By RNZ
It's the busiest retail day of the year, adding further momentum to New Zealand's post-Covid lockdown boom in spending.
Year on year, sales are slightly down but week on week, sales are surging.
And with Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Boxing Day sales firmly entrenched, December is living up to its retail-star reputation.
As well, the economy came out of a recession with a 14 per cent gain in GDP over the September quarter.