This week's announcement by Aurora Energy of a substantial increase in line charges has sent shockwaves through the region.

A vocal critic of the organisation says he saw it coming years ago.

But we sent a team out to see what the public thinks of the proposal.

Are you tired of lugging that cumbersome watch or cellphone around just to help you tell the time?

Your troubles could be over the next time you visit the northern side of the Dunedin Botanic Garden - provided the sun is shining.

A Dunedin member of Parliament says Aurora energy's power price hikes are a result of 'deliberate and sustained negligence'

The criticism follows Aurora's release of its draft pricing structure, which outlines a three-year, $400 million programme to tackle ageing infrastructure.
With power consumers set to pick up the bill.

It's been an uphill battle, but there's a glimmer of hope in the campaign to restore Baldwin St's world record.

Dunedin surveyor Toby Stoff has returned from a whirlwind trip to Wales, where he visited Ffordd Pen Llech in Harlech, which dethroned Baldwin St as the world's steepest street in July.