A former Lotto winner has some sensible advice for the country's newest multi-millionaires: don't do anything rash with that $22 million.
A Gisborne woman stood dumbstruck with tears rolling down her cheeks when she heard she had won Lotto's Big Wednesday not once, but twice -- a total of nearly $175,000.
The clock is ticking for a mystery Aucklander who has won $1 million in Lotto.
A lucky Lotto player is $1 million richer after winning Lotto First Division last night.
A Rotorua Lotto player walked into his local dairy this afternoon with no idea he was $24 million richer.
Four winners from all corners of the country have claimed a share in last night's Lotto draw.
The winners of Saturday's $9.1 million Powerball prize say they will spend the money helping other people.
Three Lotto players from Christchurch, Drury and Auckland each pocketed a third of a million, winning equal shares of First Division last night.
A retired truck driver from south Auckland has claimed a $10.7 million prize in last Saturday's Lotto.
Six Ashburton work colleagues will each be more than $33,000 richer this Christmas thanks to winning Lotto.
While the country lost an hour overnight, one lucky Lotto player will gain $2 million into their bank account after winning Lotto First Division.
A lucky Lotto player from Feilding is waking up to a $7.2 million boost to their bank account this morning.
Another lucky South Islander has landed a top prize on the Lotto, pocketing a $4.5 million win.
Supermarket shoppers at three Dunedin Countdown stores can now buy some Lotto tickets from self-service checkouts as well as from those operated by staff.
A lucky Lotto player in Wanaka is $1 million richer after winning a First Division prize.
The Department of Internal Affairs has implemented major changes after more than $12 million in overstated funding was granted by the Lottery Grants Board last year.
Lotto New Zealand is making a play towards a younger demographic by launching a new smartphone app and a new gambling product this year.
An Australian grandfather visiting relatives in Auckland pocketed $1 million after choosing his unlucky number to win Lotto at the weekend.
A lucky foreigner has banked $1 million while visiting New Zealand this summer.
A couple from Taupo unwrapped a very generous present this Christmas when a Lotto ticket they received as a gift won them $1 million with Lotto First Division.