Barry wiped away tears as she struggled to get through the rest of the news headlines on Thursday's Paul Henry Show.

Experienced news anchor Hilary Barry broke into tears of laughter while reading the morning's headline news, and it's not the first time.

The Paul Henry Show is only four days into its 2016 programming but Barry joked that her job could be on the line after the loss of self-control.

The broadcaster lost composure after reading a news story about the former Malaysian diplomat who admitted going to a young woman's home with no pants on and defecating on her step before leaving.



The phrase "emergency defecation situation" was what set her off.

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NEWSHUB Hilary Barry losing it on air in 2016.

Barry struggled to stifle her giggles through the rest of the news headlines, which included a story about a Somalian plane blast that led to the death of one person after they were sucked out through the hole in the in the side of the plane.

She struggled to get through the news story while wiping tears of laughter from her face.



"Today could be the day I lose my job", she said through her tears.



"Still, I'd get to lie in."

The programme then went to an ad break and Barry finished delivering the last two headlines after she had composed herself.

Co-host Paul Henry also broke into fits of laughter.

This isn't the first time the news anchor has come down with an uncontrollable case of the giggles.

In August last year Barry broke into laughter on the Paul Henry Show while delivering a news headline about All Black player Waisake Naholo being picked for New Zealand's World Cup squad.

Barry accidentally said Naholo had broken both his legs six weeks prior to selection, rather than just one.



This set her off and the giggles continued intermittently throughout the rest of the five-minute news bulletin.



And in April last year Barry started laughing during a segment about a serial pooper who pooed at Invercargill's Splash Palace pool every Friday for six weeks in a row.

TV3 3 News presenter Hilary Barry breaks down after a story about outgoing colleague John Campbell.

While Barry commented during Thursday morning's episode that she could lose her job, if past instances of uncontrollable laughter are anything to go by she doesn't have anything to worry about.

Another memorable show of emotion came from Barry during the 6pm news bulletin in May last year after delivering a segment about the departure of her former colleague John Campbell after the cancellation of current affairs show Campbell Live.

Barry had to turn away, requesting co-presenter Mike McRoberts read the next section of news while she fought back tears.