ODT Watch | Issue 22

Posted 12:25pm Saturday 10th September 2016 by Charlie O’Mannin

Also about money, cocaine and prostitutes.    In ‘thing that hasn’t done anything for 15 years continuing to do nothing’ news   Some Hamiltonian is misinformed about the way in which universities are ranked against each other. Apparently Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 21

Posted 12:12pm Sunday 4th September 2016 by Charlie O’Mannin

But can’t think of anything to ask for that he doesn’t already have.   This week Gregor Macaulay does ODT Watch’s job for us. I don’t think the ODT quite realised that he was ripping into them.   The Olympic gold medal eating event kicked off Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 20

Posted 1:13pm Sunday 21st August 2016 by Charlie O’Mannin

Cannabis activist sits.  Cannabis activist rolls over.  Cannabis activist performs tricks for your entertainment.   Ah context, you are a fickle beast.    Unfortunately   This is a bit like saying “Fewer STDs in Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 19

Posted 5:00pm Monday 15th August 2016 by Charlie O’Mannin

This week the ODT jumped straight in with speculation on the future of the dairy industry: I think the ODT meant ‘Cockroach milk’s time might come’, ‘may have come’ implies that right now is cockroach milk’s time, which I doubt.    Yes Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 18

Posted 1:32pm Sunday 7th August 2016 by Critic

What do you think he’s abstaining from? *wink wink    Now we know who hires all those people who scrape through Marketing with a C.   Call me old fashioned but titles should be more than three unrelated words strung together. The ODT is at the forefront of Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 24

Posted 2:29pm Sunday 27th September 2015 by Steph Taylor

If you haven’t heard, the uni has a new proctor scoping the campus out. Having served in Afghanistan and the Solomon Islands will no doubt prepare him for the battleground of Castle Street. A British court has convicted a man of plotting a chemical attack and planning to kill Prince Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 22

Posted 3:29pm Sunday 6th September 2015 by Steph Taylor

Apparently not just a kids’ party game, but something Queenstown councillors love to do when they can’t secure office premises. What do you get when you mix curling in Naseby and a couple of Czechs? A delightful introduction to the lip-smackingly good dessert known as Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 21

Posted 2:41pm Sunday 30th August 2015 by Steph Taylor

Not the greatest idea to steal your sister’s child and claim that he’s yours while going through customs. Apparently to get a letter from the Queen, it’s as easy as sending an average drawing of the Queen. Perhaps I’ll start sending in my colouring-in Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 19

Posted 2:41pm Sunday 9th August 2015 by Steph Taylor

Keen for free coffee? Just make sure you’re a breastfeeding mother and you get that all for free at the “Big Latch On”, a breastfeeding event held at the Meridian recently. That niggly old high school friend still bugging you on Facebook? Perhaps it might be better Read more...

ODT Watch | Issue 18

Posted 3:29pm Sunday 2nd August 2015 by Steph Taylor

Tree huggers unite; the university is killing living things for a new paved area. If you’ve been dying for Uber to hit Dunedin because that $5 taxi ride on Saturday night is starting to hit you in the pocket, you’re out of luck. But they are delivering ice cream as a Read more...