North Lotto win
A lucky Northland Lotto player was one of 16 to take home $17,962 in second division after Wednesday night’s draw. The ticket was bought on MyLotto. Powerball Second Division meant two players from Palmerston North and Carterton won $27,677. But the bigger winner was a Karaka player who became $1 million richer in Lotto First Division. Powerball was not struck and will be worth $20 million on Saturday, while Strike will be worth $700,000.
Fire investigated
Fire investigators were at the scene of a Kirikiri Rd house fire in Woodhill yesterday. Fire and Emergency NZ were called to the scene about 10pm on Wednesday. Fire communications shift manager Colin Underdown said FENZ received multiple calls after the fire broke out in a garage, and the adjacent house filled with smoke. Firefighters responded with two appliances and a support vehicle, extinguished the fire and left the scene by midnight. Witness Clare Swinney said she and her partner were first alerted to the blaze by a loud bang, like a firecracker, followed by three or four bangs. She described the flames as “massive”. Swinney said she was initially worried the fire would spread to other houses in the street.
