Local Produce: Natasha – Dun Records

Posted 9:52am Sunday 26th July 2026

A couple of weeks ago, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, and Sabrina Carpenter had a bad day in Aotearoa. That’s because 4EPs, a recent release featuring four EPs by local Dunedin bands Sogg, U-No Juno, Vagina Dry and Sivle Talk, debuted at the number one spot on the Official Aotearea Music Read more...

Editorial: Texts That I Got This Week

Posted 9:28am Sunday 26th July 2026

Last week, I committed to using a flip phone for 7 days. I will start with the cons. Firstly, I hadn’t realised how much I was relying on social media for a sense of connectivity, or parasocialisation. I found myself wondering when the days had gotten so long, and so lonely. Secondly, there Read more...

Editorial: I Will Go 7 Days With a Flip Phone

Posted 11:36am Sunday 19th July 2026

I feel weird. I think it’s probably some combination of seeing my brother for the first time in a long time and being in my last ever second semester, but I feel that every day is going too fast now. At the time of writing, I have just become eligible to graduate with my law degree. Nearly Read more...

Critic Chit-Chats with Chippy

Posted 9:33am Saturday 18th July 2026

Labour Leader Chris Hipkins (the Chris nicknamed Chippy, not the other one), braved a Dunedin winter's day to come down to campus for Re:Ori’s Clubs Day. Critic Te Ārohi managed to snag a spot in the former Prime Minister’s packed schedule to talk about some of the key issues Read more...

Proctology 33

Posted 4:04pm Saturday 11th July 2026

When we tried to schedule our next meeting over the break, Critic Te Ārohi was imagining that the Proctor would decline it in favour of sipping piña coladas for a sacred few weeks. It was not the case. Instead, he was all too keen to get our ear, and give us some Proctorly Read more...

Editorial: Everything You Missed Over The Break

Posted 3:24pm Saturday 11th July 2026

Welcome back. I missed you! In the spirit of our census results coming out, I asked you guys (via the @criticmag story) what you had all been missing about Ōtepoti while you were away for the break.  April misses hearing the clocktower chime. Ryan misses Leith Liquor. A couple of Read more...

TELL ALL With Dunedin’s Hottest Influencer: Savannah Blewden

Posted 12:31pm Saturday 23rd May 2026

Savannah Blewden, (“call me Sav!”), is Dunedin’s hottest influencer right now. On TikTok, her biggest platform, she sports nearly 40k followers and 4.5 million likes. Being online, making videos, and portraying her life so openly and visually is just something she’s Read more...

Proctology - 31

Posted 12:24pm Saturday 23rd May 2026

Critic Te Ārohi hasn’t met with Proctor Dave Scott in a while now, but he certainly hasn’t forgotten about us. With the recent snap in the weather, we were more than happy to go and pay him a visit to get out of the kind of cold that chills you to the bone.  Upon arrival, we Read more...

The Man Behind Craig Daniels: Will Murphy

Posted 12:23pm Saturday 23rd May 2026

Second-year Will Murphy (@willmurphycomedy) has “always been into theatre”, which makes it no surprise that when he enrolled in Otago he chose to major in Theatre Studies. With a “soft spot” for comedians, he grew up watching the likes of Rowan Atkinson (better known as his Read more...

Editorial: Dear Otago

Posted 11:09am Sunday 17th May 2026

Otago, as I write this, I sit in an airport. I’m miles away from you, and I can’t help but notice that the colours seem duller and the sky less open without you near. Laughter seems less genuine, and all I can think about is coming home to you. No matter how damp the soil, or how wet the Read more...