An Air NZ flight travelling from Palmerston North to Christchurch has been forced to return after reportedly being struck by lightning. (File photo)An Air New Zealand flight from Palmerston North to Christchurch has been forced to return after reportedly being struck by lightning. The incident happened about 8am on Saturday, little more than 12 hours after an Air New Zealand flight from Auckland to Tahiti was struck on Friday night. READ MORE: Lightning strikes Air NZ flightThe subsequent 9.40am flight from Palmerston North to Christchurch has been delayed until 12.45pm. An Air New Zealand flight bound for Tahiti was struck around 7.20pm on Friday, about 10 minutes after it left Auckland.

Source: Stuff May 31, 2019 23:57 UTC