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Growing Concern About Misleading Information On The Internet

Tuesday, 20 February 2024, 8:42 am | InternetNZ

The number of New Zealanders concerned about misinformation has increased significantly, a new study shows. 65% of New Zealanders surveyed said they were either extremely or very concerned about information that is misleading or wrong, up from 59% in the ... More >>

New Zealanders Concerned About Malicious Use Of AI, Study Shows

Tuesday, 20 February 2024, 8:40 am | InternetNZ

Research commissioned by InternetNZ, reveals 72% of New Zealanders are concerned AI will be used for malicious purposes and without regulation. The research surveyed New Zealanders' awareness, feelings, and concerns about AI. When asking New Zealanders ... More >>

New Zealanders Want More Working From Home Days, Internet Study Shows

Tuesday, 20 February 2024, 8:39 am | InternetNZ

New research from InternetNZ shows 52% of New Zealanders, who can work at home using the Internet, want to do it more regularly. The research, which canvases opinions on a range of Internet-related topics, has monitored habits of remote working since ... More >>

Harmful Content And Cyber Bullying Our Biggest Online Concerns

Tuesday, 20 February 2024, 8:38 am | InternetNZ

New research commissioned by InternetNZ shows a massive number of New Zealanders are concerned about young children accessing inappropriate content online. A staggering 73% of New Zealanders surveyed said they are either extremely or very concerned about ... More >>

InternetNZ Distributes Latest Grants Towards An Internet That Benefits Aotearoa

Thursday, 11 May 2023, 11:08 am | InternetNZ

InternetNZ | Ipurangi Aotearoa has announced the 25 recipients of its latest 2022/23 grant round. The grantees received up to $10,000 each to undertake work on enhancing the Internet for all New Zealanders. InternetNZ Community Manager Kris Dempster-Rivett ... More >>

New Domain Name Commissioner: Barbara Pearse

Monday, 1 May 2023, 3:26 pm | InternetNZ

The Domain Name Commission and InternetNZ is delighted to announce the appointment of Barbara Pearse as the new Domain Name Commissioner. Barbara will join the Domain Name Commission with extensive leadership, governance and oversight experience across ... More >>

Biggest Concerns About The Internet - Harmful Content And The Impact On Our Tamariki

Tuesday, 7 March 2023, 6:52 am | InternetNZ

New research released by InternetNZ shows a staggering number of people in Aotearoa are concerned about young children accessing inappropriate content and also cyber bullying. A whopping 74% of New Zealanders surveyed said they are either extremely ... More >>

Do You Know Where To Report Concerning Content You See Online?

Tuesday, 7 March 2023, 6:50 am | InternetNZ

New research shows that only 4 out of 10 New Zealanders know where to report harmful content they see online. Research commissioned by InternetNZ, and undertaken by Kantar Public, reveals that only 42% of people say they know where to report something they’ve ... More >>

.nz Is A Trusted Domain Of Choice For Businesses And Consumers In Aotearoa

Monday, 19 September 2022, 1:49 pm | InternetNZ

New research , released today by InternetNZ, shows that .nz remains the most trusted domain for New Zealanders and their online presence. 71% of New Zealand businesses - up from 58% in 2020 - agree that .nz domains are more trustworthy than other domain ... More >>

InternetNZ New Chief Executive Appointed

Thursday, 28 July 2022, 3:48 pm | InternetNZ

InternetNZ is delighted to announce the appointment of Vivien Maidaborn as Tumu Whakarae | Chief Executive Officer of InternetNZ. InternetNZ’s President, Joy Liddicoat, says the InternetNZ Council was committed to finding an exceptional Chief Executive ... More >>

InternetNZ And CIRA Partner On A New .nz Registry

Tuesday, 20 April 2021, 9:21 am | InternetNZ

  Wellington, 20 April 2021. InternetNZ has today announced a significant investment in its Internet infrastructure to renew the .nz registry platform. InternetNZ will partner with the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) to customise ... More >>

InternetNZ And Medical IT Advisors Partner To Combat Increased Cyberattacks Due To COVID-19

Tuesday, 15 September 2020, 9:07 am | InternetNZ

InternetNZ is pleased to announce Medical IT Advisors’ Health Threat Intelligence feed is now integrated with its security product, Defenz DNS Firewall. Medical IT Advisors (MITA) is a Kiwi cybersecurity service provider trusted by many NZ health ... More >>

InternetNZ: Government Internet Filtering Not The Answer

Wednesday, 27 May 2020, 3:14 pm | InternetNZ

This week the government introduced a proposed legal framework for Internet filtering, alongside proposed new powers for the Chief Censor on online content. The proposed law change is part of the government response to the Christchurch terror attacks. ... More >>

How The Internet Enables New Zealand’s COVID-19 Contact Tracing

Thursday, 9 April 2020, 2:38 pm | InternetNZ

InternetNZ is offering to host an online meeting next week to help work through the issues with contact tracing technology. It today also releases two documents to help inform the discussion. Today the Prime Minister announced that contact tracing ... More >>

InternetNZ: Response To Ministry Of Education Announcement

Wednesday, 8 April 2020, 3:41 pm | InternetNZ

InternetNZ is pleased to see the Government’s announcement today that electronic devices and hard copy education packs will be sent out to school students in COVID-19 lockdown as part of an $87 million package. "We’re glad to see the Government ... More >>

50,000 Free Wholesale Broadband Connections

Wednesday, 1 April 2020, 2:17 pm | InternetNZ

Jordan Carter, Chief Executive, InternetNZ: InternetNZ is pleased to see Chorus, ISPs, and the Government working together to find solutions to increasing digital inclusion during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. It’s now more important than ever ... More >>

Digital Inclusion Essential For COVID-19 Response

Tuesday, 17 March 2020, 2:07 pm | InternetNZ

InternetNZ is today calling on the Government and Internet Service Providers to ensure all New Zealanders are able to be online as part of the COVID-19 response. This is important given that so much of the official information about COVID-19 and ... More >>

Christchurch Call outcome is a vital first step

Thursday, 16 May 2019, 9:42 am | InternetNZ

Christchurch Call outcome is a vital first step in addressing terrorism and violent extremism online More >>

Have your say: a better .nz Domain Name Commission

Thursday, 4 April 2019, 3:55 pm | InternetNZ

The first independent review of New Zealand’s Domain Name Commission has found the organisation has been effective in its oversight of the .nz domain name industry. More >>

A global change set to break .nz domains

Friday, 1 February 2019, 9:35 am | InternetNZ

Today is DNS Flag Day, and that means domain names in the tens of thousands will break across the world. More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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