Kiwis were more focused on buying gifts for Christmas than getting Boxing Day bargains, new figures from Paymark - which accounts for over 75 per cent of New Zealand's payments - show.
New Zealanders spent $152.7 million through Paymark Eftpos this year, a modest increase of 1.9 per cent on the previous year.
Wellington showed the highest growth of a major city with a 4.8 per cent increase on last year, while Auckland/Northland posted 0.9 per cent growth.
Auckland/Northland's had the highest spend with $63.8m in transactions, followed by Canterbury at $15.8m and Wellington at $13.3m.
Taranaki was the fastest growing region with a 7.3 per cent annual change, with Nelson, Otago and Bay of Plenty posting strong results with 6.0 per cent, 5.7 per cent, and 5.0 per cent increases respectively.
