When NZ Made World News

In late 2012, an unusual world first got overseas media looking in Aotearoa's direction: Campbell Live followed two rescue dogs as they learned to drive a car. The magical dog moment was an example of a story involving New Zealand going viral around the globe, as this Spotlight collection demonstrates. Other items to win overseas attention include a royal baby and a Buzzy Bee; an American tourist going missing off the Cook St ferry; two Coronation Street stars; celebrity sheep Shrek (in clip two of Eating Media Lunch) and David Lange's famous line about uranium (in clip three of Revolution).