| Editor | Kari Schmidt |
|---|---|
| Former editors | Lisa Scott |
| Categories | Student magazine |
| Frequency | Fortnighty |
| Company | Otago Polytechnic Students' Association |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Language | English |
| Website | http://www.gyro.org.nz |
Gyro is the official magazine of its owners the Otago Polytechnic Students' Association (OPSA) [1] at Otago Polytechnic in Otago, New Zealand. Gyro is a member of the Aotearoa Student Press Association (ASPA),[1] and was the first polytechnic publication to fully join.
Gyro is printed monthly and covers news, features, regular columns, and reviews. Printed copies are available free of charge around the Dunedin North and Central Otago campus areas, and selected sites in Dunedin city. Archive copies may be located at Dunedin's Hocken Library. On-line copy is constantly available at the Gyro digital site.
Gyro traces its history back to the 1960s photocopied SAM (Students' Association Magazine), and was known as Kram, and Student Informer during the '70s, Informer and Pinch in the '80s, and Tech Torque during the '90s, until its re-branding as "gYRo" in the late 1990s ("Gyro" as of 2007). Gyro was published as a newsprint magazine during the late 1990s and as a glossy magazine in the late 2000s. As of 2011 it is published in a Zine format.
Gyro won second "Best Headline" and second "Best Small Publication" at the 2009 ASPA National Awards,[2] and second "Best Headline", second "Best Reviewer" and third "Best Columnist" in the 2010 Awards.
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