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Craccum
''Craccum'' is the weekly magazine produced by the Auckland University Students' Association of the University of Auckland, New Zealand. It was founded in 1927. The name originated from the scrambled acronym of "Auckland University College Men's Common Room Committee". ''Craccum'' is the largest student magazine in New Zealand, with a weekly distribution of 10,000–12,000 copies. The magazine has at times been controversial, with stories on how to shoplift, the drawbacks of various methods of committing suicide, drug use guides, recipes for illegal drugs and drug rape guides. ''Craccum'' is also a popular proving ground for New Zealand mainstream media, with many of its alumni moving on to publications such as ''The Listener'', ''The New Zealand Herald'', ''The National Business Review'' and ''Metro'' magazine. In 1989 the publication was re-branded "Torso" for the final issues of that year, an event noted in the mainstream media. However the original name was re-establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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''Craccum'' is the weekly magazine produced by the Auckland University Students' Association of the University of Auckland, New Zealand. It was founded in 1927. The name originated from the scrambled acronym An acronym is a word or name formed from the initial components of a longer name or phrase. Acronyms are usually formed from the initial letters of words, as in ''NATO'' (''North Atlantic Treaty Organization''), but sometimes use syllables, as ... of "Auckland University College Men's Common Room Committee". ''Craccum'' is the largest student magazine in New Zealand, with a weekly distribution of 10,000–12,000 copies. The magazine has at times been controversial, with stories on how to shoplift, the drawbacks of various methods of committing suicide, drug use guides, recipes for illegal drugs and drug rape guides. ''Craccum'' is also a popular proving ground for New Zealand mainstream media, with many of its alumni moving on to publications such as New Zealand List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aotearoa Student Press Association
The Aotearoa Student Press Association is an association of eight student newspapers and magazines that are published by the student associations of universities and polytechnics in Aotearoa (New Zealand). The Aotearoa Student Press Association has an associate membership in the New Zealand House of Representatives press gallery. Membership Members of the Aotearoa Student Press Association are: *''Canta'', University of Canterbury *''Craccum'', University of Auckland *'' Critic Te Arohi'', University of Otago *''Debate'', Auckland University of Technology *''Massive'', Massey University (Wellington, Albany and Manawatu campuses) *''Nexus'', Waikato University *'' Salient'', Victoria University of Wellington *''Te Pararē'', Te Mana Ākonga Magazines that are no longer part of the Aotearoa Student Press Association include: *''Ram'', Lincoln University *''Crew'', Universal College of Learning *''Decoy'', Eastern Institute of Technology *''Gyro'', Otago Polytechnic *''In U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland University Students' Association
The Auckland University Students' Association (AUSA), founded in 1891, represents students at the University of Auckland. AUSA organises student events, publicises student issues, administers student facilities, and assists affiliated student clubs and societies. It also produces ''Craccum'' magazine and bFM radio station. The constitution of the AUSA centres the organisation around student advocacy and the provision of welfare services. Today AUSA has 27,000 members out of 42,000 equivalent full-time students enrolled at the University of Auckland. AUSA has over 100 affiliated clubs, the student bar Shadows, University Book Shop, Student Job Search, market days and events such as Orientation, Summer Shakespeare, End of Daze, Capping week, Womensfest, Cultural Mosaic, Blues Awards and Ecofest. Executive The AUSA Executive consists of Officers and Portfolios. Officers * President * Education Vice President * Engagement Vice President * Welfare Vice President * Treasurer-Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Auckland
, mottoeng = By natural ability and hard work , established = 1883; years ago , endowment = NZD $293 million (31 December 2021) , budget = NZD $1.281 billion (31 December 2021) , chancellor = Cecilia Tarrant , vice_chancellor = Dawn Freshwater , city = Auckland , country = New Zealand (Māori: ''Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa'') , academic_staff = 2,402 (FTE, 2019) , administrative_staff = 3,567 (FTE, 2019) , students = 34,521 (EFTS, 2019) , undergrad = 25,200 (EFTS, 2019) , postgrad = 8,630 (EFTS, 2019) , type = Public flagship research university , campus = Urban,City Campus: 16 ha (40 acres)Total: 40 ha (99 acres) , free_label = Student Magazine , free = Craccum , colours = Auckland Dark Blue and White , affiliations = ACU, APAIE, APRU, Universitas 21, WUN , website Auckland.ac.nz, logo = File:University of Auckland.svg The University of Auckland is a public research university based in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the largest, most comprehen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Hunt (New Zealand Politician)
Jonathan Lucas Hunt (born 2 December 1938) is a New Zealand politician, and was New Zealand's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2005 to March 2008. He formerly served as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives. He is a member of the Labour Party, and was until his retirement in 2005 the longest-serving MP in Parliament. Hunt is a member of the Order of New Zealand, New Zealand's highest civilian honour. Hunt was given the nickname the "Minister for Wine and Cheese" after his well-known liking of the combo. Early life Hunt was born in Lower Hutt, but grew up in Palmerston North. He had a twin brother, David, who died four days after they were born. Hunt's father was a child welfare officer, reassigned to the Manawatu in 1942. Hunt was educated at Palmerston North Boys' High School and later Auckland Grammar School; later he enrolled at the University of Auckland, where he gained a BA (Hons) degree in history. In 1958, Hunt was elected editor of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael J T Morrissey
Michael James Terence Morrissey (born 1942) is a New Zealand poet, short story writer, novelist, editor, feature article writer, book reviewer and columnist. He is the author of thirteen volumes of poetry, two collections of short stories, a memoir, two stage plays and four novels and he has edited five other books. Writing Michael Morrissey was educated at St Peter's College, Auckland and studied law and English literature at the University of Auckland. In 1967, he was the editor of ''Craccum'', the University of Auckland student newspaper. In the 1970s, he began publishing short stories in ''Islands'' and ''Mate'' and later contributed stories and poems to literary journals such as ''Landfall'', ''Morepork'', ''Climate'', ''Poetry New Zealand'', ''Trout'', '' Listener'', ''Pilgrims'', ''Rambling Jack'', ''Printout'', ''brief'', ''Bravado'', ''Comment'', ''Echoes'', ''Tango'', ''Cornucopia'', ''IKA'', ''Takahe, Phantom'' ''Billstickers,'' (New Zealand); ''Blackmail'', ''Trout'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mac Price
Macalister "Mac" Price, (25 May 1948 – 8 January 2003) was a senior New Zealand Foreign Affairs official, who held diplomatic postings in Japan, Australia, Indonesia, the South Pacific, Samoa, and Malaysia. Price graduated with a master's degree in Political Science from the University of Auckland , mottoeng = By natural ability and hard work , established = 1883; years ago , endowment = NZD $293 million (31 December 2021) , budget = NZD $1.281 billion (31 December 2021) , chancellor = Cecilia Tarrant , vice_chancellor = Dawn F ..., and was editor of student magazine Craccum in 1968. He was a New Zealand negotiator for the CER negotiations during a posting in Canberra from 1979 - 1983, and served in senior Foreign Affairs postings in Wellington before his posting in Jakarta from 1988 - 1991. From 1991 - 1994, Price was New Zealand's Consul-General to New Caledonia and French Polynesia, and chaired the South Pacific Commission's Management Committee during a pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Kerr (author And Artist)
Bob Kerr (born 1951) is an author, illustrator and artist based in Wellington, New Zealand. He writes and illustrates children’s books and has won several awards for his work. He lives and works in Wellington, New Zealand. Biography Bob Kerr was born in 1951 in Wellington, New Zealand. He grew up in Tokoroa and graduated with a Diploma of Fine Arts (Hons) in 1974 from the University of Auckland. In 1973 he was an editor of ''Craccum'' (the Auckland University Students' Association weekly magazine) along with collaborator Stephen Ballantyne, with whom he went on to create ''Terry and the Gunrunners'', which has been adapted for television twice. The first series was released in 1985 and is hosted in full on NZ On Screen. The 2016 series was "a darker, edgier, more mature reboot of the show". The comic was re-issued in 2015. He was a judge of the New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards in 2005 and 2012; in 2005 he was the convener of the panel. Many of his stories have appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vangelis Vitalis
Vangelis (Evangelos) Vitalis is a New Zealand diplomat and trade negotiator currently working as the Deputy Secretary for the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Prior to taking up his role in Wellington in 2017, Vangelis was New Zealand’s Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva where he chaired the agriculture negotiations in a personal capacity. In this role he helped draft the text of the historic Nairobi WTO Ministerial Decision to eliminate agricultural export subsidies. Vangelis has also been the Ambassador to the European Union and NATO in Brussels and has had postings to Canberra and Moscow. Text was copied from this source, which is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Vitalis is the first Greek-New Zealander to be appointed ambassador. Career Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Wellington, New Zealand Vitalis is believed to have joined the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Rann
Michael David Rann, , (born 5 January 1953) is an Australian former politician who was the 44th premier of South Australia from 2002 to 2011. He was later Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2014, and Australian ambassador to Italy, Albania, Libya and San Marino from 2014 to 2016. Rann grew up in the United Kingdom and New Zealand, completing a Bachelor and Master of Arts in political science at the University of Auckland. Before entering Parliament, Rann worked as an advisor to South Australian Labor Parliamentarians. Rann became leader of the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party and South Australian Leader of the Opposition in 1994 and led the party to minority government at the 2002 election. He resigned as Premier in October 2011 and was succeeded by Jay Weatherill. Rann is the third- longest serving Premier of South Australia behind Thomas Playford IV and John Bannon and served a record 17 years as South Australian Labor pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Shadbolt
Sir Timothy Richard Shadbolt (born 19 February 1947) is a New Zealand politician. He was the Mayor of Invercargill and previously Mayor of Waitemata City. Early life Shadbolt was born in the Auckland suburb of Remuera in 1947. His father died in a flying accident in 1952. He was on the school council and appointed prefect. Activist: 1960s and 1970s Shadbolt became a founding student of Rutherford College, Auckland, and attended the University of Auckland from 1966 to 1970, taking a year off in 1967 to work on the Manapouri Power Project in Southland. He was a member of the Auckland University Students Association executive, and editor of ''Craccum'' in 1972. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, he became prominent in the ''Progressive Youth Movement'', a radical left-wing organisation, and was arrested 33 times during political protests, most famously for using the word "bullshit"; this incident influenced the title of his 1971 autobiography ''Bullshit & Jellybeans''. In th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Mulgan
John Alan Edward Mulgan (31 December 1911 – 26 April 1945) was a New Zealand writer, journalist and editor, and the elder son of journalist and writer Alan Mulgan. His influence on New Zealand literature and identity grew in the years after his death. He is best known for his novel '' Man Alone'' (1939). Life Gifted both academically and athletically, his New Zealand secondary education was at Wellington College (1925–1927) and Auckland Grammar School (1927–1929). Mulgan studied at Auckland University College (1930–1932), before attending Merton College, Oxford from November 1933. He was awarded a first in English in 1935, and in July 1935 took up a position at the Clarendon Press. Mulgan held leftish political views and was alarmed by the rise of fascism in Europe and the response of the British government to it. In 1936, he was an observer for the New Zealand government at the League of Nations in Geneva. During this time, he wrote a series of articles on foreign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
