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August 25, 2021
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Square eyes: Half of Kiwis addicted to devices, many blame Covid pandemic

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here's a new addiction in New Zealand - more than a third of Kiwis say they are hooked on their screens and many are blaming Covid for it.

As the country enters its second week of lockdown, New Zealanders have been averaging five hours of screen time a day on top of using devices for work and school since the Covid pandemic started last year, a new NortonLifeLock study has found.

Read the full article on NZ Herald.

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