Last night's win is the second big prize to be struck this month and comes only weeks after a syndicate of 24 people claimed a whopping $23.3m.
The syndicate, whose members live from the bottom of Auckland's North Shore to the Northland border and are at different stages in their lives, said their winnings would be life-changing for all despite having to share in the spoils.
"We're a range of ages so this win is going to help people buy first homes, right the way to helping people retire that little bit earlier," one syndicate member said earlier this month.
"So many people are going to benefit from it and we're just so grateful that we've won."
According to the syndicate, which wishes to remain anonymous, the members put in $2 each per draw, play lucky dips and only pick up tickets when the jackpot is over $10m.
But the jackpot was just the fifth time this year the syndicate had purchased a Powerball ticket.
