The Star: February 08, 2018

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Fire rages, homes at risk
$20.2m Hub Hornby ticket unclaimed
• By Bridget Rutherford
YOU COULD do a lot with
$20.2 million – but the lucky
winner of Saturday’s Lotto
Powerball is still to claim their
prize.
A Lotto spokeswoman said
yesterday it was yet to hear from
the holder of the winning ticket,
which was purchased at Hornby
Mall Lotto, at The Hub Hornby.
The prize was made up of $20
million from the Powerball first
division, and $200,000 from
Lotto first division.
• By Julia Evans
ANIMATOR Antony Elworthy
has worked with some of the
biggest film directors in the
business.
But after collaborations
with Tim Burton on Oscarnominated
films Coraline and
Corpse Bride to creating the
animated embodiments of
Bryan Cranston, Bill Murray
and Johnny Depp, the artist has
returned home for his
It is the country’s 12th largest
Powerball win.
Hornby Mall Lotto is the
fourth ‘luckiest’ store in New
collect the $20.2 million?
•The winner could claim
their prize at any Lotto store,
or in person at the Auckland
head office.
•They would need to
provide their ticket and
fill out a prize claim form,
including their bank account
details and whether they
latest project.
Elworthy has been appointed
animation director for a new
project, Kiri and Lou, in a
recently opened Ferrymead
studio.
He flew in from Canada
where he was working on Wes
Anderson’s new film, Isle of
Dogs. But said it was too early to
talk about the new project when
approached by The Star.
Kiri and Lou is part of a bid to
develop an artist-in-residence
Zealand having sold 30 first
division winning tickets.
Unichem Stortford Lodge
Pharmacy in Hastings is
So when the lucky winner comes forward, how will they
would like to be paid
by cheque or direct
credit.
•All major prize winners are
paid as soon as possible but
within seven to 10 business
days.
•The prize must be claimed
within a year.
programme for the recentlyrestored
Mona Vale gatehouse.
Three international animators
– Rachel Larson and Bartek
Prusiewics from the United
States and Rob Millard from the
United Kingdom – are living in
the gatehouse while working in
Ferrymead.
City councillor Aaron
Keown said the “tipping
point” for having the studio
in Christchurch, rather than
Auckland, was access to the
deemed the luckiest with 45
first division wins, followed by
Nelson’s Richmond Night ‘n’
Day with 32.
Pak’nSave Riccarton was
third equal with Coastlands
Lotto in Paraparaumu,
having both sold 31 winning
tickets.
WOOF: Antony Elworthy has moved back to Christchurch from Canada
where he worked as an animator on Wes Anderson’s new film Isle of
Dogs, set for release in April.
Famous animator returns
gatehouse. “One of the reasons
the studio was able to open in
Ferrymead is that we were able
to support them with the artistin-residence,”
he said.
Cr Keown said Elworthy
and his team would be running
workshops with animation
students from around the
city.
“He’ll show them how a kid
growing up in Linwood can go
on and be one of the best in the
world.”
In Brief
FAMILY SUPPORTED
The public has rallied around
a family desperately searching
for their missing teenager who
is feared to have drowned near
Scarborough Beach. Jack Sutton,
14, was swimming with a friend
on a teachers only day on Monday
when he was washed away by
strong waves. His friend made
it out and raised the alarm
about 3.20pm. His mother Sue
Sutton was not prepared to speak
about her son when approached
yesterday, but said the community
has been amazing.
MURDER TRIAL STARTS
The trial of the man accused
of murdering Christchurch
sex worker Renee Larissa
Duckmanton will start on
Monday. Sainey Marong is
accused of killing the 22-yearold
on May 15, 2016. Marong,
a 33-year-old butcher from
Ilam, denies murdering Ms
Duckmanton in Christchurch the
day before her body was found
among a scrub fire on Main
Rakaia Rd, north of Rakaia. ​The
trial is expected to last three
weeks.
MISSING PEOPLE
Police are looking for Sumner
resident Brendon Laughton,
46, who has been missing since
Monday. His wife Leanne
Crozier posted on Facebook
about her missing husband on
Tuesday, saying she had reported
his disappearance to police on
Monday. It is believed he has
his vehicle, a Skoda Superb
registration LCB733, and his
skateboard with him. She said he
could have been wearing black
Reebok sneakers with blue soles
and either tracksuit pants or
jeans and a hoodie. Police are
also looking for Anna James-
Revell, 20, has been missing since
Monday night. She was last seen
in Rangiora at 8.30pm wearing
ripped jeans and a black Adidas
top. Anyone with information is
urged to phone police on
363 7400 or anonymously
through Crimestoppers on 0800
555 111.
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