OUSA Confirms University Bookshop Under New Ownership

Posted 10:29am Friday 4th September 2026

The Otago University Students’ Association has announced that the University Bookshop (UBS) has been sold to John Brenssell, with plans for the bookshop to continue operating as an independent bookstore, under the University Bookshop brand, preserving its long-standing heritage in Read more...

Benedict Ong To Be Trespassed From All OUSA Premises

Posted 2:44pm Wednesday 2nd September 2026

According to a statement provided to Critic Te Ārohi from President Daniel Leamy, the Otago University Students’ Association (OUSA) plans to trespass Dunedin Councillor Benedict Ong from “all OUSA premises” following reports from students alleging “inappropriate and Read more...

5 Thing I Think the Man Had a Hand In

Posted 1:19pm Sunday 23rd August 2026

For legal purposes, I reject the term “conspiracy theorist”. It makes people think about ol’ Uncle Jack sitting on his front porch in a tinfoil hat with a rifle across his lap. That’s not me. I am a well-educated, highly suspicious, and arguably brave Read more...

Take Notice: Student General Meeting To Be Held September 9th

Posted 12:47pm Sunday 23rd August 2026

A Student General Meeting (SGM) will be held in a couple of weeks, discussing major role changes to your OUSA student executive. SGMs invite students to vote on constitutional changes passed by the OUSA Exec – the constitution cannot be altered without student backing. As previously reported, Read more...

Law Revue Pisses in Rowling's Goblet of Fire

Posted 12:43pm Sunday 23rd August 2026

Law Revue shat satire all over J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter: The Goblet of Fire and called it art. It was.  Law Revue 2026 follows Harry Notter, a wimpish boy forced to do chores by his evil flatmates, who receives a letter one fateful day from Albus Dumbledean. Huzzah! He has been Read more...

The Opportunity Party Lays Out Their Pitch To Students

Posted 12:41pm Sunday 23rd August 2026

For a party with no sitting MPs, The Opportunity Party has been subject to extensive coverage coming up to this year’s election, and their polling is steadily creeping toward the five percent threshold they’ll need to enter Parliament in November. However, one criticism has been thrown Read more...

There's Too Much Talent In Dunedin

Posted 12:38pm Sunday 23rd August 2026

OUSA’s eighth annual band competition, Bring The Noise, presented by Radio One, is well underway with seven finalists selected from two heats that took place a couple weeks ago. The up-and-coming musos will go head-to-head on the 28th of August, 8pm, at U-Bar, where they will be competing for Read more...

Crossword Answers - Issue 20 2026

Posted 12:36pm Sunday 23rd August 2026

ACROSS 1 - Surrealism 6 - Cake 8 - Beluga 9 - Neon 10 - Bozos 11 - Siren 12 - Infamy 15 - Dread 16 - Grim 18 - Capo 20 - Flamingo 22 - Tales 24 - Abundant 25 - Hoax 26 - Stronghold 27 - Evil DOWN 1 - Sculpting 2 - Ribs 3 - Eelworms 4 - Lagoon 5 - Mona Lisa 6 - Read more...

Moaningful Confessions: A Nail-Biting Tale

Posted 12:35pm Sunday 23rd August 2026

We all have that person that’s somehow accumulated an impressive amount of lore and become a celebrity within the friend group. Mine was this guy who I had no romantic feelings for, and who I invited to my birthday party – entirely as a joke. By some miracle, he showed up. Right on Read more...

Horoscopes: Issue 20 2026

Posted 12:34pm Sunday 23rd August 2026

Leo The slopes are calling your name – the Ōtepoti snow day gave you hunger for the alps. You're ready to sell your sanity, fill a five-seater car with eight of your friends and make the long road trip to Queenstown. Beware: there will be at least three arguments on the way!! Your Read more...