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Netsafe’s Award Winning Run Continues
Monday, 23 September 2024, 12:55 pm | Netsafe
The CRM/CCNNZ Awards acknowledge and celebrate excellence in Contact Centre operations and helps to recognise the achievement of Contact Centre professionals who demonstrate outstanding performance in leadership, education, stakeholder engagement, customer ... More >>
Southern Boost For Online Safety With New Netsafe Office
Thursday, 22 August 2024, 12:54 pm | Netsafe
Netsafe, New Zealand's dedicated online safety charity, is opening a new South Island office in Dunedin. This expansion underscores Netsafe's commitment to enhancing digital safety and wellbeing across the motu, marking a significant milestone in its 25-year ... More >>
New Toolkit Helps Parents And Teens Navigate Snapchat Safely
Wednesday, 31 July 2024, 10:16 am | Netsafe
Netsafe, New Zealand’s online safety organisation, is releasing a toolkit developed in collaboration with Snapchat to allow parents to gain better visibility into how their teens use the networking app. More >>
New Body Image Report Highlights The Missing Voice Of Youth
Monday, 29 July 2024, 2:17 pm | Netsafe
The Classification Office and Netsafe, New Zealand’s online safety organisation, commissioned research to speak with young New Zealanders about their experiences with online content and its impact on body image. More >>
New Crime Statistics Back Up Need For Multi-agency Coordinated Response To Scams
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 2:43 pm | Netsafe
Netsafe, New Zealand's leading online safety organisation, said today’s crime survey statistics released by the Ministry of Justice shows a critical gap in our justice system's ability to protect citizens and pursue cybercriminals when it comes to tackling ... More >>
Cat And Mouse Game Aims To Trick Scammers
Monday, 17 June 2024, 10:05 am | Netsafe
In continued efforts to disrupt the scammer network, Netsafe is bringing back ReScam.org, a cutting-edge AI tool designed to waste scammers time so they can’t target their next victims. More >>
Making A Splash With Online Safety: Netsafe Launches New Flagship Programme For Kids
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 2:07 pm | Netsafe
Covering topical issues such as cyberbullying, privacy, digital footprint and balancing online and offline time, Hector’s World is a fun, animated series in English and te reo Māori, paired with educational materials to help children learn to navigate More >>
Internet NZ Survey Results Support Netsafe’s Call For Changes To Harmful Digital Communications Act
Tuesday, 20 February 2024, 8:42 am | Netsafe
Key findings in the latest Internet NZ Survey are welcomed by Netsafe as it supports their mission and challenge to help New Zealanders create safer and more positive on-line spaces. The survey found most Kiwis (63%*) spend two to four hours a day ... More >>
Toolkit To Empower Seniors With Scam-proofing Savvy And Online Safety Smarts
Monday, 12 February 2024, 1:19 pm | Netsafe
Arming older New Zealanders with the skills and know-how to keep themselves safe online, is the focus of a new initiative launched nationwide by Netsafe today. A joint project with Chorus, the Get Set Up for Safety programme includes a toolkit ... More >>
Netsafe’s Research Reveals New Zealanders Escalating Negative Online Experiences For 2023
Tuesday, 19 December 2023, 12:18 pm | Netsafe
Findings released by Netsafe as part of its 2023 annual population survey data reveal the state of New Zealanders experiences with harm as compared to 2018 when the research was last performed. Nearly half of Māori (46%) have experienced harmful digital ... More >>
Netsafe Asks New Zealanders To Be ‘Closed To Harassment’ This Netsafety Week
Friday, 21 July 2023, 2:08 pm | Netsafe
Everyone should be able to enjoy safe and positive experiences online, but research shows harmful digital communication is up by 24%. Over half of New Zealanders surveyed said they had experienced an online safety issue, and almost 25% of them have been ... More >>
Research Shows Half Of NZ See Misinformation Daily
Monday, 22 May 2023, 8:59 am | Netsafe
Sharing false information intended to deceive and mislead people is one of New Zealand’s biggest online dangers, according to new research. Everyday half of the country (48%) are being misled by information they believe to be true. The majority of kiwi’s ... More >>
One Small Step For Netsafe, One Giant Leap For Online Safety
Thursday, 23 March 2023, 8:48 am | Netsafe
As online harm continues to evolve at a rapid rate, online safety watchdog Netsafe is expanding with the launch of New Zealand's first-ever online safety and social media lab. Netsafe Lab will grow the organisation’s technical, advisory and partnership ... More >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>