An Air New Zealand flight has been hit by lightning in Northland forcing it to return to Auckland this afternoon.
Flight NZ8678 was originally heading to Kerikeri, but the plane landed back in Auckland at 2:20pm after the lightning strike.
An Air New Zealand spokeswoman says the plane was being checked by engineers and the passengers moved to alternative services.
Thunderstorms have hit Northland today, cutting power briefly.
Source: Radio New Zealand
