14 May 2025

New phone plan to help parents manage children's phone usage

From Afternoons, 1:10 pm on 14 May 2025

Spark has announced New Zealand's first mobile plan designed specifically for children. The 'Kids Plan' can be added to a parent's account for full oversight of its usage, and children will be barred from buying plan add-ons and will not receive promotional marketing texts. Child psychologist and mother of four Dr. Emma Woodward spoke to Jesse.

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