Forsyth Barr Stadium May Be Sinking

Posted 3:48pm Sunday 1st September 2013

Critic has been informed by “people in the know” that Dunedin’s Forsyth Barr Stadium is sinking on its foundations. Built on reclaimed land, which requires buildings to have floating foundations, it is believed that when steel was added to the monstrous construction it immediately began to Read more...

Editorial | Issue 17

Posted 4:45pm Sunday 28th July 2013

In my fourth and fifth years I lived in a flat on High Street, south of the Octagon. It was a beautiful place: roomy and sunny, with its close proximity to numerous halfway houses guaranteeing a steady supply of oddball passers-by. In fifth year, we bought a projector and turned the living room into Read more...

Obscure Sports Are Obscure

Posted 8:23pm Sunday 14th July 2013

Critic is bringing back its sports coverage – but because our incredibly lanky editorial team is all hipster and shit, we’ve decided to bring you a roundup only of the world’s most obscure sporting endeavours. If you’ve ever wondered what Bo-taoshi is, or whether being a stoner is a sport, or who Read more...