Hot Girl Summer, Karanga Mai

Posted 12:39pm Saturday 10th October 2026 by Heeni Koero Te Rerenoa (Sky)

If there’s one thing a Ngāpuhi likes, it’s arguing a case. Unfortunately for everyone else, I’ve always got one.  With exam season looming, my attention has already wandered several weeks ahead. Right now, I’m dreaming about summer: long afternoons, baking in the Read more...

The Great Summer Festival Guide

Posted 1:03pm Saturday 10th October 2026 by Harriet Gowing

Festival season is nearly upon us. As the semester draws to a close, and you’re stuck inside studying while the days get longer, we figured you needed a light at the end of the tunnel.  There’s something special about Christmas and New Years in the Southern Hemisphere. While we Read more...

Cheap As Chips! Critic’s Summer Goodies

Posted 4:10pm Monday 13th October 2025 by Critic Staff

Every summer, students travel far and wide across the motu for the break. Critic Te Ārohi staff members reached out to local secrets from their own hometowns to score student discounts*. Your mission: explore your backyard this summer and enjoy these discounts on us. Record your journey in the Read more...

EDITORIAL | Students Were Exploited In Orchard Work

Posted 4:11pm Tuesday 2nd March 2021 by Erin Gourley

Orchards called on uni students to make money picking and packing. Students were not prepared for the exploitative working environment they walked into.   When students set off for the orchards of Central Otago and beyond, it had been a rough year already. A lot of businesses limited the Read more...

Fruits Of Our Labour: Is Seasonal Orchard Work All It’s Cracked Up To Be?

Posted 2:08pm Tuesday 2nd March 2021 by Annabelle Vaughan

With the borders at a close thanks to the ripper of a year that was 2020, orchards across New Zealand cried out for help. Many Otago students answered the call to be a “Harvest Hero” and embarked on their agricultural adventure. For some, it didn’t turn out to be the experience Read more...