Greatest Hits / Greatest Shits | Issue 06

Posted 7:01pm Sunday 30th March 2014

Greatest HitsThis week has seen the rise of #nomakeupselfies across the world. Raising $3 million for cancer research, the trend has occupied Facebook, the media, and, surprisingly, Parliament. I followed Louise Upston’s no-makeup Twitter trail, with Metiria Turei and Holly Walker offering selfies Read more...

Critic tackles election year | Issue 6

Posted 7:01pm Sunday 30th March 2014

When it comes to election year, the Otago politics department likes to get involved. We’re only really relevant once every three years, so it’s fairly exciting to get the chance to appeal to more than eager freshers in POLS102. That’s why this week is dedicated to an Otago initiative called Vote Read more...

Politweets | Issue 05

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 23rd March 2014

Tau Henare goes wild with this hashtag. Clare looks towards a new dairy product for the next parliamentary drama. Green MPs target Key's memory loss. Probably not the best use of your time, Jacinda. Yes, because those two parties agree Read more...

Statistics

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 23rd March 2014

Early last week, a new Herald DigiPoll was released, placing National at 50.8 per cent, Labour at 29.5 per cent, Greens at 13.1 per cent, and NZFirst at 3.6 per cent. Such polls should definitely be taken with a grain of salt, but should this translate to an election platform (disclaimer: I take no Read more...

Greatest Hits / Greatest Shits | Issue 05

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 23rd March 2014

Greatest HitsOn Wednesday morning a new set of changes to the electoral law was passed. While there is considerable criticism about a number of aspects, there is a particular redeeming feature that will finally catapult our elections into modernity: now you can enrol to vote online. For those of us Read more...

Critic tackles election year | Issue 5

Posted 5:30pm Sunday 23rd March 2014

Last week, Critic’s most beloved Tertiary Education Minister opened up the university council chat once more. National has been no stranger to the evolving relationship between student participation and our university overlords, and the Education Amendment Bill (number two) is no exception. We first Read more...

Politweets | Issue 04

Posted 2:59pm Sunday 16th March 2014

3 News reporter asks the real questions – where’s John Key’s cat? Cunliffe appears to be doing National’s job for them. Burn. Critic wonders what 1996 RWC Henare is referring to. That would be insider trading. Kevin Read more...

Greatest Hits / Greatest Shits | Issue 04

Posted 2:59pm Sunday 16th March 2014

Greatest HitsIt was very tempting to award Greatest Hit to John Key for choosing 20 September as the election date, as a few Critic staff were recipients of healthy iPredict payouts (myself included); but in the interest of providing students with something a little better than “should’ve got on the Read more...

Critic tackles election year | Issue 04

Posted 2:59pm Sunday 16th March 2014

Finally, the election date has been announced: 20 September. Bring on the policy releases, campaign ads, catchy slogans, and the inevitable rhetorical fuck-ups. It’s time to cut through the empty statements about student support and “the best education ever” and see what’s actually in writing. This Read more...

Greatest Hits / Greatest Shits | Issue 03

Posted 4:35pm Sunday 9th March 2014

Greatest HitSometimes it’s easy to get so caught up in the humdrum of menial political drama that we forget we don’t actually live in a hilarious equilibrium of MP DJs (looking at you, Jacinda) and in-the-house banter. We do have a global context, and we have a proud history of attempting to stand Read more...