Hundreds of kilometres worth of corridors and rooms have been vacuumed at Taranaki Diocesan School over the past 40 years, and many of the kilometres have been done by one person.
Last month Erica Russ notched up an impressive 40 years working at the school as a housekeeper, a job she says she enjoys just as much now as when she first started.
"I enjoy it, I like coming to work, I like what I do, the place, the people, everything. I can't see myself stopping anytime soon."
Over the years a lot has changed at the school, she says. In her time there have been eight principals at the helm, and a range of building projects, from new boarding houses to a new gym, have changed the layout of the school over the years.
"But it's still the same friendly workplace it has always been. That's why I like it here."