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![Police issue $3000 of fines at cellphone checkpoint over just one hour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police issue $3000 of fines at cellphone checkpoint over just one hour
Twenty motorists were caught commiting infringements over just 60 minutes.
!['The sales team don't have email?': One man's journey into the dark heart of NZ's telcos](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'The sales team don't have email?': One man's journey into the dark heart of NZ's telcos
OPINION: Greg Bruce's attempts to buy a new phone are not helped by NZ's telcos.
![Cecilia Robinson: Why stop at schools? Ban smartphones for under-16s altogether](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cecilia Robinson: Why stop at schools? Ban smartphones for under-16s altogether
OPINION: The Government should take an even bolder step on kids' smartphone use.
![Official docs reveal Govt warned NZ school cellphone ban ‘may not be warranted’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Official docs reveal Govt warned NZ school cellphone ban ‘may not be warranted’
The Ministry of Education looked at policies from Europe, Australia, the USA and Asia.
![Will NZ's school phone ban work? Let’s see what it does for students’ curiosity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Will NZ's school phone ban work? Let’s see what it does for students’ curiosity
Where nearly everyone has a smartphone, probably nearly everyone will have an opinion.
![What you need to know about the school cellphone ban](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
What you need to know about the school cellphone ban
The Government's official cellphone ban has begun in schools.
![Watch: Schools that flout cellphone ban will be audited by ERO, PM warns](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch: Schools that flout cellphone ban will be audited by ERO, PM warns
Work programmes would soon be announced relating to the priority areas.
![Phone ban in schools begins - will it reduce cyberbullying?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Phone ban in schools begins - will it reduce cyberbullying?
Cellphone use will be banned in schools for students across the country.
![US wants allies to cut chip-related China exports amid Huawei alarm](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
US wants allies to cut chip-related China exports amid Huawei alarm
Financial Times: Washington urges three countries to tighten supply of tools and tech.
![Job cuts at Spark, with AI in the frame](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Job cuts at Spark, with AI in the frame
The telco cites 'unsustainable' increase in labour costs.
![Letters: Why poverty continues in New Zealand](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Letters: Why poverty continues in New Zealand
OPINION: Suburbian response says much about the shameful blight of poverty in Aotearoa.
![The killer and I: My texts with a man suspected of murdering his childhood friend](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The killer and I: My texts with a man suspected of murdering his childhood friend
The series of texts that led a reporter to being a witness at a murder trial.
![Should you treat your smartwatch as a medical device?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Should you treat your smartwatch as a medical device?
Smartwatches are letting users control their health in ways never thought possible.
![Watch: NZ's most expensive office block topped off, sale deal struck](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch: NZ's most expensive office block topped off, sale deal struck
'The work-from-home thing is not working any more for businesses.'
![Juha Saarinen: As the Apple Mac turns 40, here's a look back at its rollercoaster ride](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Juha Saarinen: As the Apple Mac turns 40, here's a look back at its rollercoaster ride
OPINION: The Apple Mac turns 40.
![Hands-on: Samsung bets big on AI with Galaxy S24 phones](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Hands-on: Samsung bets big on AI with Galaxy S24 phones
Circle to Search, live translation of phone calls, erasing people from pics.
![AI used to create slow-motion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
AI used to create slow-motion
Galaxy AI converts a video shot at normal speed to slo-mo. Video / NZHerald
![Editorial: Classroom cellphone ban gives teachers a fighting chance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Classroom cellphone ban gives teachers a fighting chance
OPINION: Despite mixed evidence, school students will have phones taken away this year.
![Can using your phone at work offset pressures at home?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Can using your phone at work offset pressures at home?
A new study suggests using your phone at work can help ease pressures at home.
![Juha Saarinen: How the chip war and the future of AI will decide world power](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Juha Saarinen: How the chip war and the future of AI will decide world power
OPINION: Western export controls notwithstanding, the Chinese aren’t giving up.
![‘Marginal’ evidence to show school phone ban lifts achievement, ministry says](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
‘Marginal’ evidence to show school phone ban lifts achievement, ministry says
The Ministry of Education has warned schools might push back on cellphone ban.