A dinosaur spotted roaming the hallways of Hawke's Bay Hospital helped lift the spirits of hospital goers.
Pippa Searle, a keen roller skater, said she donned the prehistoric costume on Thursday in the hope of putting a smile on the face of a friend who'd suffered a broken tibia and fibula.
Searle said the plan to "spice up" their visit was almost quashed immediately by hospital staff.
"Just outside ICU we were cornered by two security officers who'd seen me on their cameras and couldn't believe their eyes," she said.