Mount Eden, Auckland

Dolphin Ride-On

Harry from Grafton

New dolphin ride-on which can be shipped for a little extra.

Price: $30

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Prostate Cancer Foundation

Do you or someone you care about live with advanced prostate cancer?
Join the Prostate Cancer Foundation NZ and local experts for an evening of insights, updates, and support. Discover how the latest treatments and technologies are helping men live longer and better.

The Fable, Dunedin
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The Fable, Dunedin
Tuesday 18 November | 🕖 7–9pm
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Batteries

Harry from Grafton

Assorted new batteries which can be shipped for a little extra.

Price: $80

Christmas Eve busiest shopping day of the year with more than 500,000 sales

Brian from Mount Roskill

Busiest shopping day of the year
Peak time 12 noon-1 pm - 563,303 transactions
Per second peak - 167 transactions
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Number of sales beats Black Friday, but lowest Christmas Eve in six years
Christmas Eve has been the busiest shopping day of the year with … View moreBusiest shopping day of the year
Peak time 12 noon-1 pm - 563,303 transactions
Per second peak - 167 transactions
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Number of sales beats Black Friday, but lowest Christmas Eve in six years
Christmas Eve has been the busiest shopping day of the year with 9,745 sales a minute at its peak.
Payments company Worldline says noon to 1pm saw 563,303 sales recorded on its network, down by about 7 percent on a year ago.
The company's network covers about three-quarters of the electronic terminals in operation.
Worldline did not have a dollar value for spending, but the peak number of transactions was the lowest for the past six years and well shy of the record 679,436 in 2019, before the pandemic.
Earlier this month it noted rising sales in the first three weeks of the month, but they remained 1.3 percent lower than 2024, with most parts of the country trailing the previous year's spending.
Official data from Stats NZ to the end of November showed a small rise in spending on the previous month, to 1.6 percent higher for the year.
Retail spending has been subdued as households have remained cautious because of high prices and a slow benefit from lower interest rates, and as well as concerns about the soft labour market.
However, recent surveys have shown improving consumer sentiment with ANZ bank's monthly report showing confidence at its highest level in four years.
Boxing Day is traditionally the country's favourite shopping day, but with Black Friday spending also softer this year the amount going through retailers' terminals may also be down on a year ago.
Adding a dampener to consumer spending may be the recent rises in longer term fixed mortgage rates because of higher wholesale rates.
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Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

🎁 Holiday Gift Chat!

Do you ever regift?
What’s your take on asking for a receipt if a gift doesn’t fit?

Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?

• Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
• No. It's the thought and effort that matters

Vote View Results

• 79.1% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
  79.1% Complete
• 20.9% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
  20.9% Complete

659 votes