Craccum Throwback | A cartography on filmmaking, criticism, and nostalgia
A constellatory reflection across multiple conversations with friends on the ethics of making, spectating, and remembering cinema.
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Craccum Throwback | Sonic's Least Biggest Fan: AngrySonic
An Interview with Kiwi YouTuber Joel Sheffield (AngrySonic). From uni side hustle to full-time career with 995k Subscribers. [Craccum #2, 2024]
Symonds Street Speeding Petition Update: Overwhelming Support from UOA Community
Update on petition campaign progress. We are asking Auckland Transport to do more to enforce the 30 km/hr speed limit on Symonds Street and around the UOA and AUT City Campuses.
Craccum Throwback | ICEHOUSE's Iva Davies Interview
An interview with Aussie synth-pop legend Iva Davies on legacy, memories of collbaorations and a forgotten 80s supergroup based in Japan. [Craccum #20, 2024]
Chaos, Craft, and a Cracking Debut
A gripping debut from Theo Shakes, The Play That Gets Louder dives into masculinity, fate, and mayhem with raw emotion, inventive staging, and standout performances. A chaotic, compelling hour of theatre that doesn’t ask for your attention—it demands it.
Confessions Of A TikTok-aholic
Dopamine is my drug and the algorithm is my dealer. From fried attention spans to thinking in fluent brainrot, scroll on to find out if you, too, are addicted to TikTok.
Clubs Column | Week 6
Check out these 5 cool University of Auckland clubs!
Review: Lecture Room 106-204
Trapped in a lecture theatre from hell, this Costco Girl™ breaks down the Five Big Dooms of the most unfortunate classroom on UoA campus.
Our Archive is Live: Read 2024's Craccums Online Now
We are excited to announce that our new archive page is now live, featuring every Craccum from 2024. These can be viewed here or at www.craccum.co.nz/archive. We plan to keep expanding our archive page to go back to at least 2017 and will post regular updates as progress is made.
Sign our petition to enforce the 30 km speed limit around the UOA City campus
Sign our petition here. We are asking the Waitematā Local Board to do more to enforce the 30 km/hr speed limit on Symonds Street and around the UOA and AUT City Campuses
Taumata Awards 2025: Hope for a generation
Review of the 2025 Taumata Awards. The University of Auckland celebrates five inspirational and world changing alumni.
Opinion: Nintendo Switch 2 gives with one hand and takes with the other
If the Switch is so good then why isn't there a Switch 2 huh? Oh wait...
Interview
New Blood Pop Interview
An Interview with UOA alumni artist Dr. Brad Novak
News
Building Bridges: AUSA Hosts Indian Consul General at UoA
On Thursday, 27th March, the University of Auckland’s Science Building hosted a Meet and Greet with the Consul General of India.
News
Craccum’s Digital Evolution: A Bold Step into 2025
A statement from the CRACCUM administration board about what is to come for your magazine this year.
Craccum
Craccum is dead
It is with heavy hearts that we inform you that UOA's Student Mag Craccum is ceasing publication forever, with Issue 3 being our final issue.
In-Depth
The Fall of House Duterte: From Hero to Hitler
The “Game of Thrones” backstory behind the high-profile arrest of the Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte
Opinion
“Kindness Is Free.” No, It Isn’t.
I’m not talking about the good manners type of kindness, like holding the auditorium door open for the student filing in behind you, or giving up your seat on public transport for someone who needs it more.
Sport
New Zealand’s Dramatic Return to World Cup Football
A match report on the final of the Oceania World Cup Qualifiers between New Zealand and New Caledonia
Sport
Josh Giddey hits a half-court shot to beat the Lakers in shocking fashion
Just another day of NBA action ends in dramatic fashion between the Bulls and the Lakers. But how did it all go down?
Sport
AUSA Faculty Dodgeball: A Tale of Underdogs
There’s nothing like a bit of Year 10 P.E. trauma to get you feeling the fight or flight reaction that only dodgeball can give you. At least that’s what a spectator alluded to at the AUSA dodgeball event held on Tuesday 25th March. Organised by AUSA and
Advice
Working for New Zealand's Best Football Club
Like Football? Learn how you can get involved with "Top of the A League" Auckland FC and what behind-the-scenes benefits there are to gain.
Film Review
Conclave: A Movie Review
A gripping political thriller on venerable men in scarlet cassock and zucchetto
Film Review
Anora: A Movie Review
Could this be the modern sequel to Cinderella’s “Happily Ever After”?