Crossword Answers - Issue 7 2026

Posted 1:37pm Tuesday 14th April 2026

Across: 1 - Great King Street 8 - Detonator 9 - Trunk 11 - Absorb 12 - Russell Crowe 16 - Steroid 17 - Edibles 19 - MDMA 20 - Mowed 22 - Adieu 23 - Endorsement 24 - NRL Down: 1 - Gladiator 2 - Ecstasy 3 - Thin 4 - Nicotine 5 - Sus 6 - Rewrap 7 - The Killers 10 - Read more...

Vice-Chancellor’s Welcome Email Returns 100% AI Prediction

Posted 4:34pm Saturday 11th April 2026

Critic Te Ārohi recently received a news tip from an anonymous student that ran Vice-Chancellor Grant Robertson’s welcome email through GPTZero (Model 4.2b). The message was sent to all students at the start of the year, and had the subject-line “Student update: 25 February Read more...

Explainer: Albany Street Connection Project

Posted 4:27pm Saturday 11th April 2026

Since 2021, the Dunedin City Council (DCC) has done heaps of advertising, letter drops, media coverage and public consultation about the changes happening to Albany Street and surrounding areas. The $4.8 million Albany Street Connection Project (ASCP) construction and road reseal will fully take Read more...

Local Produce: Bunchy’s Big Score

Posted 4:12pm Saturday 11th April 2026

Bunchy’s Big Score is an Ōtepoti art/pop/rock band who have become well-loved in the local scene over the past two years. Known for their noisy ear-worm bangers and ridiculously fun live shows, the quartet is preparing for what will be their biggest year yet. The band’s current Read more...

Critical Tribune: Hyde Street Party 2026 Flat Themes Unveiled

Posted 4:09pm Saturday 11th April 2026

As Otago students return from mid-sem break, speculation from the shitposters of the Castle26 Facebook group has been at an all time high. Critical Tribune is here to put the rumors to bed and confirm the official Hyde Street Party flat themes. Critical Tribune investigative journalists spoke to Read more...

Moaningful Confessions: Summer School Gets Steamy

Posted 3:59pm Saturday 11th April 2026

To set the scene, it was Summer School. Already a pretty cursed time of year. Half the campus was deserted, and the people left milling around campus were a little strange. I mean, who does Uni during the holidays? To add to the isolation, none of my flatmates had moved in yet. I was bored out of my Read more...

A Word From Know Your Stuff

Posted 3:56pm Saturday 11th April 2026

Who are we?  KnowYourStuffNZ is a peer-led drug checking and harm reduction service that has been operating since 2015. We address the lack of factual, proven information available to drug users about the substances they intend to take by providing drug checking and drug-related information Read more...

Horoscopes: Issue 7 2026

Posted 3:51pm Saturday 11th April 2026

Taurus Your current employer is making you wanna quiet quit, or even just straight-up ghost them. Even though the job market is fucked, it can’t be worse than your current job. The next desk your resume lands on will be the right one. You deserve higher than minimum wage anyway. Your Read more...

Critic Te Ārohi Presents… The Cook(ed) book!

Posted 3:47pm Saturday 11th April 2026

Welcome to The Cook(ed) Book. This is a collection of recipes built for student kitchens, questionable decision-making, and getting really baked. We have assumed you don't have the perfect equipment, that much time, or even the patience. As such, there is something for every stoner in this book, Read more...

Inclusion On Campus

Posted 3:29pm Saturday 11th April 2026

Within my short time as Welfare and Equity Representative, and throughout my studies in general, there is one topic that has come up consistently: students who identify as being in one or more equity groups often feel “othered”. This can come from not feeling included in conversations Read more...