Lightning strikes Air New Zealand plane flying from Wellington to DunedinSUPPLIED An Air New Zealand flight from Wellington to Dunedin (not pictured) was struck by lightning on Sunday. An Air New Zealand flight from Wellington to Dunedin had to be diverted after a lightning strike. Additionally, flight tracking websites showed the flight taking an erratic path, and Twitter users were saying that lightning hit the flight. Last July, an Air NZ flight landed in Auckland after lightning struck it. At the time, an Air NZ spokeswoman said "lightning strikes are not uncommon and aircraft are designed with this in mind."

Source: Stuff March 12, 2017 00:38 UTC