Golden Kiwi

Golden Kiwi was a New Zealand lottery which began in December 1961[1] and ended in 1989. It was based on philanthropic art union lotteries held for many decades prior.[2] One of the objectives of the Golden Kiwi lottery was to keep funds in New Zealand rather than going to overseas lotteries.[3] In its first year of operation Golden Kiwi raised £1,360,000.[4] Profits from Golden Kiwi were distributed for charitable, philanthropic or cultural purposes for the benefit of the community.[5] Golden Kiwi came under the authority of the New Zealand Lotteries Commission when the Commission was established in 1987.[6] Golden Kiwi sales declined after the introduction of Lotto in 1987,[4] and it ended in 1989 with the introduction of the Instant Kiwi scratch card lottery.

This article is about a lottery. For golden kiwifruit, see Golden kiwi (fruit).
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Fathers' Day Golden Kiwi ticket, 1984.
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Golden Kiwi tickets

See also

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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