Opinion

Posted 12:12pm Sunday 13th March 2016 by Joel MacManus

Being a Christian can be frustrating sometimes. In the least religious generation in history, it’s tough not to feel a little weird. I don’t really like telling people about my faith, because I don’t want them to think I’m one of "those Christians". I feel the need Read more...

Minimum Wage Increases Fail To Inspire

Posted 10:44am Sunday 6th March 2016 by Joe Higham

The government has announced that the minimum wage will increase 50c from April 1, taking it from $14.75 to $15.25.  Having risen every year since 2009, when it was just $12.50 an hour, the minimum wage still remains far below what some people have been campaigning for. The Living Wage Read more...

Highlanders Hit Early With Injuries

Posted 11:45am Sunday 6th March 2016 by Hugh Baird

Highlanders will have to do without Waisake Naholo and Fumiaki Tanaka for at least the next month, or longer, due to injury. Naholo sustained a new fracture to the same leg that he injured before the World Cup last year. The injury occurred late in the game against the Blues and the fracture was Read more...

Four Months Enough For Proctor

Posted 10:48am Sunday 6th March 2016 by Joe Higham

The Proctor of Otago University, Dave Miller, has resigned from the position. He has accepted a job offer from the justice sector, which is where he was employed prior to becoming Proctor just four months ago.  Miller took over from Simon Thompson in late October, who had been Proctor for 15 Read more...

Could This Finally Be The Warrior’s Year?

Posted 11:52am Sunday 6th March 2016 by Hugh Baird

The arrival of Kiwi superstars Isaac Luke and Roger Tuivasa-Sheck have many of the Mt. Smart faithful licking their lips with the prospect of their first finals series in five years. Though 2015 promised a lot for the Warriors, a disastrous finish to the season losing star players such as Shaun Read more...

Campus Cop Believes Non-students Involved In Flat Fire

Posted 10:54am Sunday 6th March 2016 by Critic

Dunedin Police are investigating the couch fire that saw a house on Castle Street come alight in Orientation Week. Campus Cop John Woodhouse says the investigation is ongoing. However, he believes it is likely that non-students were involved. Mr Woodhouse said that while couch fires are Read more...

Goldens State’s Golden Run

Posted 11:59am Sunday 6th March 2016 by Sean Nugent

Is it now safe to say that the current Golden State Warriors are the best NBA team since the Chicago Bulls of the 1990s? Their 53-5 record shows that they most certainly are, and shockingly, may even be better. Led by superstar guard Stephen Curry, the defending champs have had an extraordinary run Read more...

Reddit Used To Raise Alarm

Posted 10:58am Sunday 6th March 2016 by Jessica Thompson

In a distressing turn of events, a Dunedin student was saved by her fiancé with the aid of the entertainment and social news website Reddit. Melody Madill began experiencing a seizure during a Skype session with her fiancé, Anna Messner on Tuesday afternoon. Messner, situated in the Read more...

DiCaprio Bags An Oscar

Posted 11:09am Sunday 6th March 2016 by Hugh Baird

After years and years of being denied the award many believe he has long deserved, Leonardo DiCaprio finally graced the stage at the 88th Academy Awards and mitted himself a golden Oscar for his role in The Revenant.  The Academy Awards, more affectionately known as the “Oscars” Read more...

Trump vs Clinton

Posted 11:13am Sunday 6th March 2016 by Joe Higham

Super Tuesday, a day that can revive or destroy a candidate’s hope for the presidency, took place on March 1 across America as eleven states voted in both the republican and democratic races. Relatively early on, results showed that the Trump political juggernaut is continuing its Read more...