AUSA
Wither AUSA? | Craccum Throwback
"No vote" swept the 2025 TKR AUSA elections. Turns out the same disengagement was happening back in 2015, so how did we get here? In this archival article, Bob Lack gives us the history of AUSA's decline.
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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]
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Interview with Martyn "Bomber" Bradbury | Craccum Co-Editor 1995 & Editor 1997
Martyn "Bomber" Bradbury is one of Craccum's legendary editors. Find out more about his time at Craccum in 1995 & 1997 here.
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Interview with Brian & Eda | Co-Editors of Craccum 2021
I asked Eda & Brian a few questions about their time as Craccum's Co-Editors for 2021, and asked them for a bit of advice they'd pass on to future Editors as well.
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Interview with Cam & Dan | Co-Editors of Craccum 2020
I asked Cameron & Dan a few questions about their time as Craccum's Editors in 2020, and asked them for a bit of advice they'd pass on to future Editors as well.
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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
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Craccum Throwback | Let's Play Intellectuals
A humorous piece on University exams, espousing escapism and antagonism towards exam supervisors, who are generally harmless. Originally published in the October 1978 issue of Craccum.
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Craccum Throwback | Vanquishing the Model Minority Myth
Five years ago—as Aotearoa was slowly recovering from its first nationwide COIVD-19 lockdown—Flora Xie reminded us of a more culturally pervasive virus inflicting itself among New Zealand's Asian population, the myth of the 'model minority'. [Craccum #14, 2020]
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Craccum Throwback | Frene Ginwala at the Town Hall
A review of Frene Ginwala's talk at the Auckland Town Hall from the April 1972 issue of Craccum.
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Craccum Throwback | "Craccum", March 10, 1927
The very first article, in the very first issue of Craccum, from nearly 100 years ago [Craccum #1, 1927]
Interview
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.
Interview
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]