Originally Posted by
sbiddle
You can thank the TSA for the secondary screening.
I really fail to understand how asking somebody whether they've packed their own bag and whether anybody else has touched my bag today ("yes multiple baggage handling staff at Wellington, Auckland domestic and Auckland international" seemed to be an answer he wasn't prepared for as he simply replied "oh") improves security. Given the calibre of the staff I'd highly doubt they've had anything other than pretty basic training for watching for abnormal behavior characteristics.
yes I agree the whole process is an absolute joke - I was marked SSSS so missed all that last trip, and had the swabs and bag search which is probably a more useful exercise - albeit it was done with typical Kiwi casualness