An unsuspecting millionnaire, SkyCity fire latest and a movie drive-in

If this email is not displayed correctly, [click here]( to view an online version. British backpacker Grace Millane The trial of the man accused of murdering British backpacker [Grace Millane]( continues at the [High Court in Auckland](. Grace, 21, was [visiting New Zealand on her OE]( when she was reported missing on December 1, 2018. Her body was found buried in the Waitākere Ranges on December 9. The court has heard [Grace died]( in the accused's apartment after they went on a Tinder date. The alleged killer, 27, who can't be named, denies murder, claiming Grace's death was an accident. This week, the jury was shown [CCTV footage]( of what the accused did in the days after she died. They also saw recordings of his [police interviews]( in which he said Grace's death was not intentional. The Crown has finished calling its witnesses and has concluded its case. The trial will resume Monday. Police and police cars Church is supposed to be a place of sanctuary but in south Auckland it's a place to [identify illegal Pasifika drivers](. About [300 unlicensed parishioners have been identified]( over the past few months by police liaison officers attending Sunday services. It's a move police have described as necessary in order to [reduce offending rates](. Currently, [more than a quarter of all court proceedings]( against Pacifica people are for road and vehicle-related crimes. But instead of issuing parishioners with a ticket or a court date, police have chosen to offer free licensing courses. There were 300 spots available and almost all have been filled. One man, who stopped going to services because police were visiting, said he would make getting his licence a priority after he discovered police weren't issuing fines. Lotto NZ logo An Auckland man had [no idea he was a millionaire]( for two months after winning a major Lotto prize. "I like to save up my Lotto tickets, and when I have a bit of downtime, check them all at once – it builds the suspense that way," he said. For two months the $1 million ticket stayed tucked away in a drawer at the man's home. It wasn't until earlier this week he decided to finally check it. "I was in bed around 10pm when I scanned the ticket on the Lotto NZ App and it came up with the words 'Major Prize'," he said. With the money now safely in the winner's bank account, he and his partner are now turning their attention to how they might spend their winnings. "We plan to continue living life as normal. However, it has certainly given us more security and peace of mind as we head into retirement." Enjoying this email? [Check out Stuff's other daily and weekly newsletters](. Police released CCTV footage of a man they say can help them in their investigation. Police [investigating an assault]( on a woman jogger last Friday believe the [incident could be linked to two others](. Detective Senior Sergeant Callum McNeill said two similar incidents occurred in October, on the clifftop track between Murrays Bay and Rothesay Bay on Auckland's North Shore. Last Friday, a woman in her 20s was left with moderate injuries on the track between Browns Bay Rd and Beechwood Rd, in Browns Bay, at 4.40pm. McNeill said police believed she was assaulted from behind by a man in his mid-20s, who was described as Māori, about 1.8 metres tall and overweight. He was wearing a baseball cap and a dark short-sleeved top and fled on foot into Beechwood Rd. Police are treating the assaults "very seriously". Anyone with information can call 105, quoting file number 191108/3003. Makeshift masks were a common sight in Auckland in the days after the fire. The air inside the smoke plume from the [SkyCity Convention Centre fire]( contained elevated levels of [arsenic, zinc and black carbon]( testing has found. But Auckland Council says the levels measured by analysts at [GNS Science]( were not likely to result in significant health impacts. The council released [a summary of results]( on Wednesday from the analysis of air quality collected during the fire. Samples were taken from two sites overnight on October 22 and 23 - the first and second day of the massive blaze on the roof of the unfinished centre. The tests measured levels of PM10 (tiny airborne particles less than 10 microns across), which shot above national air quality standards for the first time in a decade the day after the fire. But by October 24 and 25, the air quality was back to normal. Danny and Sandy from Grease Date nights of the 1950s era are back with [drive-in movie screenings]( of Grease at MOTAT on Friday and Saturday night. Movie-goers can park up in their vehicles to experience the classic musical on a massive screen hoisted on the back of an aircraft carrier. The event at 7pm will have live musicians performing authentic 1950s Rock 'n Roll. Attendees can hear the film by tuning into a specific radio frequency via their car stereo when the film begins at 8.30pm. Tickets can be purchased on [MOTAT’s website](. Music fans can enjoy a celebration of R&B and hip hop at Western Springs Stadium on Sunday as [Friday Jams returns](. Gates open at 3pm for warm-up acts before [pop icon Janet Jackson]( headlines the show - entertaining Kiwi fans for the first time since 1998. Road closures will be in place. You've received this email because you have opted in to receive Auckland news updates from Stuff Did a friend forward this to you? [Sign up to get Auckland News: In case you missed it]( to your inbox [Unsubscribe]( [Newsletter Settings]( [Privacy Policy]( [Advertise]( [Feedback](