OUSA President Liam White Caught With His Pants Down?

Posted 11:04pm Sunday 18th May 2025

There are some things we have come to expect from our OUSA presidents. Campaining on the promise of a student bar, not delivering a student bar. That's about it honestly. What we did not expect however... was this.  Sources (one suspicious email with a portfolio of equally suspicious Read more...

Local Produce: Women in Business Otago

Posted 10:30pm Sunday 18th May 2025

If you think business clubs are just suited-up LinkedIn influencers moonlighting a degree double majoring in Finance and Accounting, you clearly haven't met Women in Business (WIB). This isn't your average stock-trading, hustle-culture club. WIB is a women-led club built on the belief that Read more...

We Made A Fanpage for Daniel Leamy

Posted 10:04pm Sunday 18th May 2025

With the Tabloid Issue approaching and pitches running somewhat dry, two of Critic Te Ārohi’s most chaotic staff (us) turned to what we do best: shit-stirring. One of us writes horoscopes and the other wrote the love story of the century (Critic Bachelor). Between us, we knew exactly how Read more...

Ōtepoti’s Largest Trans-Rights Protest

Posted 3:07pm Sunday 11th May 2025

Hundreds gathered in the Octagon on the 3rd of May in a loud, proud, and unrelenting show of solidarity against New Zealand First’s proposed gender definition bill. It was reportedly Ōtepoti’s largest ever trans-rights protest, with rainbow umbrellas against drizzly weather giving a Read more...

Terrain Generation: The Biomes of Ōtepoti

Posted 10:24pm Sunday 27th April 2025

Here at Critic Te Ārohi, we have reported on 100 years of changing student landscapes, but what about the actual land we stand on? In honour of the release of the great piece of media called A Minecraft Movie, as well as our annual National Geographic issue, we booted up a new world save and Read more...

Flat Authoritarianism

Posted 11:43pm Sunday 13th April 2025

Flatting is a delicate balance of personalities, habits, and passive aggressiveness. For the first time, you get to experience life free from the watchful eye of parents or RAs – and that usually means 2-minute noodles for every second meal, putting off your washing to the last minute, and, Read more...

Which Academically Overwhelmed Rat Are You?

Posted 9:35pm Sunday 23rd March 2025

1. You've rolled out of bed and stumbled to the kitchen. What are you having for the most important meal of the day? Porridge. It’s filling, homely, and makes you feel like one of the grandparents from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory It's pretty much lunch time, so may as Read more...

StudyLink Lag Leaves Students In Limbo

Posted 9:11pm Sunday 23rd March 2025

Students all around Aotearoa have been facing some extra financial hardship over the last few weeks, with many failing to receive their expected StudyLink payments or living costs payments. With day-to-day costs already a pressing concern for students, delays in financial assistance have left many Read more...

Bouncer by Night, Fake ID Dealer by Day

Posted 7:19pm Sunday 2nd March 2025

With the new batch of underage freshers, comes a new batch of fake IDs… supplied by a Dunedin security guard who we’ll call McLovin. Multiple sources have told Critic Te Ārohi that McLovin has been charging first-years fiending for a night out upwards of $150 for IDs that had been Read more...

Ngā Wai-hono-i-te-pō and the Kīngitanga Movement

Posted 4:26am Monday 16th September 2024

Shockwaves reverberated through the motu on Friday, August 30th, as Aotearoa learned of the passing of Kīngi Tūheitia Pōtatou Te Wherowhero VII, the Māori King. Less than a week later, the Kīngitanga named its new leader: Te Arikinui Kuīni Ngā Read more...