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Introducing your Critic Bachelor: Joel Tebbs

Posted 8:27pm Saturday 13th July 2024 by Hanna Varrs

Age: 21 (turning 22 soon!) Occupation: DeliveryEasy Carbon Accountant Star sign: Leo (swoon) Degree: BSc in Energy Management, BCom in Finance  Celebrity Crush: “I lowkey don’t have one.” That’s a green flag, if we’ve ever heard one  His friends Read more...

Debatable: Should Students Demand a Box on Return?

Posted 8:16pm Saturday 13th July 2024 by Otago University Debating Society

Debatable is a column written by the Otago University Debating Society. The Debating Society welcomes new members and meets at the Business School every Tuesday at 6pm. For So you got on the piss and lost your wallet. The only person at fault here is you. You should learn to take better care Read more...

Local Produce: Ani Saafa

Posted 7:05pm Saturday 13th July 2024 by Jordan Irvine

Ani Saafa is the brainchild of prominent Dunedin musicians Logan Edwards (he/him) and Stanley Barbazon (he/him). Supported by Jakira Brophy (she/her) and Erik Dekker (he/him) on bass and drums respectively, the indie-pop-grunge band has made a great impact on the scene with their new EP Read more...

Horoscopes: Week 14

Posted 6:44pm Saturday 13th July 2024 by Critic

Aquarius You need some flaws to stop seeming like an absolute bot. The new moon moving into Cancer holds a metaphorical mirror up to your face and says, “It’s your time to take a big long look at the person you are and stop being so damn perfect.”  New semester, new habit: Read more...

Editorial: Introducing the Critic Bachelor

Posted 6:42pm Saturday 13th July 2024 by Nina Brown

Welcome back, everyone! I hope you’ve all had a very well earned and restful semester break. It’s been a bit of a ghost town in Dunedin with most people taking advantage of the break to ditch the frosty flats and either hit the ski slopes or your parents’ pantries and power bills. Read more...

Booze Review: Steinlager Classic

Posted 6:01pm Saturday 13th July 2024 by Chunny Bill Swilliams

It’s been argued that Steinlager is New Zealand's beer. It's what defines us as Kiwis compared to the god awful beers that Australia produces. Steinlager is like Speights' older cousin who lives in Auckland; a bit more classy, but punishing whenever they speak. After tasting, we Read more...

Mi Goreng Graduate: Fish Cake

Posted 5:57pm Saturday 13th July 2024 by Ruby Hudson

Serves: 4 Time: 1 hr Price: $ Difficulty: 3/5 I don't know about you, but I am always on the hunt for a cheap source of protein. Tinned fish is an affordable and tasty way to get a bit of variation and protein into your diet. This week's fish cake recipe uses tinned tuna in a way Read more...

Local Produce: Snapper

Posted 8:16pm Sunday 26th May 2024 by Jordan Irvine

For New Zealand Music Month and for the 40th anniversary of Radio One, Local Produce will cover four iconic Dunedin bands by way of interviewing a member of each selected band and asking them about their legacy.  Snapper aren’t as widely known in the “Dunedin Sound” Read more...

Booze Review: Export Gold

Posted 8:09pm Sunday 26th May 2024 by Chunny Bill Swilliams

I once drunkenly asked a bartender if they had any Speight’s, to which they replied “We only have good beer.” Turns out all they had on tap was Export Gold. Critic begs to fucking differ. Now, Export Gold is many things but a good beer it definitely is not. While the drop Read more...

Debatable: Should the Uni turn campus grass into a dairy farm?

Posted 8:05pm Sunday 26th May 2024 by Otago University Debating Society

Debatable is a column written by the Otago University Debating Society. The Debating Society welcomes new members and meets at the Business School every Tuesday at 6pm. For I cannot think of a convincing downside to introducing intensive agricultural grazing on Union Lawn. As we are all well Read more...