Photo: Craig BaxterAn award-winning Otago University student magazine has been significantly cut down in size just one year after celebrating its centennial. Critic Te Arohi, a free-weekly which was first launched in 1925, focuses on matters of interest to University of Otago students. But the Otago University Students’ Association has cited higher publishing costs and decreased advertising revenue as reason to drastically cut it in size: 36 pages and 16 pages on alternate weeks. OUSA student media manager Elizabeth Leach-Young said the primary driver of the change was the cost of print production. ‘‘Our video content does well and we really enjoy making it.’’She hoped to continue Critic’s engagement with the university students, whether in print or online.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 05, 2026 17:20 UTC