South Pacific. The data shows that the GCSB (Government Communications Security Bureau) has collected phone calls, emails and Read more...

Peters Flies North... Or Crawls

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 8th March 2015 by Henry Napier

The Electoral Commission has confirmed the 11 candidates who will run in the upcoming by-election for the vacant Northland seat. In the 2014 election, the seat was won by National MP Mike Sabin. However, after rumours of a police investigation surrounding him came to light, Sabin stepped down. The Read more...

Electoral Donations Raise Questions

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 8th March 2015 by Henry Napier

P rime Minister John Key has come under fire recently concerning a fundraising dinner he attended in 2013. Key has confirmed that he attended a private dinner at the home of Chinese businessman, Donghua Liu. The dinner is said to have been organised by Botany MP and National Party member, Read more...

Political Round Up | Issue 2

Posted 6:26pm Sunday 1st March 2015 by Henry Napier

1. ANDREW LITTLE — FACE OF HYPOCRISY — Opposition Leader Andrew Little has been caught out for accidentally not paying one of his workers. The individual, a contractor, was owed $950 for nearly four months. Funnily enough, Little had spoken out against the challenges small-business owners face Read more...

Best of the Week | Issue 2

Posted 6:26pm Sunday 1st March 2015 by Henry Napier

N ews this week has been dominated by Prime Minister John Key’s decision to send New Zealand troops to Iraq. The decision, coming as no surprise after months of discussion in Parliament, was finalised on Tuesday 24 February. Key confirmed that 143 New Zealand soldiers will be sent to Read more...

Critic tackles election year one more time

Posted 11:58pm Sunday 12th October 2014 by Carys Goodwin

This is it. The final Critic of the year. A year of the most tumultuous election activity we could have asked for; a year of the weirdest gaffs; and a year of the most frustratingly normal results. It got so strange that Twitter began to wonder when we’d hit “peak cray,” and a simple search of the Read more...

Greatest hits / Greatest shits | Issue 26

Posted 1:49pm Sunday 5th October 2014 by Carys Goodwin

Greatest HitThis week we’re going international for the Greatest Hit: to Hong Kong. After a change to Hong Kong elections that would mean only “China-approved” candidates would be able to be elected, students began an intense protest for democracy, storming Hong Kong’s Civic Square. Sometimes it’s Read more...