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Judge Hermann Retzlaff is ready to start work at the Dunedin District Court after his song-filled mihi whakatau yesterday. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON Dunedin's newest judge is ready to work hard, although he might not be a Highlanders fan just yet.

Hard To Find Books Dunedin manager Blaze Forbes peruses the aisles at the Dowling St second-hand bookshop. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN Half a million books could be bound for Dunedin if the closure of a prominent second-hand bookshop goes ahead, its owner says.

Spice King, Frankton. PHOTO: ODT FILES The directors of a Frankton international grocery business have blamed staffing issues, online competition and high transport costs for the company’s insolvency.

Chris Gallaher. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON Pacific Edge chairman Chris Gallaher has delayed his retirement for the second time to ensure stability and continuity on the cancer diagnostics company’s board.

Reykjavik from the top. PHOTOS: SANDIP HOR Australian travel writer Sandip Hor discovers there is more to Iceland than the Northern Lights.

A Christchurch Fire Brigade engine in which Station Officer J.H. Noblett (pictured) was killed, and other firefighters injured, in a collision with a car. — Otago Witness, 23.6.1925 Christchurch, June 16: Apropos of last night’s tragedy, in an interview to-day Superintendent Warner, of the Christchurch Fire Brigade, stressed the necessity for the public to show consideration to the brigade when answering calls.

A dried lake as drought strikes the island of Sicily. PHOTO: REUTERS New Zealand is ignoring climate warnings, John Drummond writes.

Great Kiwi literature ... Julius Vogel and Hairy Maclary. IMAGES: ODT FILES Jacinda has written a book, and most bookshops have it in their non-fiction shelves, unlike all political parties’ election manifestos which are, quite rightly, to be found in the fiction section.

Today's cartoon from Shaun Yeo.

Sometimes the police are their own worst enemy. As much as we yearn for confidence in them, they let us down.

Siena Mackley. PHOTO: ODT FILES Queenstown runner Siena Mackley has joined a select club.

Former Otago rower Ben Mason (left) and Finn Hamill celebrated their World Cup bronze in Italy yesterday. PHOTO: ROWING NZ Former Otago rower Ben Mason won his first elite international medal in dramatic fashion at the opening world cup regatta.

Ria Bond is standing for the Invercargill mayoralty in October's election. PHOTO: SUPPLIED Invercargill mayoral hopefuls are coming out of the woodwork in what is shaping up to be a full field.

A soon-to-be-obsolete copper wire telephone. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES The owner of a remote Maniototo farm and distillery is calling a move to deregulate copper networks in rural New Zealand "farcical" and potentially dangerous, but a Chorus boss warns today’s copper is less reliable than people think.

Kaka Point playground project committee members at the playground yesterday are (from left) Bronwyn Maguire, Kate McKeever, Anna Cross and Kim Ryan. PHOTO: RICHARD DAVISON A new Catlins playground will have a significant cultural leaning, including verse from a well-known local poet.

Creation Signs signwriter Brianna Hart and manager Riki Shuttleworth hold their awards at the New Zealand Sign and Display Association Awards in Nelson on Saturday. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED They had to think big and now they have won big.

Presenting a cheque for the Otago Hospice from the Oxo Cubans are (from left) band manager Mark Laughton and band members Marcel Rodeka, Doug Wright and Chris Hudson, as Otago Community Hospice chief executive Ginny Green looks on. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON The memory of a late Dunedin musician will live on thanks to donations to a charity close to his heart.

Liberton Christian School pupils Oscar Pol (front) and Alexander Steenkamp raised a collective $2070 for World Vision by biking 40km and walking 40km respectively. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH Spending 11 hours walking 40km around Otago Harbour to raise money for people living in poverty was the least he could do, a Liberton Christian School pupil says.

Francisco Hernandez. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON The government has been accused of setting up polytechnics to fail after the revelation that almost one in 10 jobs have been cut in the past year.

Musselburgh School pupils and artist Ana Teofilo celebrate the unveiling of the school’s collective artwork at an assembly yesterday. PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN The talents of the entire Musselburgh School have been combined for a new artwork.