Hawke’s Bay news in brief: Napier Lotto player wins $30,110; overnight road closures planned

A Napier Lotto player won $30,110 in Saturday night's draw.

A Napier Lotto player is among two people nationwide to take home $30,110 in Saturday night’s draw after winning Powerball Second Division. The win was on top of Lotto Second Division that landed them - and nine others - $22,355. The winning Powerball Second Division ticket was sold at Pak’nSave Napier City. The winning numbers were 22, 31, 33, 23, 11 and 36, the Bonus Ball was 24 and the Powerball number was 9.

Road closure

Overnight closures are planned on State Highway 2/SH50 in Napier between the Taradale Rd roundabout and Meeanee Rd as part of ongoing expressway works. The road will be closed from January 25 to February 26, between 8pm and 5am on Sunday to Thursday. Detours will be in place. The closures are for median barrier removal, temporary surfacing, line marking and installation of temporary safety barriers, and are weather dependent.

Truck overturns

An overturned truck carrying livestock blocked State Highway 2 in Wairoa yesterday. Police were called to the single-vehicle crash about 10.40am. The driver was uninjured and police did not comment on whether any livestock were harmed.

Powerboat Championship

A section of the Wairoa River and the Westshore coast in Napier will be closed to the public on January 24 and 25 for the 2026 NZ Offshore Powerboat Championship. The closures are from the Wairoa Yacht Club to 2km upstream both days from 9am to 4pm, and from Perfume Point along Westshore coast both days from 12pm to 1.30pm.

Have a go

Have a Go Week is on at the Hastings Sports Centre until Friday. Try your hand at skating, basketball or badminton at one of the $5 sessions on offer. For more information visit the sport centre’s website: www.hastingsdc.govt.nz

Call for clubs to be compliant

Sport Hawke’s Bay is reminding sporting organisations of the impact the new Incorporated Societies Act will have. The regional sports trust says organisations or clubs that are an incorporated society need to re-register with a compliant constitution before April 5 this year. Societies that do not re-register before the deadline will cease to exist by law, which could affect funding or membership with a regional or national body. Sport New Zealand have guidelines and tools to help with the transition. Find them here: sportnz.org.nz