A rather dismal payoff for anyone who won last night's Lotto. Barely covers a moderate home deposit in Auckland.

Buying a town in the USA is out of the question with NZ $143,000.

A number of US towns have been sold, usually at the US one million to 15 million price, and 7 to 50 residents.

The most famous recent town purchaser is actress Kim Basinger, something she later regretted.

Here's an infamous town owner

"‘Breastaurant’ owner buys Texas town, renames it Bikinis after chain of sports bars"

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/breastaurant-owner-buys-texas-town-renames-bikinis-article-1.1118417