Only 12,999 tickets
Sign up to be a Captain's Club Autobuyer and go into the draw for $10,000 cash.
See full prize details below.
With a 3 litre V6 engine, 8-speed transmission, Quattro all-wheel drive, plug-in Hybrid System, and so much more. Full details of this remarkable vehicle are available at www.giltrapaudi.co.nz Includes: Selected accessories, 5-year warranty, and all on-road costs.
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Immerse yourself in one of the most famous luxury train carriages in the world onboard the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, as you are transported across Europe and back to the Golden age of travel. Paris to Istanbul is an adventure only heard of in story books. Prize for two includes: return airfares from Auckland to Paris, transfers, rail travel on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, accommodation, meals, and sightseeing tours. This holiday will be especially tailored by Coastguard’s Travel agent to suit your preferences and timing. Actual dates are subject to availability. Includes: Up to $10,000 in spending money. If for personal or health reasons you are unable to travel, a cash alternative of $165,000 is available in lieu of this travel prize option.
Lottery opens 7 July 2025.
Lottery closes 12 September 2025.
Lottery drawn 17 September 2025.
Lottery results published 17 September 2025.
By supporting our lotteries you are helping to save lives at sea. Funds raised from our lotteries are used to enhance the operational standards of volunteer Coastguard search and rescue units by providing search and rescue equipment, training and support. There are many people walking around today who wouldn't be here if it wasn't for our courageous volunteers. None of this would be possible without supporters like you.
You can buy on this website, by calling 0800 568 879 or by posting your order form. You can use a credit or debit card or internet banking to pay for your tickets.
Yes! Tick the box on the online order form, or let our customer care team know over the phone. Just make sure your email address is correct. It's easy and convenient, it saves paper, and it saves Coastguard money, so it's a win-win! Sometimes, the email might go into your spam or junk folder. To ensure future e-tickets reach your inbox, please add [email protected] to your address book, mark us as a safe sender, or if your e-tickets are in your spam or junk folder, you can mark the email as 'not spam/junk.'
No, you can buy tickets and win prizes regardless of your visa status. However be aware that if you do win a prize, our licenses stipulate that we have to deliver prizes within New Zealand, so please be prepared to make suitable arrangements if you do win a prize but don't live here.
On the day of the draw the team gathers together at the published time and, supervised by a Police officer or other person of standing, we draw out the winning numbers from our lottery ‘draw machine.’ It’s got numbered balls in it that are thoroughly mixed and drawn at random. Our prize draws are open to the public, we are very happy to have guests, and the date and location is published in our terms and conditions and on the lottery tickets.
We will contact you! We try to call our prize winners to give them the good news. We will also send an email or letter confirming your win. Sometimes we don't have phone numbers or email addresses for our winners, so please make sure you fill in all the details on the order form.
Results are published on our website and emailed to ticket holders. We aim to publish results within 48 hours of the draw. This gives us time to contact winners, verify all prizewinning ticket purchases and follow our strict procedures. If you join our lottery mailing list we'll email you the lottery draw results, so you can check your numbers.
Royal New Zealand Coastguard (Inc). Authorised purpose - To raise funds to enhance the operational standards of volunteer Coastguard search and rescue units by providing search and rescue equipment, training and support. By licence issued under Section 37 of the Gambling Act 2003 by the Department of Internal Affairs, PO Box 10-095 Wellington, Phone 0800 257 887. Licence number LT090000772. Lottery closes 12/09/2025. Drawn by lot at the Auckland Marine Rescue Centre, 3 Solent Street, Auckland, at 10.30am on 17/09/2025. Results published 17/09/2025 at www.coastguard.nz. Tickets limited to 12,999. Numbered 10,001–22,999. Prize winner notified in writing and prize delivered within New Zealand. Any additional meals, alcoholic beverages, travel insurance and all other ancillary costs are the responsibility of the travel prize winner. All travel will be booked through Coastguard’s nominated Travel Agent and actual dates are subject to availability. If for any reason this lottery is cancelled, notification will appear at www.coastguard.nz on 17/09/2025 and monies refunded. Organised by P. Harkness, PO Box 4498 Shortland Street, Auckland 1140. Phone 09 303-4303.
The ticket price includes GST and is transacted in New Zealand Dollars (NZD). Your lottery tickets will be issued by email or mail, depending on your preference. Donations are transacted in New Zealand Dollars (NZD). A donation receipt will be issued. Donations over $5 are eligible for you to claim a tax credit from IRD. If you are paying by credit card, you must use a credit card issued in New Zealand. To qualify for bonus prizes and/or entry into bonus draws, the tickets you hold must be issued in the same name. Your order is subject to our privacy policy.
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