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Golden Kiwi poster

Golden Kiwi poster with jack in the box encouraging people to 'Be in for both'
Lotteries were a popular form of gambling, especially after 1961 when the Golden Kiwi lottery was introduced.

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David Grant, Gambling – Lotteries and raffles, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/ephemera/2251/golden-kiwi-poster (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by David Grant, published 15 January 2010.

Comments

Graham Stevens
09 July 2015
A Golden Kiwi ticket (No.1) was bought by me a short while after I arrived in New Zealand in 1961. It did not win me the fortune I hoped for. However, I have kept the ticket for posterity!