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Boxing Day retail sales set to be busiest day of year after Christmas rush
25 Dec, 2020 07:00 PM
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Fraser Cove centre manager Marie Mischewski. Photo / George Novak
Tauranga malls are bracing for Boxing Day to be the biggest spending day of the year as Christmas shopper numbers exceed last year s figures and expectations. Shopping centre managers say there have been more gift card sales in the lead-up to Christmas and these would likely be spent on Boxing Day.
Meanwhile, a new survey has found four out of five shoppers planned to spend more than usual this year as Paymark s latest figures show a record $67.7 million was spent in the Bay in the first week of December alone.
TECT Community Awards finalists announced
10 Dec, 2020 11:22 PM
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Winners from the 2020 TECT Community Awards. Photo / Supplied
Bay of Plenty Times
The new year is racing towards us and now the finalists for the next TECT Community Awards have been announced.
The 2021 awards, which will be held at Baycourt Community and Arts Centre on March 18, celebrate the community groups, volunteers and young change-makers who are helping to make the Western Bay of Plenty one of the greatest places to live.
Finalists will be vying for six main awards: Event Excellence, Sustainable Future, Diversity and Inclusion, Rising Star, Youth Spirit and Volunteer of the Year. A Lifetime Service Award and People s Choice Award will also be announced on the night.