Two lucky Lotto players from Auckland and Gisborne will be on cloud nine after each winning $500,000 with Lotto First Division in Saturday night's Lotto draw.

The winning First Division tickets were sold on MyLotto to a player from Auckland and at Four Square Ideal in Gisborne.

Powerball was not struck on Saturday and has rolled over to Wednesday night, where the jackpot will be $15 million.

Meanwhile, a lucky Strike player from Waikato will also be celebrating after winning $300,000 with Strike Four. The winning Strike Four ticket was sold on MyLotto.

Twelve lucky Lotto players will be celebrating after each winning $23,887 with Lotto Second Division in Saturday's Lotto draw.

One lucky player also won Powerball Second Division, taking their total winnings to $43,084. The winning Powerball Second Division ticket was sold at New World Whakatane in Whakatane.

The winning Second Division tickets were sold at the following stores:

All of New Zealand is now in the Covid-19 Protection Framework - otherwise known as the traffic light settings. Lotto NZ counters can open at all traffic light settings providing retailers comply with health and safety guidelines set out by the Ministry of Health.  

The live Lotto draws are unable to take place while Auckland is in Red under the traffic light settings. 'We will be using computer-generated draws under Audit New Zealand scrutiny for Lotto, Powerball, and Strike while Auckland is in Red,” says a Lotto spokesperson. For more information, please see https://mylotto.co.nz/covid-19

Anyone who bought their ticket at any of the above stores should check their ticket as soon as possible in-store at any Lotto NZ store that is open, online at mylotto.co.nz or through the Lotto NZ App.