The last time we visited NZ we took some wooden items through with us and went into the 'something to declare' queue. The officer gave them a good looking over with a magnifying glass (looking for worm holes etc. no doubt) but then handed them back to us without comment.
I think the key points are that the wooden items are free of any suspicious holes or nooks and crannies where beasties can hide out and then to declare the items, don't try to sneak them through, just in case. They make it very clear that you'll get stung if you do.
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