Five Big Things That Happened Today: Friday, September 11

Experienced All Blacks Beauden Barrett, left, and Richie Mo'unga.

All Blacks turn to experience for crucial fourth Test against Boks; Fashion family buys $308 million stake in major North Shore mall; and $28.5m Lotto winner reveals number that changed his life in seconds.

All Blacks turn to experience for crucial fourth Test against Boks

The All Blacks selectors have named their most experienced team of the series to play the Springboks in Baltimore on Sunday, with returns for Patrick Tuipulotu, Richie Mo’unga, Anton Lienert-Brown, Rieko Ioane and Beauden Barrett adding a significant amount of intellectual property, and, hopefully for New Zealand, quality.

Ardie Savea’s injury in the defeat to the Springboks in Soweto last weekend, added to veteran Codie Taylor’s rest, meant the All Blacks lacked leadership in the second half but that should not be an issue at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday morning.

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Fashion family buys $308 million stake in major North Shore mall

The Glasson family, founders of one of New Zealand's biggest fashion retailers, have paid $308 million for a stake in a major North Auckland shopping centre.

A 49% minority stake in Westfield Albany was sold by Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC to the Glassons for a total of $308.36 million.

According to the agency that brokered the deal, it was the largest single asset retail transaction in New Zealand history.

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$28.5m Lotto winner reveals number that changed his life in seconds

Gisborne's newest multi-millionaire has spoken about winning Lotto's huge $28.5 million Powerball draw, saying he would "remember that moment for a long time".

The ticket, sold at Grant Bros Homeware & Gifts, won $28 million with Powerball first division and a further $250,000 with Lotto first division on Saturday night.

Now, the winner has spoken about the huge win, saying he was a "regular player who always buys the same ticket" from his local store.

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Muma Dee'z Creations in Rotorua.

The owner of a Rotorua holistic shop says she's scared to be there alone after a group twice preached outside it, telling people she practised "witchcraft" and would kill anyone who went in. 

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