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BNZ online services back running after second outage in two days
More than 350 people have reported issues with BNZ's services on the website Downdetector.

BNZ Mobile app, online banking running again: Thousands of customers report error
More than 600 people reported an issue with their BNZ app on the Downdetector website.

New project aims to improve VHF, cell coverage after tragic fishing deaths
A new cell tower for Mahia Peninsula would cost about $1.5 million.

Tablet use by young kids linked with more outbursts of anger, frustration
Tablets offer few opportunities for kids to develop important emotion regulation skills.

Revealed: The number of Kiwis who phone-snoop – and why they do it
Nearly one-third of the women surveyed said they had snooped.

Phones don't give you brain cancer, study says
'We found no increased risk, even with 10-plus years exposure.'

Texting with one finger - and 19 other habits that prove you’re a boomer
Which ‘boomerisms’ are you guilty of?

New player Kiwi Mobile offers $1.30 per day plan
Can a newcomer buck the trend in a failed market segment?

Small folding phone could attract galaxy of users
Samsung’s smallest device could challenge its biggest rival.

Ethically Kate: Why your old phone can’t go in the rubbish bin (and what to do instead)
The hidden dangers of dumping your old phone.

It's all in the pouch: Principal changes his mind on mobile phone ban
A US firm has come up with a lockable pouch - but is it practical?

Life unplugged? 7 days with a burner phone
Are we all addicted to apps? Are they making us feel fried? Emma Gleason gives her top tips on how she navigated the week with a burner phone. Video / Ben Dickens / Jason Dorday

Have smartphones killed the art of conversation?
Once upon a time, human relationships developed without smartphones.

Students' verdict on cellphone ban
Taranaki high school students say more needs to be done to stop bullying.

Revenue Minister Simon Watts tackles Big Tech on tax
Changes are afoot. An academic is sceptical about one approach, and favours another.

2degrees hit with charges over alleged misleading 'free Aussie roaming' claims
It turns out 2degrees' 'free Aussie roaming' for business plans was capped at 90 days.

Rural broadband: Chorus' $2.5b proposal for new telco minister Paul Goldsmith
The plan would extend ultra-fast broadband to 95 per cent of the population.

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
OPINION: Greg Bruce's attempts to buy a new phone are not helped by NZ's telcos.