‘Undervalued’ Uni Staff Await Living Wage
Posted 9:16pm Sunday 22nd September 2024 by Gryffin Powell
It’s near impossible to escape mention of the cost of living crisis these days. For many Otago University staff not paid a living wage, it rings even more true. Critic Te Ārohi was approached by hall staff to voice their frustration at not being paid a living wage. The current living Read more...
NZ Energy Crisis May Affect Power Bills
Posted 7:12pm Sunday 25th August 2024 by Gryffin Powell
If you’ve been having a nosey at the news (outside Critic, how dare you) in the last few weeks, phrases like “energy crisis” or “tight supply conditions” have been chucked around. The main gist of the issue is that wholesale power prices have risen above retail prices. Read more...
Editorial: Turn On Your Heat Pump
Posted 8:25pm Friday 5th April 2024 by Nina Brown
It’s time we all grew up and turned our heat pumps on. I will die on this hill. To all the power Scrooges out there, I get it. The early stages of flatting are a hard fiscal slap in the face. You hear the phrase “cozzie livs” (boomer translation: “cost of living”) Read more...
Man vs Campus: With Sam Soppet
Posted 5:26pm Sunday 17th March 2024 by Sam Smith-Soppet
The challenge: seven days, 0.22 square kilometers, one Critic office couch (now my bed). Is it doable? Probably. Will it suck? Absolutely. With the Critic office as my home base and staying within main campus bounds (between Clyde, Cumberland, Albany, Dundas), I aimed to answer the question that Read more...
Free Breakfast is Back to Five Days a Week
Posted 5:46pm Sunday 17th March 2024 by Gryffin Powell
For those of you bold enough to wake up before 9:30 (we get it, you’re better than us), OUSA Clubs and Socs have recently announced the extension of their renowned free breakfast programme to five days a week. The breakfast is open from 8:30-9:30am. Located in the Evision lounge, all Read more...
You May Not Be Eligible For That Free $350
Posted 5:53pm Monday 25th July 2022 by Elliot Weir
While many students have already been scheming how they’ll spend the Government’s upcoming $350 cost of living payment, a caveat means that some students on a student loan will be ineligible to receive the payment. In May, as part of this year’s Budget, the Government announced Read more...
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