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Meet the man on a mission to get Kiwis to switch off from technology for an entire day

June 9, 2018

Doug Moore wants the nation to embrace a digital detox on July 1.

On the shortest day of the year one man is asking the entire country to switch off from technology.

Yoga teacher Doug Moore thinks Kiwis should switch off their devices and go dark on July 1.

So will people take up the challenge? Find out more about the initiative with TVNZ1's Seven Sharp reporter Lucas de Jong in the video above.

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