Legal Action Threatens Streaming from Overseas

Posted 10:49am Sunday 19th April 2015

Four New Zealand television outlets, which together own 85 percent of New Zealand’s television viewing market, have joined together to take action on what they are calling a breach of copyright. Lawyers representing SkyTV, TVNZ, Lightbox New Zealand (run by Spark) and MediaWorks sent a Read more...

New Zealand Crime Declining

Posted 2:51pm Sunday 12th April 2015

The New Zealand Police have released their annual crime statistics for 2014. The report documents the number of crimes recorded in that year; crimes are counted as resolved when police apprehend the offender and decide how to take action. The Police National Intelligence Application (NIA) gathers Read more...

Execrable | Issue 7

Posted 2:51pm Sunday 12th April 2015

T he meeting began by welcoming the new Postgraduate Officer, Chris Jackson, and International Officer Toa Sailusi. It was announced that Campaigns Officer Alice Sowry and Education Officer Greer Mahoney have resigned. The second by-election for 2015 is set to be announced in the near Read more...

Proctology | Issue 6

Posted 3:11pm Sunday 29th March 2015

H yde Street 2015 has been a success, despite the media coverage in the days after the event. “It was in general a good fun event,” the proctor said. “Most people that went enjoyed it.” The proctor spoke of the media taking “excessive delight in highlighting the few problems” that Read more...

Execrable | Issue 6

Posted 3:11pm Sunday 29th March 2015

This week’s executive meeting was delayed for a few days due to “weekend activities causing fatigue.” Judging by the images on our Facebook page, Critic assumes the fatigue was alcohol-related. The meeting began with the executives, the whole five who attended, breaking down the hours of work Read more...

Government Offers 90c to Solve Rent Crisis

Posted 3:11pm Sunday 29th March 2015

StudyLink’s Annual General Adjustment is set to come into effect from 1 April 2015, meaning that student allowances and student loan living costs will rise just 0.51 per cent. Social Development Minister Anne Tolley announced this year’s increase, stating: “Rates and thresholds for Read more...

NZUSA President Makes Final Plea for Membership

Posted 5:43pm Sunday 22nd March 2015

Last week, New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations (NZUSA) President Rory McCourt met with OUSA regarding its withdrawal from NZUSA last year, shortly after VUWSA (Victoria University Students’ Association) also withdrew. NZUSA’s constitution states: “A constituent member may terminate its Read more...

Yelling down Microphone to Keep Rights We Have

Posted 5:43pm Sunday 22nd March 2015

O n Thursday 19 March, the New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations (NZUSA) launched a joint campaign with the Tertiary Education Union (TEU) at Otago University. NZUSA President Rory McCourt led the launch alongside TEU National President Sandra Grey. The campaign, which was Read more...

Execrable | Issue 5

Posted 5:43pm Sunday 22nd March 2015

President Paul Hunt began the meeting by commenting on the executive’s performance so far this year. He said although they are “kicking into gear well,” the team is still only running at “six gears out of ten.” OUSA has officially put in its submission regarding the proposal to abolish the Read more...

At Least We Believe in Ourselves

Posted 2:32pm Sunday 15th March 2015

Times Higher Education has published its World Reputation Rankings for 2015, placing Harvard University in the US at #1 for the fifth year in a row. The rankings, published annually, show a list of the world’s 100 most prestigious universities. This is based on an invitation-only survey of senior Read more...