OUSA Exec: Come to the OUSA AGM

Posted 12:42pm Saturday 10th October 2026 by Daniel Leamy

Did our last general meeting get cancelled because not enough students showed up? Yes.  Was it quite embarrassing? Also yes.  Does OUSA represent Otago students? Yes.  Does OUSA spend money on behalf of students? Yes.  Is that money your money? Yes.  Do Read more...

OUSA Third Quarter Exec Reports: First Pay Cuts of the Year

Posted 1:12pm Saturday 10th October 2026 by Harry Almey

Choo choo, it's OUSA Exec quarterly reports again! Your shorthand for knowing what sort of work your almighty representatives are doing on your behalf (and on your dollar). Exec members must submit a report of their work for the quarter, and the rest of them scrutinise it to determine whether Read more...

OUSA Exec: Kamesha Jones

Posted 11:40am Sunday 4th October 2026 by Kamesha Jones

You are probably being asked to vote left, right and centre – literally. Two weeks ago, you might have had a flurry of Instagram requests from potential OUSA election candidates (guilty). If you were remotely clocked into anything the candidates were saying – you would have noticed a Read more...

Sports, Service, and Clubs Honoured at Otago Blues and Golds Awards

Posted 12:00pm Sunday 4th October 2026 by Gryffin Blockley

The annual Blues and Golds awards were held last week, honouring some of our fellow students doing great things in the sporting and cultural spheres. A joint event held between OUSA and the University saw the Business School decked out to the nines for the awards ceremony. Here’s what some Read more...

Troy Gibbons Elected As 2027 OUSA President

Posted 12:03pm Sunday 4th October 2026 by Gryffin Blockley

Another contentious, and occasionally chaotic, OUSA Executive Election rounded off last Thursday. A crowded Main Common Room was read out to hear the results drop after two weeks of campaigning, and four days of voting. Cutting through all the gristle, Troy Gibbons won the headline battle of the Read more...

$5 Lunch Hijacked by OUSA Executive Election Forums

Posted 2:20pm Sunday 27th September 2026 by Harry Almey, Stella Weston & Gryffin Blockley

$5 lunch was overrun last week with three days of lunchtime forums to give students a chance to dissect the policies and promises of the 25 candidates running for the ten OUSA Executive positions for 2027. To save you from over six hours of forums, here is our three-page summary of the 12,000 words Read more...

Your 2026 OUSA Executive Candidates

Posted 12:04pm Sunday 20th September 2026 by Critic

NOTE: These are uncensored, unfiltered and unedited blurbs straight from the horses’ mouth(s). All blurbs apart from President were capped at 100 words, so some are cut off. If candidates do not have a picture alongside their blurb, that is because they missed the photo window with us from Read more...

OUSA Exec: Tumuaki Takirua

Posted 11:52am Sunday 20th September 2026 by OUSA Exec

Mauri ora e te iwi! Whoop whoop, here’s your other Māori rep, to talk more about Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori! I’ll keep this pretty paku because the week’s already over – but the celebration of te reo Māori will carry on forever.  AsI write this piece, we Read more...

Couldn’t Get It Up: SGM For Changes to Exec Roles Fails To Meet Quorum

Posted 12:36pm Sunday 13th September 2026 by Harry Almey

Last Wednesday at 12pm, a Student General Meeting was held to consider a new roster of OUSA Executive roles. Except it technically wasn't held. To change the constitution, the meeting needed 112 (around 0.5% of the student body) to show up. A solid 80 did. Imagine having to watch your friend Read more...

Editorial: Read This If You Intend To Run For OUSA Exec

Posted 12:22pm Sunday 23rd August 2026 by Hanna Varrs

The OUSA student executive elections are coming up, with campaigning beginning on the 14th of September. For those that are tuned in to the happenings of OUSA, they’ll have some understanding of the current Exec roles.  However, the Exec has passed a decision this week to put major Read more...