Critic Te Ārohi Census 2026

Posted 3:53pm Saturday 11th July 2026 by Stella Weston

Are you having more or less sex than your peers? Has ket finally taken over as the scarfie drug of choice? How visible is our OUSA president? Critic Te Ārohi has the answers. Welcome to the results of the sixth annual Critic Te Ārohi Census! Census is a nosy and fairly invasive deep dive Read more...

Where Does All My Data Go?

Posted 1:45pm Sunday 26th April 2026 by Matilda Rumball-Smith

Whether you care where your data goes or not, it’s safe to say our world has become increasingly digitalised. When Critic Te Arōhi asked 623 students if they felt they had a good understanding of how their data is used online, 52% admitted that they had “no idea”. Only 11% Read more...

Critic Te Ārohi Census 2025

Posted 12:00pm Monday 14th July 2025 by Nina Brown

Disclaimer: AI was used as a data analysis tool in the research for this article. The Critic Te Ārohi census is back for its fifth year. What originally began as thinly veiled nosiness has morphed into an annual data-gathering exercise, tracking the trends of the fine specimen we call the Read more...

SOUTHLAND: The Next Silicon Valley???

Posted 1:54am Saturday 9th July 2022 by Fox Meyer

A massive, cutting edge carbon-neutral data centre is slated to open in – of all places – Southland. Otago Uni have already signed up to be one of the facility’s major clients. Despite what some Aucklanders may be thinking, there are actually some pretty good reasons for tech Read more...

Otago Towns Come First, Last in Map of NZ’s “Sexiest Cities”

Posted 5:50pm Friday 1st April 2022 by Lotto Ramsay

Lovehoney, an online sex toy shop, recently revealed their list of New Zealand’s “sexiest cities”. Using a combination of search and sales data, they compiled an interactive ‘Sex Map’ power-ranking 42 of Aotearoa’s towns and cities on their kinks, favourite toys, Read more...