A ticket sold in Pokeno has cracked the big one - picking up more than 42-million dollars in last night's Powerball draw.

There were so many people playing - and trying to check their tickets, the system crashed.

It's all up and running now.

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10 Feb: Confirmation the Black Foils expect to start this weekend's Sail GP regatta in Auckland

10 Feb: Former counsel for the terrorist who shot and killed 51 worshippers in Christchurch mosques in 2019 - will be back in the Court of Appeal today

10 Feb: The former Air New Zealand boss says his time at the airline made him a better leader, as he moves into a new role abroad

09 Feb: Almost 10-thousand Air New Zealand customers have had their travel plans ruined by upcoming strike action this week

09 Feb: Christchurch's Mayor says feedback on the new metro sports centre has been largely positive, despite some early challenges

09 Feb: A next-generation electric hydrofoiling vessel is being trialled on Lake Whakatipu as a potential new transport link between Queenstown and Kingston

08 Feb: Many businesses across the country could have unknowingly have a gender pay gap

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Skiing:
Silver was shared at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics men's team combined, so what happens to the bronze medal? 7:57

Skiing:
Snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott's bid for a fourth Olympic medal resumes now on the slopes of Livigno 7:57

Entertainment:
Will Arnett booted a "very famous" star off his Smartless podcast for being a "f****** rank a**hole" 7:51

Law and Order:
King stands ready to help police with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor investigation, palace says 7:47

Health & Safety:
A coroner has ruled that Highlanders and Maori All Blacks player Connor Garden-Bachop died of natural causes 7:47

Living & Travel:
Confirmation the Black Foils expect to start this weekend's Sail GP regatta in Auckland 7:37

Law and Order:
Former counsel for the terrorist who shot and killed 51 worshippers in Christchurch mosques in 2019 - will be back in the Court of Appeal today 7:27

Entertainment:
Kelsey Parker has paid an emotional tribute to her late husband Tom Parker, after his death changed the way she saw the world "forever" 7:21

Law and Order:
A Christchurch high school teacher's lost her bid to keep her name secret, over a sexual relationship with a teenage student 7:17

Politics:
Scottish Labour leader calls for UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to quit 7:07

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