Elena McPhee

Aurora Energy's Otago consumers are in line to be hit with a price increase as the powerco looks to catch up on spending on assets.

Giving back to the community and educating more people in basic Te Reo was the goal of the winners of Otago's Young Enterprise Scheme awards this year - and they have won the competition for a brilliant but simple idea.

Police data suggests disorderly behaviour in the student precinct is improving as acts such as ''antisocial'' fire-setting have decreased from 124 furniture fires in 2015 to just 15 last year.

Police have released the name of the parapenter who died in hospital after a speedflying crash at Isthmus Peak near Lake Wanaka.

More than 40 people have sought help from a newly-established support service for victims of sexual assault at the University of Otago.