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.

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.

The perception of cronyism, corruption and drugs has been a factor in the declining racing industry, and integrity must be restored for the industry to thrive, Racing Minister John Carter says.

A Lotto blunder left thousands of hopeful punters thinking they had losing tickets after the wrong results were sent out.