Reading

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As reading struggles to take hold with many young New Zealanders, can technology help? Make suggestions, win books

A good book that keeps you gripped until the small hours is one of life’s great pleasures. But many New Zealanders – 400 000 of us, recent research has shown – did not even start a book last year. We are a proud nation of readers but these days reading has to compete hard with our screens for our attention.

Apps and all that

New Zealand-created app lets kids choose what happens in classic fairy tales

By Ben Mack

A New Zealand-made interactive reading app that allows children (and children at heart) to take control of classic kids’ stories has launched on the App Store and Google Play.