| Frequency | Weekly 28× yearly |
|---|---|
| Circulation | 5,500 |
| First issue | 1925 |
| Company | Otago University Students' Association (OUSA) |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Based in | Dunedin |
| Language | English |
| Website | www.critic.co.nz |
| ISSN | 0111-0365 |
Critic is the official magazine of the Otago University Students' Association (OUSA) of the University of Otago. It is freely available around both the university's campus and selected sites in Dunedin city weekly during term time. It was tabloid in size until 2002, when it went quarterfold (around A4 size). Critic is New Zealand's longest-running student newspaper, having been published since 1925. Weekly circulation is 5,500, with an estimated readership of 16,000. Critic is a member of the Aotearoa Student Press Association (ASPA), and was awarded Best Publication in the annual ASPA awards in 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2010.
The Office of Film and Literature Classification in 2006 banned an issue of the magazine, due to it containing a "how-to-guide" on drug rape.[1]