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Added: Feb 14, 2012
Courts Minister Chester Borrows today welcomed the opening of a new-look lobby at the Manukau District Court.
The design repositions the court’s baggage x-ray unit at a new purpose built entrance to the building. It creates a better flow of people through the lobby and on to the defined spaces each housing the Family, Youth, and District Courts.
“The improved lobby will help people move throughout the court while still ensuring that all Court users are screened when entering the building,” Mr Borrows said.
All court users entering the courthouse through the public entrance will need to walk through a metal detector and have any bags x-rayed. International best practice dictates that all court users be screened, every time they enter the courthouse, even if that is several times a day.