Queenstown house winner gets her prize

The winner of Countdown's Win a Home promotion, Masterton mother Michelle Cooper, was formally presented with a certificate congratulating her as the winner at Countdown yesterday.

Ms Cooper has won a half a million dollar home and land package in Queenstown.

She was also presented with $10,000 worth of Air New Zealand domestic travel and $200 worth of Countdown vouchers.

Win a Home is a promotion between Unilever, Countdown and Stonewood Homes. To enter, customers had to buy any three Unilever products and swipe their Onecard.

Speeches were given by Countdown managing director Dave Chambers and Unilever company director Ken Basha.

Both said they were pleased the prize has gone to such a "deserving winner".

"We were very happy to hear that Michelle had won the home. It took a while to find her but once we found her and we heard her reaction over the phone ... it's a fantastic outcome for us, Stonewood and Countdown," Mr Basha said.

Mr Chambers said Countdown and Unilever got together to find out what Kiwis want and what is becoming harder to get and realised it was being able to to buy their own homes.

"It's wonderful to be here to present something that could hopefully help change somebody's life. A family with a couple of children, I think it's just marvellous," Mr Chambers said.

Ms Cooper lives with her partner of 20 years and their two children, Byron, 11, and Zara, 6. She said she is unsure if the family will be moving to Queenstown or selling the house and will decide when they have seen it.