Source: Radio New Zealand
The Air New Zealand flight, NZ5145, departed at 8.42pm on Friday. Screenshot/Flightradar24
A flight from Auckland to Tauranga had to turn around after floating lanterns were spotted in the flight path.
The Air New Zealand flight, NZ5145, departed at 8.42pm on Friday.
Police were called by Air Traffic Control about 9pm Friday, after the lanterns were released from an unknown location in Tauranga.
Police responded to the area where the lanterns were thought to be coming from, but no one was seen, and it was thought no more lanterns were released.
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