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Paula Vogel’s Mother Play: Theatre Review

Lease, liquor, legacy. Paula Vogel’s Mother Play is a tragicomic house tour through love and loss.

Beauty Under Heavy Clouds

A lyrical meditation on fleeting beauty, the contradictions of an East Asian woman’s identity, and the intertwined threads of aesthetics, history, and freedom in Taiwan’s post-colonial journey.

Clubs on Campus 2025 | Sem 2 Week 7

Check out these 5 cool clubs at Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland!

Interview with Matthew Lee | AUSA Undergraduate Education VP

AUSA Interview Series. Learn more about what it's like to work at AUSA.

Living Fearlessli: Interview with Lee Li on Her New Documentary and Forbidden Identities

Craccum's very own Lee Li opens up about her creative process on her journey as an asylum seeker in her coming documentary film

My Camelot Era

A poetic essay on Jackie Kennedy, Taiwanese girlhood, and the longing to reclaim history with grace. Camelot, to her, was not a fairytale, but a resistance imagined in silence and lace.

NZIFF 2025 Craccum Coverage | What Marielle Knows

Parenthood according to assholes: ego first, child second, love optional.

Girl From East Asian.

A personal reflection on navigating the weight of Confucian traditions and the longing for liberation.

NZIFF 2025 Craccum Coverage | Kontinental '25

Camus said life is absurd; Radu Jude agrees—but adds neoliberalism, CapCut-edited memes, and EU development funds to the mix.

NZIFF 2025 Craccum Coverage | Urchin

The Civic sells you homelessness at box office price; the city gives it away for free.

NZIFF 2025 Craccum Coverage | The New Year That Never Came

Realpolitik political cinema.

NZIFF 2025 Craccum Coverage | Abraham's Valley

Between stillness and inevitability, Abraham’s Valley renders existence as a long pause before the final 'cut'.

Craccum Throwback | Brett Buckmaster: a counter-protester's tragedy in two acts

During the first weeks of the 1981 Springbok Tour protests, an 'ordinary, non-political student' named Brett Buckmaster campaigned against AUSA's funding of anti-tour student protests. He did not succeed. [Craccum #18, 1981]

NZIFF 2025 Film Review

NZIFF 2025 Craccum Coverage | Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989

THIS IS NOT A FILM REVIEW. THIS IS A MONTAGE OF VARIOUS SELECTED TEXTS CURATED BY TREVOR. YOU CAN WATCH ISRAEL PALESTINE ON SWEDISH TV 1958-1989 FOR FREE ON SOLIDARITY CINEMA. A PRIORI IS DIALECTICAL, EVERYTHING IS EXPLOSIVE. DIALECTICS IS A PRIORI, EXPLODE EVERYTHING. Meta's content enforcement system

News

"Editorial Independence?" | AUSA Staff Pause Craccum Election Coverage

A non-student AUSA staff member pressured the student magazine to hold back interview coverage, saying it was 'unfair'.

Film Review

'Sorry, Baby' - A Film Review

'Sorry, Baby' by Eva Victor, coming to NZ theatres from 4 September.

Clubs

UoA Scientific Looking for 2026 Exec Committee | Sign Up Now!

UoA Scientific Review is looking for its 2026 exec team. If you’re keen to mix science, creativity + community, this is your sign to join them.

Donnie Darko (2001) - Movie Review

What the hell did I just watch?!

Baby Back Benches: A Student Debate Recap

Six Youth Wings. One Shadows Bar. More than a Hundred of You!

Theatre

Basement Theatre presents: Tafatolu

Tafatolu (directed by Nikeidrian Lologa-Peters and produced by Renee Wiki) is an energetic play inspired by Pasifika mythology. Tafatolu blends elements of dance, music, and poetry to create a funny and emotional experience.

AUSA

Interview with Ayolabi Martins | AUSA Disabled Rights Officer

AUSA Interview Series. Learn more about what its like to work at AUSA.

Interview

Upcoming session: Let It Die

“This muddy, dark, hopeless feeling isn’t felt by just you.” Showing at Basement Theatre this week (2–6 Sept). Tickets are choose what you pay—“I’d rather people feel seen and find joy than be inhibited by price.” A show by Chye-Ling Huang, supported by Proudly Asian Theatre.

Event Review

Borderline at The Tuning Fork: Heartfelt, Hopeful & Electrifying

To watch a Borderline show isn’t to watch a detached performance. It’s to see a group of friends bound by a love for what they do, and realising it with flair. One can’t help but smile back at such a love story.