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Golden Kiwi
Image of a lottery ticketFathers' Day Golden Kiwi ticket, 1984
RegionNew Zealand
OperatorNew Zealand Lotteries Commission
photo of stack of lottery tickets
Golden Kiwi tickets

Golden Kiwi was a New Zealand lottery which began in December 1961 and ended in 1989. It was based on philanthropic art union lotteries held for many decades prior. One of the objectives of the Golden Kiwi lottery was to keep funds in New Zealand rather than going to overseas lotteries. In its first year of operation Golden Kiwi raised £1,360,000. Profits from Golden Kiwi were distributed for charitable, philanthropic or cultural purposes for the benefit of the community. Golden Kiwi came under the authority of the New Zealand Lotteries Commission when the Commission was established in 1987. Golden Kiwi sales declined after the introduction of Lotto in 1987, and it ended in 1989 with the introduction of the Instant Kiwi scratch card lottery.

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References

  1. "First Golden Kiwi tickets go on sale". Press. 1 December 1961. Retrieved 11 February 2022 – via Paperspast.
  2. Golden Kiwi Lottery in An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, 1966
  3. Holyoake, Ketih (25 July 1961). "Financial Statement". Parliamentary debates (Hansard).House of Representatives. 326 mo.JUN20-AUG01 yr.1961: 815 – via Hathi Trust.
  4. ^ New Zealand Official Yearbook. Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Statistics. 1990.
  5. The New Zealand Official Yearbook. Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Statistics. 1964. p. 1071.
  6. History, NZ Lotteries


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