Doc Edge 2025 Craccum Coverage | The Promise
Colonised, abandoned, and silenced, The Promise shatters the myth of progress and exposes the price of forgotten liberation struggles.
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Doc Edge 2025 Craccum Coverage | Food Delivery: Fresh from the West Philippine Sea
In seas claimed by giants, Filipino fishermen and soldiers fight not for glory, but survival—abandoned, resilient, and tragically expendable.
Theatre review: Black Faggot
Black Faggot is an award-winning play written by Victor Roger in 2013. The show has returned to Auckland, on stage at Q Theatre until 29 June.
Doc Edge 2025 Craccum Coverage | A Letter to David
Devotional art(washing) at its propagandistic nadir.
Doc Edge 2025 Craccum Coverage | The Dating Game
Where love is a product, men become consumers—lonely, desperate, and trapped in a game rigged by capital, class, and performance.
She Goes to the Fire: Saint Joan and the Fight for Truth
Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan comes to Auckland in a bold, stripped-back production. Flyleaf Theatre's Grace Augustine and Aaron Richardson reimagine Joan of Arc’s story as one of resistance, faith, and defiance, with sharp edits, quiet magic, and urgent relevance for today.
I Didn’t Invite You Here to Lecture Me
A short review of I Didn't Invite You Here To Lecture Me, a verbatim comedy based on real lecturers from the writer's time at UoA.
Craccum Throwback | Is ChatGPT All Talk and No Action?
Craccum Throwback | Originally Published in Issue 2, 2023. Is ChatGPT All Talk and No Action? An expert weighs in on the hype surrounding the AI chatbot
Doc Edge 2025 Craccum Coverage | Made in Ethiopia
Promises crumble, farmers vanish, factories stagnate—development devours dignity in this bleak farce of 'economic progress'.
SURVIVE - HAU Festival 2025
Mini-interviews with the artists performing SURVIVE, a show featuring three performances celebrating Queer identity and authenticity.
Show Review: SURVIVE
A short review of Tuatara Collective's show SURVIVE, performed as part of the HAU Festival.
Documentary: A Good Question
"It is so hard to make a house."
Review
Japanese Breakfast Live at Auckland Town Hall: 'A Dreamlike First'
A short review of 'The Melancholy Tour', the first ever Japanese Breakfast tour to Aotearoa NZ, marking their fourth studio album release 'For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women).'
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Queer PowerPoint: A Review
A Review of Xanthe Dobbie and Harriet Gilles' Queer PowerPoint event for F.O.L.A. [AKL].
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Craccum People's Choice Edition winner...
After 14 Google Forms and 743 votes cast, we can announce that the winner of the People's Choice theme tournament, and the theme for Craccum Issue #8 will be...
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Issue #8 People's Choice Finals | Vote: History or The Forbidden Edition?
It is now the final round of our people's choice tournament. The Forbidden Edition or History Edition?
Opinion
Your Degree is Just the Beginning: Why Taking Ownership of Your Learning is Your Ultimate Career Hack
Your degree is just the beginning. For students in higher education, the ultimate career hack is taking responsibility for your own learning. Master how to learn in the age of GenAI, build future-proof skills, and study smarter for lifelong success. Take control of your education and your future.
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Issue #8 People's Choice | Vote in the Semi-Finals
Our people's choice is wrapping up now, as we've reached the semi-finals. 42 of the 46 submitted theme options have now been eliminated.
El Milagro - A Musical Drama Review (2025)
"We have Scamilton at home."
Student Voice
When Media Fails, Community Speaks: A Collective Response to RNZ’s Transphobic Reporting
When a national broadcaster frames tragedy through a lens of transphobia, students speak back. Here, members of UoA’s Rainbow community respond to RNZ’s article with anger, grief, and a call for accountability.
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Issue #8 People's Choice | Vote in Round 4 of the Tournament
Which themes will advance to the semi-finals? You vote, you decide!
Review
Viewing Perfection through a Glory (W)hole
A review of Glory Whole, by Grecco Romank and Copper MaeSteal.
News
RNZ Under Scrutiny Over Article on Trans Teen’s Tragic Passing
Craccum takes a closer look at the backlash against RNZ’s recent article on the death of a transgender teenager, unpacking the ethical concerns it has raised, the public response, formal complaints, and RNZ’s response.
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Issue #8 People's Choice | Vote in Round 3 of the Tournament
The fight continues today with Round 3, where 6 themes will advance to the quarter-finals.