"When I asked her what the verdict was she said, "You're going to be comfortable for the rest of your life." That's when the tears came," the winner said.
With the winning ticket in hand, the winner headed to a local Lotto store to claim her prize.
"I said to the man behind the counter that I thought I'd won a bit of money. When he put the ticket through the machine and the bells and whistles went off, I could feel my heart beating - I was just so excited," the winner said.
When the winner found out just how lucky she had become, she decided to do something to celebrate there and then.
"I drove to my friend's place and shouted her lunch at a nice restaurant. It was so special being able to share the whole experience with her," the winner said.
When it comes to spending her winnings, the winner plans to invest in things close to her heart.
"I'll pay off my daughter's mortgage and do up a couple of vintage motorcycles that I've had sitting in my shed for a while now.
"I'm pretty excited to spend less time working and more time tinkering," the winner laughed.
The winning ticket was sold at Whitcoulls New Lynn in Auckland.