Hernandez Loses His Shit
Posted 4:26pm Sunday 6th October 2013
Outgoing OUSA President Francisco Hernandez has expressed outrage at the Government’s decision to reduce the maximum size of university and wananga governing councils from 20 members to 12. Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce announced the decision in his Review of the Legislative Settings for Read more...
Fran Makes $300 on iPredict
Posted 4:26pm Sunday 6th October 2013
Ruby Sycamore-Smith has won the election for OUSA President in 2014 with 49.86 per cent of the vote. Her closest rival, Zac Gawn, won 34.35 per cent, with Jordan Watts a distant third on 10.42 per cent. The election saw OUSA’s largest voter turnout “in a generation.” 5,193 votes were cast, Read more...
New Zealander of the Year
Posted 4:26pm Sunday 6th October 2013
There is a medium to strong chance that if you’re currently residing in New Zealand, you know some New Zealanders. Hell, you may even be a New Zealander yourself! If either is true – congratulations! There aren’t many New Zealanders in this world, but the New Zealanders that do exist are odd, Read more...
Ten Plus Two Equals Twelve, Says Fran
Posted 2:29pm Sunday 29th September 2013
OUSA has announced plans for a one-month trial of a $12 airport shuttle service for students. Although exact dates are yet to be confirmed, the trial period will coincide with the upcoming exam period. As such, it will only be an outgoing service at this stage, but may operate both ways next year Read more...
Governance Review Shockingly Fails to Deliver
Posted 1:47pm Sunday 22nd September 2013
OUSA’s Governance and Representation Review is now “not necessarily” expected to be complete by the end of the year, says OUSA President Francisco Hernandez. Hernandez told Critic that since recommendations made by the Governance and Representation Review Working Party (the Fun Party) “would Read more...
Contemporary New Zealand Artists to Know and Watch
Posted 2:39pm Sunday 15th September 2013
As an art lover, it comes as a constant disappointment that the names of New Zealand’s greatest and, for those who follow the art scene, most renowned contemporary artists don’t even ring a bell in the minds of most people I talk to. To be fair, some older (i.e. not contemporary) examples, such as Read more...
Frances Hodgkins Fellowship Announced
Posted 2:39pm Sunday 15th September 2013
Auckland artist Patrick Lundberg was announced last week as the 2014 recipient of the University of Otago’s Frances Hodgkins Fellowship, one of New Zealand’s most prestigious art fellowships. Beginning on 1 February, he will receive a stipend for a year and a studio on campus to pursue his art. Read more...
Execrable | Issue 23
Posted 2:39pm Sunday 15th September 2013
No scandalous revelations this week, folks. This week, all you get is the collapse of drawn-out, politically contentious OUSA project; Budget 2014; a referendum we’ve been waiting for years to hold; a proposal to change OUSA’s voting system at elections; and a laughable attempt by Fran to Read more...
ODT Watch | Issue 23
Posted 2:39pm Sunday 15th September 2013
"No bad air days: ‘you have to have a lot of trust’"The article is about a circus troupe visiting Dunedin. We see what you did there. “Snowbroads build slopes confidence”To be fair, the name of the event is “Burton Snowbroads ski and snowboard freestyle camp,” but we know the ODT just jumped Read more...
Editorial | Issue 23
Posted 2:39pm Sunday 15th September 2013
This week Sam McChesney took the rare step of admitting he doesn’t know too much about a topic. That topic is art. You see, your humble Editor is a still-life sort of man. He likes flowers, elaborate portraits and shit. But unless these are painted (and yes, it’s always a painting) by van Gogh or Read more...
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