Anyone tuning into TVNZ's 6pm new bulletin last night might have done a double take if they had the subtitles turned on.
That's because the phrase "rubber knickers" accidentally snuck into a 1 News live cross about the out of control bush fires in Christchurch.
The mistake happened during a dramatic report from Alison Pugh, who delivered her cross expertly while smoke billowed up from the fire behind her.
* Read our Christchurch fire live blog here.
But when she said," Rubber neckers are coming over the hillside to get a closer look," the show's subtitles had a slightly different interpretation.
