UoA 101 – Engineering Feature Columnist – Sir Roger Douglas News: Helen Clark Awarded Honorary Doctorate Copenhagen: A Three Part Failure Film: Boy
 
UoA 101 – Engineering

UoA 101 – Engineering

Firstly, a disclosure. This is not written by an engineering student. Why? We’ll suggest two theories. The first is that most engineers are not able to read or write, but communicate only through diagrams, calculators and strange crop circle-like patterns expressed through mediums such as Lego or popsicle sticks. The second, far more likely explanation [...]

Feature Columnist – Sir Roger Douglas

Feature Columnist – Sir Roger Douglas

I thought I’d take the opportunity in my first column for Craccum to talk about my Private Member’s Bill which was drawn from the ballot last year – the Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Bill. At almost every tertiary institute in New Zealand, students are forced to join a student union and to pay the levies [...]

News: Helen Clark Awarded Honorary Doctorate

News: Helen Clark Awarded Honorary Doctorate

Former Prime Minister Helen Clark was awarded an honorary doctorate in law in a ceremony held at The University of Auckland on February 17. Ms Clark, who was both a student and lecturer at the university in the late 1960s and early 1970s, was awarded the doctorate for her contributions to New Zealand and [...]

Copenhagen: A Three Part Failure

Copenhagen: A Three Part Failure

In December 2009, 193 nations met in Copenhagen to discuss the future of our planet. Barack Obama was there. John Key was there. Tom Cruise wasn’t. He believes aliens will save him from disaster. Craccum talked to a few people who were at Copenhagen (not Obama or Key, sadly) to ask what happened, and where [...]

Film: Boy

Film: Boy

Taika Waititi’s new film, Boy, is the best New Zealand film since Once Were Warriors, writes Hugh Lilly. Director Taika Waititi has been a master of an infectious, effervescent brand of offbeat humour since his scrappy 2004 ‘48 Hours’ entry Heinous Crime, which, although it was shot in a very tight timeframe and on a budget, [...]

Theatre: ATC’s Le Sud

Theatre: ATC’s Le Sud

04 March 2010

Auckland Theatre Companys’ ‘Le Sud’ New Zealand dodged a bullet in 1838. A French-speaking, garlic-smelling beret-wearing bullet to be precise. If it wasn’t for a quirk of history this review might be written in French, talking about a brilliant satiric play about what Nouvelle-Zélande would have been like if it had been colonised by the English. ‘Le [...]

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Books – Paper Towns

Books – Paper Towns

04 March 2010

Paper Towns – John Green Dutton Books Readers of Green’s previous works An Abundance of Katherines and Looking for Alaska will have high expectations for the recently released Paper Towns. Green has been lauded amongst young adult fiction authors for his infallibly relatable, yet complex teenage protagonists and thematically challenging storylines. Paper Towns is yet [...]

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Bier Essentials – The Beer Festival

Bier Essentials – The Beer Festival

04 March 2010

Like many good days, the day of the Beer Festival started with a good breakfast. After somefantastic pancakes cooked by my parents I got on the road to head to Auckland in time for the Festival (my parents live in Rotorua after all). After a quick lunch I headed off to the Ellerslie Racecourse to [...]

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Interview: Bandicoot

Interview: Bandicoot

04 March 2010

Bandicoot is a band with some momentum behind them. They have played at this year’s Big Day Out. Some of their songs were placed in bFM’s Top 10. Their live shows are exuberant, feisty, and, above all, fun; winning adherence from the likes of Shayne Carter (Dimmer), and The Mint Chicks. Their latest EP Jurassic [...]

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Now Playing: Shutter Island

Now Playing: Shutter Island

04 March 2010

Shutter Island BOSTON, 1954. At the height of the Cold War, two US Marshals are called to a mental hospital for the “criminally insane” on the titular island off the coast of Massachusetts to help locate a missing patient – a multiple murderess who somehow escaped from a completely sealed, locked room. One of the Marshals [...]

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Games: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Games: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

03 March 2010

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360. PS3. PC. DS. Blackberry (Hah!)) Firstly, a warning: You may find this game difficult at first, but you’ll quickly get used to its style and find yourself playing a very enjoyable game. It’s also highly violent, and there is a good reason why it’s rated R18. The gameplay is [...]

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