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NZ's luckiest Lotto region is...

The luckiest district in the country when it comes to Lotto winnings has been revealed. The "winning" district title has been taken from Buller, and replaced by...

Should Lotto be pushing for higher sales in hard economic times?

NZ's $926m Lotto gamble

The Lotteries Commission wants to boost sales further after a record year.

Losers let loose in letters to Lotteries

Higher the numbers, bigger the prize: expert

Kiwi wheelchair man's $1m lotto win

$10 Instant Kiwi winner finds cure for grumpiness

Lotto commission cleaned out by winners

Cancer retreats and $100k windfall - what a day

A man battling life-threatening cancer found out his cancer was in remission, bought an Instant Kiwi to celebrate, and won $100K.

Auckland man claims $13m Lotto prize

Christmas Lotto winner kept his ticket in his blood pressure monitor because it made his heart go "nuts".

What would you do if you won Lotto?

Philanthropy high on wish list for lottery dreamers

Winner of NZ's biggest Lotto draw dies

One of the winners of New Zealand's largest ever lottery prize has died.

Gambling spending dips again

$28 million winner: I waited six hours to tell my wife

A 'humble and hard-working' pig hunter from Papakura went to work and waited six hours on Monday before telling his wife he'd won $28.7m.

Lotto blunder quick, where's that sticky tape

A Lotto blunder left thousands of hopeful punters thinking they had losing tickets after the wrong results were sent out.