Gambling opponents have criticised Auckland Mayor Len Brown for accepting campaign funds from SkyCity.

A Reporoa woman broke down in tears when she realised she had just won an Australian lottery.

Organisers of an Australian lottery are trying to contact a Reporoa woman who has won a $2.1 million beachfront home on the Gold Coast.

One of the country's largest charities has been accused of turning a blind eye to an alleged pokie machine scam.

The father of one of the Westpac runaways has gambled away nearly $1 million of the bank's money.

A 'humble and hard-working' pig hunter from Papakura went to work and waited six hours on Monday before telling his wife he'd won $28.7m.

A pig hunting father who vowed never to return to Wellington made an exception when he found out he was Lotto's latest multi-millionaire.

The winner of the $28.7m Lotto Powerball prize is 'taking their time' deciding what to do, New Zealand Lotteries says.

The biggest Lotto Powerball prize in NZ Lotteries' history has been claimed.

There are two guaranteed winners from Saturday night's record lottery draw - a mystery winner and the NZ Lotteries Commission.

Someone in New Zealand has 28 million reasons to be happy after a single ticket scooped the Lotto Powerball jackpot last night.

Taking big risks in the hope of high rewards may be a fundamental part of our biological nature, the pigeon study has shown.