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Second big lotto win for Tauranga store
Chinese New Year has smiled on Tauranga's lucky Lotto shop, AJ's Lotto, with another big multi-million dollar win last night.

Mary Holm: Games of chance cheaper than Lotto
Lotto tickets may give ray of hope, but there are free competitions, write Mary Holm.

Winner scoops $13m in Powerball
A Powerball player got the ultimate Halloween treat after winning $13 million last night.

Lotto winner nabs $9 million
One lucky Lotto Powerball player will wake up $9.3 million richer tomorrow.

Lotto win: 'It feels unreal'
Best friends Margaret and Edith won $1 million, while another winner has just claimed the $24.3m jackpot.

End of Lotto's spinning wheel
It's been a decade since Kiwis first landed in the limelight with a chance to win by spinning the Lotto wheel - but it was never meant to last forever.

$4m Big Wednesday prize claimed
A Whangamata man was 'pottering around in the shed' when a family member discovered that he had won $4 million.

Lifelong friends win $12.3m Lotto prize
Two lifelong friends have scooped a $12.36 million Lotto bonanza after winning the Big Wednesday draw last week.

$12.3m Lotto win unclaimed
An Auckland ticket has picked up $12.3 million after winning last night's Big Wednesday prize.

Peter Bromhead: Whole Lotto luck
Lady Luck has waved her magic wand upon Peter Bromhead, who claims to have won the chance to spin Lotto's lucrative spinning wheel.

Christchurch punter wins $1m in Lotto
One lucky person is $1 million richer this weekend after winning Lotto First Division last night.

Three Lotto winners share $1 million
Three Lotto players from Christchurch, Drury and Auckland each pocketed a third of a million, winning equal shares of First Division last night.

Lucky Lotto streak a $37m for six winners
Mrs Gold and her husband won $5 million in the second Lotto draw of the year, on January 10.

Lotto winner takes home $1m
One lucky Lotto player will be basking in more than just the sunshine this morning, after scooping a $1 million win last night.

Retired truckie wins $10.7m Lotto prize
A retired truck driver from south Auckland has claimed a $10.7 million prize from last Saturday's Lotto.

Lotto's 34 new millionaires
At least five Kiwis became instant mega-millionaires in 2014 after they won between $13 million and $26 million playing Lotto.

New millionaire spoiled for choice
The $16.2 million Lotto Powerball jackpot stayed unclaimed last night - but there are plenty of ways to spend the money.

$16m won in the 'Tron
A lucky Lotto ticket buyer in Hamilton has cause for double celebration, winning more than $16million on the same weekend the city celebrates its 150th anniversary.

Lotto winner sells up
Trevor Cooper, who scooped a $27 million Lotto win, has sold his Karaka mansion for $300,000 more than he paid for it.

Lucky Lotto ticket bought in Otahuhu
One Lotto player is $1 million richer after winning First Division with a ticket bought in Auckland.

West Coast's $2m Lotto win
A lucky Lotto player will gain $2 million into their bank account after winning Lotto First Division.

$7.2m win: 'We've nailed it'
A Feilding couple were stunned to learn they'd won $7.2 million after checking their Lotto ticket during Saturday night's All Blacks-Springboks test match.

$20m ticket bought during wait for wife
A south Auckland man pocketed a $20 million Lotto cashpot while his wife finished the grocery shopping.