Student Theatre Stitches Up Critic

Posted 1:15am Wednesday 14th October 2026

Not all Otago graduates have hopped across the ditch, it would seem. Ellie Swann and Lanient Swann – certifiable uncs (aunts?) of the Otago University's Theatre Studies – invited Critic Te Ārohi to review their new play, Stitched, written by Ellie.    Critic Read more...

Vote Otago is Back in Action with Breaking News

Posted 1:11am Wednesday 14th October 2026

About two weeks ago, Critic Te Ārohi grabbed a cuppa and a yarn with some of the Vote Otago team. Vote Otago is a "by students, for students" election-year group who conduct political interviews, and turn them into video content for you. First formed in 2011 as Vote Chat, they renamed Read more...

OUSA Third Quarter Exec Reports: First Pay Cuts of the Year

Posted 1:12pm Saturday 10th October 2026

Choo choo, it's OUSA Exec quarterly reports again! Your shorthand for knowing what sort of work your almighty representatives are doing on your behalf (and on your dollar). Exec members must submit a report of their work for the quarter, and the rest of them scrutinise it to determine whether Read more...

Critic Recipes For Bored Fuckers

Posted 5:53pm Thursday 24th September 2026

They said independence and flatting would be fun. What a load of hogwash. Before long, you've mastered the art of quick gruel for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Your parents are concerned: “you only eat what?” You explain that sometimes you simply need to shove something in your gob Read more...

Pharm Revue Is Back, Baby!

Posted 7:49pm Sunday 20th September 2026

Ladies and gentlemen, bogans and breathas – Pharm Revue is back! Pharmacy Revue had been dead to the world since 2018, and attempts to revive it were thrown off by COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. But last year, the Pharma Mia! script was dusted off, updated, and put on for a super stoked Read more...

Mananui Ramsden Talks Māori Issues

Posted 6:46pm Sunday 20th September 2026

Come November 7th, South Island voters on the Māori roll (and Wellington) will vote for their MP to represent Te Tai Tonga, Aotearoa’s largest electorate. Critic Te Ārohi sat down with Mananui Ramsden, the labour candidate eyeing up the seat this election cycle.    In Read more...

The Green Party's Pitch to Māori Students

Posted 6:44am Monday 14th September 2026

Otago students registered on the Māori roll will elect the MP for Te Tai Tonga at the November 7th election. This MP will represent the whole South Island, plus the city of Wellington, in Parliament. After a six-year hiatus, the Green Party is back in the rohe, and are running a candidate in Te Read more...

Couldn’t Get It Up: SGM For Changes to Exec Roles Fails To Meet Quorum

Posted 12:36pm Sunday 13th September 2026

Last Wednesday at 12pm, a Student General Meeting was held to consider a new roster of OUSA Executive roles. Except it technically wasn't held. To change the constitution, the meeting needed 112 (around 0.5% of the student body) to show up. A solid 80 did. Imagine having to watch your friend Read more...

Investigation: What Was That Nursing UoO Confession Post About?

Posted 11:54am Sunday 6th September 2026

An anonymous post, titled "Dear Otago Poly Nursing… are we okay?" appeared on the University of Otago (UoO) Meaningful Confessions page on the 22nd of July. The post complained that nursing students were being "emotionally humbled" by marking, bad lecturers and 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...