A man has been arrested for allegedly hiding a knife behind his belt buckle while going through Customs at Queenstown Airport.
Senior Sergeant Paula Enoka, of Queenstown, said the 53-year-old New Zealander was travelling to Wellington about 2pm yesterday when he was stopped at security before boarding an Air New Zealand flight.
After setting a security screening alarm off, a metal detector wand was used to find the knife.
"It's not normal to have a weapon or knife on you, especially going through a [airport] screening point,'' Snr Sgt Enoka said.
Police said when asked why he had a knife, the man replied: "I didn't want to lose it.''
Police did not know what type of knife it was.
The man would appear in court on January 16 on a charge of possession of an offensive weapon.
- By Mandy Cooper
