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Netsafe & Bodyright.me Announce Body-Positive Initiative #beyourselfie For Mental Health Awareness Week

Tuesday, 27 September 2022, 2:26 pm | Netsafe

To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, (MHAW) Netsafe has announced a partnership with global movement Bodyright.me, to raise awareness of the link between online misrepresentation of the human body via unethical retouching, body dysmorphia, and ... More >>

Netsafe & Bodyright.me Announce Body-Positive Initiative #beyourselfie For Mental Health Awareness Week 26 Sept - 2 Oct

Monday, 26 September 2022, 6:50 am | Netsafe

New Secondary Schools Learning Module #beyourselfie to launch 2023 Kiwis asked to ditch social filters during Mental Health Awareness Week #beyourselfie Auckland, New Zealand 26 September 2022 : To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, (MHAW) Netsafe ... More >>

New Zealand’s Rise In Online Harm Drives Key Appointments For Netsafe

Tuesday, 6 September 2022, 3:52 pm | Netsafe

NetSafe’s has created a new leadership and advisory team to help improve New Zealander’s online experience. Leading the team is new CEO Brent Carey who previously served as the domain name commissioner. Carey says, "I am delighted with the depth More >>

Netsafety Week Encouraging Diverse Community Conversations

Wednesday, 6 July 2022, 10:19 am | Netsafe

Auckland, 6 July 2022 – The internet kept everyone connected during lockdown but skyrocketed online bullying, harassment, and all forms of harmful content. “Everyone is at risk of being targeted which makes online safety more important than ever” ... More >>

2022 Canon Oceania Grants Program Launches Its 16th Year

Wednesday, 1 June 2022, 1:27 pm | Canon Oceania

Canon Oceania has opened submissions for its 2022 Grants Program. Over the last 16 years, Canon Oceania has supported more than 80 schools, not-for-profits and community groups with over $450,000 in monetary and product support – all in the spirit of ... More >>

NZ’s Draft Code Of Practice For Online Safety And Harms Now Available For Feedback

Thursday, 2 December 2021, 1:21 pm | Netsafe

Netsafe has today unveiled the draft Aotearoa New Zealand Code of Practice for Online Safety and Harms for public feedback. Over the last four months, Netsafe has been leading the development of the Code that brings industry together under a set of ... More >>

Pulse Energy Adds AI Chatbot To Customer Service Team

Friday, 12 November 2021, 9:16 am | Pulse Energy

Pulse Energy has added a conversational AI chatbot from Ambit to its customer service team, part of a strategy to provide exceptional customer service through innovation. The chatbot, or digital employee, called ‘Fern’, provides instant answers to ... More >>

Louise Burgess To Lead Pulse Energy’s Sales And Marketing

Monday, 11 October 2021, 10:33 am | Pulse Energy

Pulse Energy has appointed Louise Burgess as General Manager of Sales and Marketing. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2110/cc91c5de147a83636471.jpeg" width="496" height="720"> Louise is an experienced marketer ... More >>

Pulse Energy Promotes Sharnie Warren to CEO

Wednesday, 15 September 2021, 8:49 am | Pulse Energy

Pulse Energy announced today that Sharnie Warren, General Manager of Customer Experience, has been promoted to CEO. More >>

Netsafe Prepares For An Influx Of Online Harm Incidents

Friday, 27 August 2021, 6:15 am | Netsafe

We are staying connected with the internet – but keeping safe online will be challenging Aotearoa’s online safety organisation is anticipating calls to its helpline to skyrocket as the country heads into its second weekend at Alert Level 4. “Everybody ... More >>

Kiwis Think The Internet Is More Dangerous: New Research

Monday, 26 July 2021, 10:12 am | Netsafe

State of the Online Nation study unveiled as Netsafety Week launches Netsafe, Aotearoa’s online safety organisation, has released new research showing 68 percent of people believe the internet is more dangerous than it was five years ago. It will be even ... More >>

Online Harm Is Rising – And NZ Needs A United Response

Sunday, 18 July 2021, 4:43 pm | Netsafe

The community are experiencing harm online at rates never seen before. Netsafe, New Zealand’s online safety organisation, has revealed they have seen a 24 percent increase in harmful digital communication reports compared to the same timeframe ... More >>

2021 Canon Oceania Grants Program Continues Its Support For Community Projects

Tuesday, 15 June 2021, 10:34 am | Canon Oceania

Canon Oceania has opened submissions for its 2021 Grants Program. Now in its 16th year Canon Oceania has supported almost 80 schools, not-for-profits, and community groups with more than $450,000. Broad Bay School, photo credit Otago Daily Times ... More >>

New Zealand A Curry-crazed Nation Post Lockdown

Friday, 31 July 2020, 11:57 am | Boyd PR

Takeaway orders at Indian Restaurants around the country have run hot since lockdown ended – and restaurants are urging Kiwis to break out and try something other than butter chicken. More than 40,000 curries were ordered on food delivery platform Menulog ... More >>

Pulse Energy Launches ‘Pay It Forward’ Initiative To Combat Energy Hardship

Wednesday, 24 June 2020, 4:55 pm | Pulse Energy

Pulse Energy customers pitch in to support Kiwi families experiencing energy hardship Pulse Energy, a community-owned electricity retailer, has experienced an overwhelming response from customers since launching the Pay it Forward Programme in March 2020. ... More >>

New Mental Health And Wellbeing App Free For All Kiwis

Tuesday, 14 April 2020, 10:44 am | Boyd PR

All Blacks legend Sir John Kirwan is stepping up to support all Kiwis during the COVID-19 pandemic with a leading-edge mental wellbeing app which will be available for free for the duration of the crisis. Mentemia – Italian for “my mind” – ... More >>

IKEA Plans To Open With Access For All People In New Zealand

Friday, 21 February 2020, 2:16 pm | IKEA

For the first time ever, IKEA plans to open in New Zealand with multiple physical and digital customer touchpoints providing access to people across the entire country. Last year, Ingka Group announced that it would open its first store in the Auckland ... More >>