Lotto wins
Two tickets sold in Northland were among 24 nationally that each won more than $14,000 in Lotto Second Division on Saturday. The tickets, one sold online at MyLotto and the other at Regent New World in Whangarei, each won their holders $14,387.
Favourite bird
Northlanders can vote for their favourite New Zealand bird with the 12th annual Forest & Bird's Bird of the Year competition under way. The competition attracts more than 20,000 votes each year. Last year it had a voting scandal when two teenagers used fake email addresses to vote more than 200 times for the kokako, briefly getting it to first place. Last year's Bird of the Year was the bar-tailed godwit, which swooped into the lead with 1957 votes. Voting closes at 5pm on Sunday October 30, with the winner announced the following day. To vote go to www.birdoftheyear.org.nz.
Death inquiry