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Complaints against ‘inappropriate’ and ‘intrusive’ Lotto ad not upheld
The Advertising Standards Authority has not upheld complaints against a Lotto advertisement that included images of a man skiing naked with his buttocks visible.

What’s the moment you win big on Lotto like? Two players who just won $15m tell
“I called my daughter and said, ‘how would you feel if I told you I was going to pay your mortgage?’” prizewinner said.

Properties a $15m Lotto win can buy you in Wellington and Invercargill
Even the costliest homes in their home towns won’t stretch Saturday’s big Lotto winners, with $4m near the top in Wellington and $1.5m in Invercargill.

Check your tickets: Numbers in for Lotto’s $20 million jackpot
These numbers could make you New Zealand’s next multimillionaire.

Australian tradie who won $22 million in NZ Lotto dies from drug use
Josh Winslet winnings soon attracted the wrong crowd and he slid into drug crime.

Three players share $1 million as Lotto pays tribute to Marise Wipani
Powerball was not struck and will roll over to an estimated $17 million for Wednesday night’s draw.

Seven Lotto players share $1 million prize
Powerball was not struck and has rolled over to Saturday night, when a special King’s Birthday draw will offer a $10 million jackpot.

In the money: Punter claims massive $17.2 million Lotto Powerball prize
This marks the ninth Powerball multimillionaire in New Zealand this year.

Lotto: Five players win almost $60k in Second Division draw – where the tickets were sold
First Division Powerball was struck - the winning ticket taking home $17.2 million.

Lotto Powerball: $15 million up for grabs tonight
Tonight's top prizes include a must-be-won $1.5 million in Lotto Strike.

What you need to know about Lotto’s proposed Powerball changes
Lotto NZ has proposed an increase the number of balls in the Powerball draw - resulting in lower odds and potentially higher prizes.

One of the $15m Lotto wins has been claimed
Two Powerball winners from Invercargill and Wellington split the $30 million prize pool on the weekend.

Lotto Powerball winners still to claim their $15m wins
The winning tickets were sold in Invercargill and Wellington.

Lotto Powerball has hit $30m. What could you buy?
The jackpot will be drawn at 8pm on tonight - so let’s start dreaming.

Special Lotto draw raises over $11m for hundreds of local groups
The funds, collected through Lotto NZ, have gone toward emergency equipment, communication tools and infrastructure upgrades for communities hit hard by Cyclone Gabrielle.

Lotto tracks down $500,000 winner who lost her ticket - and didn’t know she’d won
The winner had lost her paper ticket and was unaware she’d won big.

Two Aucklanders split $1 million Lotto first division prize
The winning tickets were sold at two different Manukau supermarkets.

‘Weight lifted’: Woman claims life-changing $17.2m Lotto prize
A woman from Whitby has claimed a $17.2 million prize, saying a simple walk with her grandson led to the life-changing windfall.

Lotto: Five players win Second Division draw – where the tickets were sold
A Porirua winner has claimed a $17.2 million Lotto Powerball prize.

Lotto Powerball: The winning numbers are in – are you a multimillionaire?
Time to check your numbers for tonight's multimillion-dollar Lotto Powerball draw.

Lotto Powerball: Porirua’s New World Whitby waits for $17.2m winner to claim prize
The winning ticket was sold at New World Whitby in Porirua.

Porirua Lotto player wins $17.2 million
The winner is the ninth Powerball multi-millionaire of 2024.

Lotto Powerball: Have you won it big in tonight’s $17 million draw?
Time to check your numbers for tonight's $17 million Lotto Powerball draw.