Thursday, 21 January 2021, 3:56 pm The year has started off with a bang for a local Rotorua man who claimed a life-changing $8.5 million Powerball prize at Lotto NZ’s Head Office this morning. The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, watched the live draw last night and knew he was New Zealand’s newest multi-millionaire as soon as Powerball number 7 was drawn. “I’ve been playing the same numbers since Lotto started, and I always watch the draw or record it,” said the man. “I was checking off my numbers as usual, and when the fifth and sixth balls came out, well that’s when my heart really