Invercargill: The holder of the $15 million-winning Lotto ticket sold at an Invercargill store claimed their prize yesterday morning.
Lotto NZ confirmed yesterday the lucky shopper who bought their ticket at Plaza Super-Value had come forward. The holder of the other winning ticket to share the $30m prize, a My Lotto player in Wellington, has yet to claim their prize.
More information should be forthcoming in the next few days, Lotto NZ said.
The ticket holder in Southland who won 10 second division prizes in the June 14 draw through My Lotto has yet to come forward.
Invercargill: Environment Southland has gone back to the future.
Environment Southland chairman Nicol Horrell said in a statement the regional council had appointed Rob Phillips as its interim chief executive.
Current chief executive Wilma Falconer retires at the end of August and Mr Phillips will take on the interim role from then, until the new council can recruit a permanent chief executive, following the local government elections in October.
Mr Phillips was Environment Southland’s chief executive for 10 years until he retired in May 2022.
Naseby: The final water restriction in Central Otago has been lifted, Naseby residents no longer being asked to conserve water.
In a statement yesterday, the Central Otago District Council said the Naseby conserve-water notice had been lifted.
It was the last restriction in a series which began after heavy rain and snowmelt affected the source water supply for Ranfurly, Omakau and Ophir about 10 days ago.
