"If I won $14m I wouldn't tell anyone. I would give $1m each to Waipuna Hospice, St John Ambulance, Trustpower TECT Rescue Helicopter, Starship Hospital and the SPCA."
Mr Hawkins said he and his late wife Marin, who would have turned 80 tomorrow, died on March 2 this year, five weeks after being diagnosed with cancer.
"Marin died peacefully at Waipuna Hospice. One million dollars would definitely go hospice because they gave her absolutely superb care," he said.
Mr Hawkins said he and his late wife had been married for 60 years, and recalls telling her mother that she was the girl he planned to marry when they first met when she was 12.
After reconnecting at a dance a few years later they immediately became an item, and the rest was history, he said.
Mr Hawkins said the other four charities were also worthy recipients, and needed funds to continue to deliver the excellent service people had come to expect from them.
"The rest of the money I would keep and share some with my family, including my two sons. I would also renovate the house which needs some attention, " he said.
"I would spend some of the balance on it myself...I can't wait for Gloria [store Lotto supervisor] to stop saying to me 'I'm sorry' when I go in to check my Lotto ticket."
Papamoa Pak'nSave Lotto supervisor Gloria Goebel said she and the other staff were rapt that the $1m winner was a local couple.
"Everyone is still really excited and when our customers find out the lucky punter is a Tauranga couple they're really happy and buzzing."
So far this year there have been 10 first division wins - Lotto, Powerball and Strike - in Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty region, totalling $11.1m.
