Niu Sila

Posted 12:40pm Sunday 15th May 2016

Rating: A+ Niu Sila tells the story of two boys, Ioane Tafioka and Peter Baker, growing up in the same street in 1970s suburban Auckland. One fresh from the Islands, the other as white as they come, this story spans 40 years of friendship, cultural differences, and takes a closer look at the Read more...

The Phantom Of The Opera

Posted 1:17pm Sunday 20th September 2015

Written during what France hails as its Golden Era, Gaston Leroux’s novel, The Phantom of the Opera stood out for several reasons. While his contemporaries were writing stories that reflected reality and our everyday lives, Leroux had returned to the gothic genre — one of mystery and Read more...

The Magic Of Science

Posted 12:52pm Sunday 5th July 2015

Magic and science are commonly thought to be at odds with each other. However, this hasn’t always been the case — ancient civilisations often crossed the line between the two. Jane Foster, Marvel Heroes’ astrophysicist, once quoted Sir Arthur C. Clarke in Thor: “Magic Read more...

125 Years of OUSA

Posted 12:17pm Sunday 24th May 2015

Over its 125-year history, OUSA has achieved and changed many things in Dunedin student life, from the introduction of the Capping Show and hosting great parties like Hyde Street to more serious matters of equality and support within both the university and the association. OUSA was founded back Read more...

Theatre review: The War Play

Posted 2:51pm Sunday 12th April 2015

Rating: 4/5 In 2005, Private Jack Braithwaite and five other soldiers were pardoned and awarded medals for their service by Prime Minister Helen Clark under the Pardon for the Soldiers of the Great War Act 2000. The War Play focuses on the relatives of writer, Philip Braithwaite, and the scandal Read more...

The Copyright of Mein Kampf

Posted 2:51pm Sunday 12th April 2015

Perhaps the most infamous book of all time, Hitler’s autobiographical Mein Kampf has always been controversial, but has now probably reached its peak. 70 years after the death of its author, in accordance with German law, the copyright will be running out at the end of this year. Mein Read more...