Editorial: Surviving North D With Your Crew

Posted 4:30pm Saturday 19th July 2025 by Nina Brown

Like many University of Otago students, when I moved into my first flat in second-year, I went in blind. All I knew going into flat hunting was my sister telling me to chase sunshine, my mum’s tip to test the shower pressure at viewings, and that if you don’t sign by August you’ll Read more...

Editorial: Census Was a Trip

Posted 11:37am Monday 14th July 2025 by Nina Brown

Welcome back to campus! While many of you had a well-deserved rest and shroom-induced epiphanies, I tripped in a labyrinth of census data, was sent down corridors of correlations and came out the other end both enlightened and far too familiar with your lives.  The Critic census was birthed Read more...

Editorial: Representation Matters, Now More Than Ever

Posted 5:01pm Sunday 25th May 2025 by Nina Brown

Let me get this out of the way: I’m a very straight, stereotypical cis-woman. If you look at me, there’s little doubt in your mind that my favourite colour as a young girl was pink, that my first crush was Dan Carter, and that Azealia Banks Twitter lore draws a blank (had to consult the Read more...

Editorial: Behind the Scenes EXCLUSIVE of Tabloid

Posted 10:22pm Sunday 18th May 2025 by Nina Brown

Like most campus-bound creatures in May, Critic Te Ārohi has been crawling towards the pointy end of the semester, and Tabloid Issue has been the light at the end of the tunnel. Only so much of the antics can make it onto the page, so strap yourself in for an EXCLUSIVE cut of the behind the Read more...

Editorial: I Don’t Need to Defend My Music Taste

Posted 2:40pm Sunday 11th May 2025 by Nina Brown

The debatable topic this week asks whether or not music taste can be a dealbreaker in a relationship. The topic was put forth as a light-hearted suggestion, tapping into the vein of Gen Z culture where relationship “icks” are as trivial as how he ties his shoes or whether he calls urine Read more...

Editorial: Winston Peters is in the Naughty Corner

Posted 9:25pm Sunday 4th May 2025 by Nina Brown

I put Winston Peters in the naughty corner last week for his behaviour. I wish I was talking about the real man, but I’m actually referring to the photo of him that we had on the wall in the office – you might have spotted it if you’ve visited the Critic exhibition that has a Read more...

Editorial: Daddy David Made it Look Easy

Posted 9:34pm Sunday 27th April 2025 by Nina Brown

I’ve spent a lot of time watching documentaries to get into the mindset of the National Geographic issue. It was just a good excuse to reconnect with Daddy David, really. But it made me think about the people behind the documentaries, and how sad it is that the University no longer offers a Read more...

Editorial: It's Called Transparency, Babes

Posted 12:03am Monday 14th April 2025 by Nina Brown

I had been looking forward to writing a silly little editorial this week about something inconsequential and fun. Daylight savings brings it out in me – you don’t need to be bogged down by a hot take when you’re shuttling back and forth from campus in the dark. I wanted to Read more...

Editorial: Critic, the Collective

Posted 6:40pm Sunday 6th April 2025 by Nina Brown

The Crown has refused to admit it, but Critic turned 100 last Wednesday. As promised, we’ve done our best to be as annoying about celebrating and commemorating ourselves as possible. We’ve bothered countless alumni repeatedly for favours – contributions and direction for the Read more...

Editorial: History in Your Hands

Posted 11:11pm Saturday 29th March 2025 by Nina Brown

Happy 100th, y’all. The official birthday of Critic Te Ārohi is this week, April 2nd, the date of the debut issue’s publication – the very same you now hold in your hands. This relic was dug up from the Hocken Library archives. Don’t worry, the spray paint is Read more...