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50 years of network news in New Zealand: A look back at the best bloopers

November 8, 2019

It hasn't all been plain sailing for 1 NEWS over the decades.

We've been giving you a look back at history this week, as we mark 50 years of 1 NEWS .

After covering the biggest news covered in those five decades, it's time to go through the always-entertaining blooper reels.

From Wendy Petrie's on-air fist pump, to the moments where technology went wrong, there is plenty to chuckle over.

Watch some of 1 NEWS' lighter moments in the video above.

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