115-year-old Dunedin courthouse officially reopens

A procession of legal bigwigs will herald the re-opening of Dunedin's newly refurbished courthouse later today. The 115-year-old building was due to be closed for good, but a public campaign pressured the government into upgrading it to meet new earthquake standards. John Farrow is the president of the Law Society's Otago branch and helped organise today's festivities. He tells Susie Ferguson the procession will go from the town hall to the courthouse.