Evidence of Obstruction

Posted 12:53pm Sunday 12th March 2017 by Wee Doubt

The most astonishing thing about criminal accusations is that, despite the difference between a person being guilty and being innocent being so profound, the arguments either way can often be equally compelling.   Often the best methods we have to assess guilt or innocence is physical Read more...

The Cheapest Alcohol In Dunedin: A Critic Investigation

Posted 1:04pm Sunday 12th March 2017 by Swilliam Shakesbeer

When you’re a student expected to live on $176 a week from Studylink, every dollar counts. It’s a constant struggle to balance those optional extras, like rent and food, with the essentials, like coffee and alcohol. Getting a buzz on a budget is a delicate art – you want to drink Read more...

Their Sea Or Ours?

Posted 11:48am Sunday 5th March 2017 by Sam Fraser-Baxter

Bottlenose dolphins, grey nurse sharks and green turtles were among the dead hauled out of shark nets around Sydney in 2015. The New South Wales government’s most recent performance report details the marine life captured by the Shark Meshing programme. 2015 recorded 748 “marine Read more...

Dating the seven foreskins of Christ

Posted 11:57am Sunday 5th March 2017 by Lucy Hunter

Can a spatter of ancient blood heal the sick? Is a piece of cloth useful in praying for the poor? Can desiccated eyeball help you get into heaven? I don’t know the answers to these questions, but I did talk to a man who leads a team investigating religious relics - the pieces of long-dead Read more...

Polyamory: Why Not Both?

Posted 12:04pm Sunday 5th March 2017 by Isaac Yu

Our world is different to that of our parents. While they were the first generation to pioneer the internet and begin the information era, we were born citizens. While they were the generation that maintained tradition, we are increasingly challenging old ideas. Ideas about what constitutes love, Read more...

Hey Sugar Sugar

Posted 11:58am Sunday 26th February 2017 by Louise Lin

Amy’s love doesn’t cost a thing, but her company does. Louise Lin talked to a Sugar Baby about what it's like to be paid to be somebody's girlfriend. Content warning: this story contains descriptions of sexual assault She's just your regular student. You've passed Read more...

Careers Advice for the Approaching Apocalypse

Posted 12:07pm Sunday 26th February 2017 by Mel Ansell

The house has the forcefully pleasant smell of an open home. Particularly, I imagine, one occurring after a graphic murder. Yes, you read about it in the newspapers and rubberneck at it from the street, but we have had the carpets professionally cleaned so there’s nothing to see here. This Read more...

Literary WWOOFING

Posted 11:11am Saturday 8th October 2016 by Jessica Thompson Carr

When I was ten my sister and I joined my parents as they took conferences around Europe and a few other places for six months. Of all the cities we visited, Paris was the one that ground its roots into my head. This was due in part to the charming architecture and array of romantic art galleries (I Read more...

Deadlines: A University Survival Guide

Posted 12:03pm Saturday 1st October 2016 by Mikayla Cahill

"I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by,” said the late Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Unfortunately you are probably not yet a beloved author with forgiving publishers. You are likely a student, you have assignments to Read more...