Netsafe has created the Online Safety Parent Toolkit to get parents and whānau talking about online safety. As young people spend more time online, it’s important that parents and whānau can teach their child to have a safe online experience. This page lets you download a PDF copy of our Online Safety Parent Toolkit to…
The Bare Facts is a campaign developed by rangatahi, Netsafe and Classification Office Te Mana Whakaatu about the risks of taking and sharing nude images. Find out more about these new campaign now. What is The Bare Facts about? Sharing nude images is part of everyday life for many young people in Aotearoa, but not…
Digital self-harm is an emerging trend amongst teenagers – although anyone might undertake this behaviour. It can be hard for parents to deal with which is why we’ve explained more about digital self-harm below and how you can support. You can contact Netsafe on behalf of them for help and advice, or your child can…
With more people shopping online, many opportunistic scammers are targeting internet users by sending emails and text messages that impersonate delivery companies. These are called these parcel delivery scams. They are designed to obtain the personal or financial details of the person receiving them. Variations on this type of scam can see people receiving a…
This page contains the Aotearoa New Zealand Code of Practice for Online Safety and Harms draft. You can download a PDF copy here. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY For nearly four months, Netsafe has been leading the development of a voluntary industry code – the Aotearoa New Zealand Code of Practice for Online Safety and Harms – that brings…
Netsafe has undertaken a study to better understand the community’s awareness towards online safety. Read the results now.
While many of us are at home with our families, medical professionals and staff from the Ministry of Health, including Healthline, have been putting in a massive effort to help keep us safe. If you’ve been getting calls about COVID-19, including offers of support or information about testing and results, we’re here to help you…
Teaching kids about what’s real and what’s not, can be tricky but it’s important tamariki understand that just because something is online doesn’t mean it’s true. Here’s some advice to help you teach tamariki on how to spot fake news. What is fake news? Fake news is information that is either totally or in part inaccurate. It can…
Sometimes young people will see inappropriate, offensive or illegal content online even if they haven’t sought it out. It can pop-up during a game, someone could send you a link, a search can show explicit images or a misspelt word could return unexpected content. It’s hard to know what to do in this situation so Netsafe has developed some…
Sometimes you might find content online that you never intend to look it. This can be distressing and it’s hard to know what to do. Get help now.
