A lucky Tauranga local is sitting on a goldmine after winning $7.1 million with Powerball First Division with last night's live Lotto draw - they just don't know it yet.
This isn't the first time a Tauranga local has struck it lucky, with seven First Division prizes won in the area in the past 12 months - including three Powerball First Division prizes totalling more than $16 million.
While Tauranga's abuzz with excitement about the latest big win, another lucky local is tickled pink after winning a $200,000 windfall with Strike Four last week.
The regular Lotto player, who wishes to remain anonymous, had been playing the same numbers for a couple of months but had no idea they were sitting on a small fortune until they took their ticket into their regular Lotto shop.
"When the ladies told me I had won a major prize, I was absolutely stunned. I've never had so many hugs in my life," the winner said.