SUTURE SELF, DUNEDIN SCHOOL OF ART GALLERY

Posted 3:25am Monday 5th September 2011

Curated by Victoria Bell and featuring works by Jenny Bain, Michele Beevers, Victoria Bell, Neil Emmerson, Tenille Lategan, Simone Montgomery & Karen Taiaroa Suture Self is an exhibition featuring the work of staff, recent graduates and a current masters student from the Dunedin School of Art. Read more...

Tunes about Town

Posted 11:08pm Monday 9th May 2011

We may be at the bottom of the world, but there’s still a sort-of-happening music scene. Sometimes the tricky part isn’t knowing what’s on, but where to go. With that in mind, Critic gives you a run down of the music venues you should be frequenting. Most aren’t “cool” in the traditional big city Read more...

Just Go With It

Posted 5:33am Tuesday 26th April 2011

Directed by Dennis Dugan, (1/5). Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison crew has been a bit hit and miss when it comes to making comedy films, their repertoire consisting of Little Nicky, Joe Dirt, Mr Deeds and of course, Grandma’s Boy. There are plenty of others, but these ones hit the mark with Read more...

ADJUDCIATION BY THE NEW ZEALAND PRESS COUNCIL ON THE COMPLAINT OF THE OTAGO MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT TRUST AGAINST CRITIC TE-AROHI

Posted 2:03am Wednesday 3rd November 2010

  Mike McAlevey of the Otago Mental Health Support Trust has complained to the New Zealand Press Council that an article in the Otago University student newspaper, Critic, headed The Bum at the Bottom of the World, was among other things, inaccurate, discriminatory and in poor Read more...

My Story

Posted 9:31pm Monday 11th October 2010

The first time I realised what this feeling actually meant, it felt as if I was in a horror movie. My first crush, that first denial, pushing all of these feelings and thoughts back thinking it is all a phase. Well, most things are a phase, right? My denial was very strong. It was against Read more...

SOUTHERN SOLILIQUIES.Insights and imaginings from three Dunedin writers.

Posted 4:12am Monday 20th September 2010

“Dunedin,” says local writer Sue Wootton, is “a fantastic place to be a writer. We have a great creative energy, often invisible to people who may not be directly involved. It's often thought of as a very conservative place, where nothing is happening, but there is a lot going on in wee pockets!” Read more...

Te Roopu Maori - 21

Posted 2:43am Monday 20th September 2010

Kia ora whanau, E ai ki te korero kua mutu tenei wahanga o te tau, kaore i roa kua mutu te tau, a, kua hoki matou ki te kainga, kit e matou whanau mo te hararei, tera pea te mahi mo te tau kei te heke mai. Engari ko te wawata me mutu pai ai tenei tau. Kia kaha ra whanau. So, apparently Read more...

Brand Scarfie.

Posted 10:45pm Sunday 11th July 2010

How ‘Scarfie’ Became a Dirty Word.     The Beginning The term ‘Scarfie’ originated with the practice of students wearing blue and gold (the Otago colours, duh) scarves during the cooler months of the year.    The Middle Over the years, Otago Read more...

Soapbox - 13

Posted 8:39pm Sunday 11th July 2010

For some reason, I'm not out with my flatmates. Even after four and a half months of living with them, I haven't told them that I'm gay. I'm out with nearly everyone else I know, but I haven't told the people I live with. Why?   To almost everyone I know, I identify as gay. Proudly. Read more...

Te Roopu Maori - 13

Posted 8:05pm Sunday 11th July 2010

There is a considerable amount of evidence that Maori do not have the same level of oral health as non-Maori across all age groups. Oral health disparities such as access to care exist, and one way to address ethnic inequalities in NZ is through Maori oral health workforce development. The Read more...