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Business and community

Welcome to our business and community online safety hub. In this digitally-connected world, we all need the skills to get the best out of technology while keeping safe online. Explore online safety tips, advice, guides and online learning resources to help our people leaders, working professionals, volunteers, and community groups, so together we can all engage safely online.

As the lines between personal and professional lives blur particularly in the digital space, online harm can significantly impact an employee’s mental health, sense of safety, and ability to do their job.

Employers play a critical role in creating a culture where online harm is taken seriously, ensuring that employees are supported with clear reporting pathways, access to wellbeing services, processes and proactive actions.

See some of our resources for workplaces and people leaders below...

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Online learning for workplaces

This Free To Lead module helps employers take clear, confident steps to back their people when they experience online harm. It offers practical guidance to respond effectively, create safer workplace settings, and make sure staff feel supported and not alone when harm occurs. Developed in partnership with Manatū Wāhine Ministry for Women.

Support your workplace team

Use and share these online safety resources and advice to better support your people with online safety.

Flowchart: Support your staff to take action in an online harm situationTemplate: House Rules for public spacesAction plan: Handling an online harm incidentAdvice: How to record digital evidenceAdvice: Workplace bullyingAdvice: Harmful Digital Communications Act
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Online learning for women with a public profile

Online harm is increasing in New Zealand, and women are disproportionately impacted. This Free To Lead module offers practical guidance for women in public-facing roles, to identify and handle online harm. It supports you to plan, respond, and build confidence to engage safely online and continue participating actively in public life. Developed in partnership with Manatū Wāhine Ministry for Women.

Online safety resources for people in public-facing roles

Online harm and harassment has the potential to limit equitable and representative participation and engagement in public and political life. These key resources can support people with a public profile to take action against online harm.

Action plan: Handling an online harm incidentTemplate: House rules for public spacesResource: support for social media admins and moderatorsAdvice on how to record digital evidenceAdvice on safer social media useAdvice to improve your online safety at homeAdvice on tech-facilitated family violence
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General community resources

As online spaces play a bigger role in our lives, it's important to understand the challenges people of diversity face online. This includes wāhine Māori, Pacific, ethnic, disabled and rainbow communities. You can explore Netsafe's advice, tools and resources for those working to develop online safety capability within our communities and local organisations below.

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Latest community online safety advice

Support for people experiencing online harm

Netsafe’s online safety helpline team provides free, confidential advice and support to people in New Zealand seven days a week. Find out more and contact us.

Support for people with intellectual disabilities

Explore Hōhepa Canterbury's Digital Citizens Framework to educate and empower digital users, specifically disabled people, their whānau, support teams and educators.

Support for vulnerable families

Tech-facilitated family violence is a serious issue. Digital devices and technology may be used as part of a pattern of abuse. Explore advice and support for vulnerable families.

Support for parents and caregivers

Explore latest advice, resources, and online learning to empower parents with the knowledge and tools to raise a cyber-savvy generation at home, at school and at play.

Support for older adults

Browse the Get Set Up for Safety resources, supported by Chorus, for advice, guides and checklists to help older adults plug in to the online world and stay safe online.

Support for adults

Browse our tips, guides and online learning to help adults navigate the online world with confidence while using technology for work, fun and everyday life admin.

Support for schools and kura

Our ākonga need the skills and knowledge to get the best from technology while keeping themselves safe online. Netsafe Kete is our online resource hub for schools and kura.

Support for children and young people

A digital safety hub for young people, with resources to help them safely navigate the digital world and experience the positive opportunities the internet has to offer.

Support for deaf and hearing-impaired

Scroll down our Harmful Digital Communications Act (HDCA) helpline page for a video in NZSL introducing the HDCA and help that's available from Netsafe through the helpline.

Te Ao Māori Digital Safety Microlearn Programme

Explore our latest six Te Reo Māori episodes of our digital safety microlearn programme, co-designed from a Te Ao worldview. Created in partnership with Tātai Aho Rau (Core Education) and sponsored by the Education and Innovation Partnership Trust.

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Partner with Netsafe

Partner with Netsafe to fund key online safety programmes and initiatives. There's much more to do in the online safety space, and your support can help us bring new programmes and initiatives to life.

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