Hawke’s Bay news in brief: Lotto player from Napier wins $24,000

Napier's had another Lotto win.

Ten lucky Lotto players will be feeling fantastic after each winning $24,441 with Lotto Second Division in Saturday’s live Lotto draw.

One of the winners was a MyLotto player from Napier. The others were three from Auckland, Huntly, Rotorua, Porirua, Wellington, Christchurch and Canterbury.

Powerball was not struck, after an Otago couple won a whopping $12.3m Lotto Powerball win last week.

The couple said they celebrated with a few drinks and had been riding a roller coaster of emotions since.

“We actually won $25 in the previous draw, so that paid for our next ticket which was sweet,” said the man.

Police arrest serial shoplifter

Police arrested a woman believed to be responsible for multiple incidents of shoplifting totalling thousands of dollars after she failed to stop her car.

A police statement said police sighted a person of interest travelling on Dalton St, Napier, in a white vehicle about 4.40pm on Saturday.

“Police signalled for the vehicle to stop, however they continued,” the statement said.

“A short time later the vehicle was stopped on Marine Parade around 5.10pm, and a woman apprehended.”

A 35-year-old woman has been remanded in custody and is due to appear in the Hastings District Court on Monday March 11on multiple charges of shoplifting and charges related to the incident.

Weeding out crime

Hawke’s Bay Police would like to thank members of the public who helped them weed out a man alleged to have stolen a garden power tool from a Napier address.

Several members of the public called police around 9am on Thursday to report a man entering a shed on private property on Cranby Cres, Onekawa. The man was quickly apprehended by attending police thanks to good information from the public, and he was in possession of the stolen power tool.

He appeared in court and pleaded guilty and was sentenced. A police spokesperson said it was proof of the important role communities play in helping police, and a reminder to call police straight away if you see anything suspicious happening, and you may just be key to helping solve or prevent crime.

Sailing Club thriving

Napier Sailing Club (NSC) will be participating in the upcoming Lake Taupō Yacht Club Centre Board Regatta with a formidable team of 26 junior Optimist sailors plus a mix of others.

It underscores the club’s status as the largest regional junior sailing club in New Zealand for Optimist sailing at a time when regional sailing clubs across the nation are grappling with declining participation.

The Optimist class serves as a critical stepping stone in the classic New Zealand pathway from youth sailing to Olympic glory or lifelong club sailing.

Dan Barker, the local Napier SC Fleet rep, said they’d loaded up 26 Optimist boats onto two massive trailers on Friday night.

“We are all looking forward to having some fun and great racing leading into the national championships in a couple of weeks.”