A Response from Tim Fowler, Chief Executive of the Tertiary Education Commission
Posted 1:19pm Sunday 9th July 2023
I read Zak Rudin’s Critic Te Ārohi article with interest (‘MINOR CONFUSION! Announcement elicits fears’). As the person who apparently said several things quoted, I want to set the record straight, as a number of comments have been misinterpreted, conflated and confused in the Read more...
Critic Te Ārohi Census 2023
Posted 1:11pm Sunday 9th July 2023
Last month we challenged you to fill out our 2023 Census. 242 brave students took the plunge, five more than in 2022. We made you endure more than fifty questions that you may or may not have spent too much time thinking about when you should have been studying for your exam the next day, and you Read more...
Horoscopes: Week 13
Posted 6:35pm Monday 29th May 2023
Aquarius Jan 20 - Feb 18 It’s time to enter your problematic era. Start some shit, spread a rumor, call it how you see it. Take no prisoners this week, besties. Scandal of the week: Pizzagate. Pisces Feb 19 - Mar 20 There is something about pisces and your ability to Read more...
Moaninful Confession: Seal the Deal
Posted 6:13pm Monday 29th May 2023
It was break, and we were spending a few nights at my boyfriend’s parent’s place. Naturally we both were hungry for some alone time. So off we go: “an excursion for fresh air”. We walked and talked, but that just wasn’t cutting it. Next thing I knew, a quiet kiss on the Read more...
Horoscopes: Week 12
Posted 4:16pm Sunday 21st May 2023
Aquarius Jan 20 - Feb 18 Troubled waters ahead! Be sure to navigate your friendships and relationships accordingly, as tension is on the horizon. Also, wash your sheets. It’s been way too long. Kiwi tune to play: ‘Something In The Water’ by Brooke Fraser Pisces Feb Read more...
Moaningful Confessions: Yearner’s License
Posted 4:13pm Sunday 21st May 2023
It started at a beach at sunset and ended at an ice rink parking lot. As all good stories do. We had pulled up at Kilda to do the whole romantic thing of watching the sun setting over the sea. It worked - things were getting heated and before I knew it my shirt was off. The condensation on the Read more...
Horoscopes: Week 11
Posted 3:39pm Sunday 14th May 2023
Aquarius Jan 20 - Feb 18 Aquarius, it’s easy to feel alone in this world. But don’t worry. A new, special someone is on the horizon for you. Don’t give up on love and comfort, it’s just around the corner. Snack of the week: Spring rolls. Pisces Feb 19 - Read more...
Moaningful Confessions: Not begging for moa
Posted 2:53pm Sunday 14th May 2023
Music has the ability to bring people together. So do taxidermied moa. And blowjobs. As it turns out, all of the above can also tear people apart and sow weeks of exasperated sighs into your everyday life. Let me explain: It was midnight on a Friday. I was single and “ethically” Read more...
The 22nd Annual Critic Fish n Chip Review
Posted 2:48pm Sunday 14th May 2023
It’s time for the annual Critic Te Ārohi fish and chip shop review. Need we say more? Actually, we do, because this year we have decided to revolutionise the review system. One look at the infamous ‘Dunedin Fish and Chip Shop Review’ Facebook page suggests that North D is Read more...
Horoscopes: Week 10
Posted 2:13pm Sunday 7th May 2023
Aquarius Jan 20 - Feb 18 Aquarius, it’s time to sack up and take a stand on what matters. You can’t be a passive people-pleaser for the rest of your life, it’s important to have an opinion in the pursuit of what is right. Activity of the week: Give a shit Read more...