"The first thing I want to buy is a house for my brother," Wednesday's lotto winner said.

Houses, travel, cars ... what did they spend their winnings on? And how many kept working?

Much has changed since September 2017 for the 10 women who won the $30 million jackpot.

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Woman earns $1.3m a day, this is the "unacceptable" way she's made billions.

Gisborne community trust shuts down pokie bar. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Nineteen Lotto tickets have won big tonight; five of them worth $200,000 each.

The winning ticket for the September 12 draw was bought from Pak N Save Silverdale.

A stint at the Cosmopolitan revealed secrets that probably should stay in Vegas. Oh well.

The odds are about the same as being struck by lightning three times in one lifetime.

Powerball wasn't struck tonight and will increase for Saturday to $20 million.

Lotto's Powerball prize has jackpotted to $18 million tonight.

High-roller gamblers have returned to SkyCity after a two-year absence.

Pokies, Instant Kiwi and online gambling have been blamed for problem gamblers relapsing.

The winner hit the jackpot with a Royal Flush and was handed a cheque for $1,108,585.60.

Consequences for wider Pacific community could be enormous, says researcher.

The two Auckland woman had squared off in the High Court about an alleged $800k debt.

The disturbing link between gambling and social media revealed.

Locally produced pork is fighting Lotto tickets, imports and holidays to get on the plate.

Auckland ticket scoops $1 million in tonight's first division Lotto draw.

A Hamilton man is getting his kids to help him decide how to spend his $9.3m win.

"I had no idea that ­gambling could be an addiction like smoking, drinking or drugs."

Crypto craze is sweeping the world and making people think they can get rich quick.

Mental health conference held at casino causes upset among psychiatrists

A claimed loan of $800,000 was waived after the contract was deemed illegal

The company expects the most likely buyer to be a private consortium.

He thought he'd won $17,000 after TAB multi-bet. He hadn't.

How retired worker cracked the lotto code and made millions.

It started with $20 or $40, then a couple of hundred dollars... sometimes $2000.

Lucky store also sold one of the largest-winning tickets in history - $36.9 million.