Herald page in London paper wins Kiwi a trip home

Steve Buck. Photo / Supplied

A Herald front page splashed in London's Metro newspaper has won one lucky New Zealander a trip home.

During the final week of the Rugby World Cup, Kiwi expats took photos of themselves holding the front page of theHerald that was published in Metro or standing next to a digital billboard in Hammersmith which featured front pages of New Zealand newspapers.

The Herald's front page featured a story about irregular heartbeats and nail-biting rugby games and a picture of All Black Sonny Bill Williams.

Participants in the Kiwis Together competition uploaded their photos and went into the draw to win a return trip home for two on Air New Zealand flights.

It was run by the Newspaper Publishers Association to show how papers and their websites keep Kiwis abroad connected with home.

The competition was flooded with entries from New Zealanders but it was Steve Buck's picture that was drawn yesterday.

In his entry, Mr Buck, who was originally from Snells Beach, near Warkworth, but later moved to Christchurch, said he wanted to check out his house which was damaged in the Christchurch earthquakes.

Other Kiwis who entered the competition said they were overcome with emotion when they saw the New Zealand front pages.

Mandii Pope, originally from Manurewa, couldn't bring herself to throw away the copy of Metro which featured the Herald as it was "quite special to see the little bit of home".