Council Proposes Stricter North D Booze Rules

Posted 9:32pm Wednesday 13th November 2024

The rules and regulations of drinking in North Dunedin could be set to change under a Local Alcohol Policy (LAP) mandatory review. Proposed changes to the policy could mean earlier closing times for liquor stores, a freeze on more off-licences in North D, and a “yeah, nah” to the iconic Read more...

Critic Bachelor: Trivial Pursuit (Of Joel)

Posted 4:47am Monday 16th September 2024

A hot new bombshell has entered the villa (Critic office)! Yes, you read that right – we’re stirring the pot. Keegan Wells (OUSA President) is joining the Critic Bachelor for a special guest appearance. Today, the remaining singles Micah, Brad, and Lily will be competing against Keegan Read more...

Mi Goreng Graduate: Rēwena Paraoa

Posted 4:45am Monday 16th September 2024

Makes: 1 large loaf Time: 10 mins prep, 2 days ferment time; 2 hrs knead and prove, 45 mins bake Difficulty: 5/5 (until you have tried a few times! Then it is super easy) Rēwena paraoa aka rēwena bread is an indigenous potato-based sourdough. In the face of aggressive Read more...

Unexpected UniFlats Maintenance Visits “An Accident Waiting to Happen”

Posted 4:40am Monday 16th September 2024

UniFlats residents caught off-guard by unanticipated visits from staff and maintenance crew have been left feeling “a bit weird”, to say the least. One Clyde Street resident told Critic Te Ārohi that she was suffering from a severe bout of food poisoning when maintenance staff Read more...

Te Huinga Tauira, Debriefed

Posted 4:38am Monday 16th September 2024

Te Rōpū Māori sent a delegation of tauira to Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland in the last week of August – not only to escape the Dunedin winter, but also for Te Huinga Tauira, the annual national Māori students’ conference. Māori tertiary students’ Read more...

Horoscopes: Maramataka

Posted 4:35am Monday 16th September 2024

For Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori from September 16th-22nd, Critic Te Ārohi’s orb reads the maramataka – a calendar highlighting the connection between the moon and our well-being. The energy levels are caused by the gravitational forces of Te Ra, Marama, and Whenua. Rāhina Read more...

That’s just the rules of Wheminism - Opinion: Māori Wāhine deserve their flowers

Posted 4:23am Monday 16th September 2024

Navigating tikanga Māori can be like navigating your waka through the waves – it’s dynamic, fluid, and never the same from one iwi to the next. The idea that tikanga (practices) is a fixed, rigid structure is laughable when, for centuries, Māori have adapted, evolved, and Read more...

Guest Editorial: Get in Loser, it’s Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori

Posted 4:08am Monday 16th September 2024

Ka pāpā te whatitiri Hikohiko te uira Kahukura ki te rangi He aitu ka riri rongo mai ka hē Ko ngunguru Ko ngangana Ko apārangi Ko te titi o te rua ko te tao whakawahine Ko te motumotu o te riri Te awa o ngā rangatira Taumārere herehere i te riri Te puna i Read more...

OUSA Exec: Churr e te whānuk

Posted 4:02am Monday 16th September 2024

For non-Māori, some may ask why is Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori a thing? Why is there no English language week? Why do these Māori get a week to themselves?  Well, e te whānau, let me enlighten you my bro.  Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori is our birthright. It is the reo Read more...

Booze Review: Vote Hoiho NZ Pale Ale

Posted 3:58am Monday 16th September 2024

There are many pleasures in life. In Dunedin, it’s the Peninsula wildlife and alcohol. Put ‘em together and what do you get? Penguin piss. In honour of this year’s Bird of the Year election, the master brewers at Emerson’s have made a limited edition ‘Vote Hoiho’ Read more...

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