Don't be surprised if you walk into the Whanganui District Court and find the security staff waving a rolled-up magazine over you instead of a metal detector wand. It's happened before.
"The judge asked for me to escort a person down the dock," reminisced head of security Peter Te Huna on Wednesday when he celebrated 10 years of service as a court security officer (CSO).
"I got down there and myself and another CSO went to search them, and I put a wand over them and realised I had a magazine as a wand."
While Mr Te Huna had other stories, he was reluctant to share them in front of "the bosses", who had travelled to Whanganui for the occasion.
Ministry of Justice deputy director of security Rick McKee addressed a gathering of security team leaders from around the country when he congratulated Mr Te Huna on his 10 years at the courthouse.