Christmas spending in the Bay of Plenty boomed by more than 20 per cent.
Paymark figures released this afternoon reveal people in the bay spent $14m on Christmas Eve, up from the same day last year by 21.1 per cent.
On Boxing Day, shoppers spent $8.7m - an increase of 12.8 per cent.
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