Matthew Littlewood

1 week ago | odt.co.nz | Matthew Littlewood

A Dunedin secondary school was likely right to not go to police after having $365,000 misappropriated by a staff member, a legal expert says. Earlier this week, Logan Park High School sent a letter to all parents informing them of the matter. The school’s board of trustees said after seeking legal advice, it had treated the issue as an employment matter, noting its priority had been to recover the missing funds.

1 week ago | odt.co.nz | Matthew Littlewood

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinA near-miss incident at a railway yard at Port Chalmers is a reminder that things cannot return to the "bad old days" of non-compliance and even workplace deaths, the railways union says. The incident, which occurred in late January, is under investigation by the Transport Accident Investigation Commission.

1 week ago | odt.co.nz | Matthew Littlewood

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. SportBasketballCall it an assist — but the Dunedin City Council has offered $50,000 a year for the next three years to help keep the Otago Nuggets and Southern Hoiho basketball teams bouncing. At yesterday’s council meeting, Deputy Mayor Cherry Lucas put forward the motion to help the struggling franchises.

1 week ago | odt.co.nz | Matthew Littlewood

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinDunedin's budget advice services are calling for better protection for tenants in the wake of reports of ‘‘horror stories’’ in the city. Dunedin Budget Advisory Service financial mentor Raewyn Bungard said they were seeing hundreds of people on low to fixed incomes who were spending as much as 70% of their money on rent alone.

1 week ago | odt.co.nz | Matthew Littlewood

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinThe government ploughed ahead with cost-cutting at the new Dunedin hospital despite a warning from Treasury that the plan risked backfiring. Documents released under the Official Information Act show that in August, Treasury — which ultimately recommended the delay — advised "care needs to be taken to understand the full context when committing to a hard budget cap".