Netsafe has launched the ‘Stay Connected, Stay Safe’ education campaign to help people have better online experiences during lockdown. #stayconnectedstaysafe encourages people to use and engage with all the different types of technology on offer to help them stay connected and provides tips and advice about how to do it safely. Martin Cocker, Netsafe CEO,…
We offer a free and confidential service to help people experiencing online bullying, abuse and harassment. We can also explain how the Harmful Digital Communications Act (HDCA) may apply to you as this law deals with image-based abuse (like revenge porn), incitement to suicide and extremely offensive, abusive or harassing content. WHAT IS ONLINE BULLYING…
As a parent, it’s normal to want to share your child’s milestone moments with friends and whānau. Some parents do this online as it’s a quick and easy way to connect with friends. This is known as sharenting and might unknowingly expose your child to risk. We’ve put together some tips to help parents and…
Technological options like parental controls can help keep your child safe online, but they work best when teamed with online safety education. Find out the best approach now. PARENTAL CONTROLS Parental controls are settings or apps that allow parents to control their child’s activity online. They can be built into a device or app or…
You are here: Online Safety Parent Toolkit > Understand Sexting, or the sending of nude or sexually explicit images, continues to be a topic of concern for parents and whānau. It can be hard to know how to talk to your child about the potential risks and implications in sharing a nude image and explaining…
As young people use more digital technology, it’s important parents teach them about online safety. While there might be a gap between what your child knows and how much you know about technology, you don’t have to be a tech expert to help. You can offer life skills, maturity and experience your child hasn’t developed…
Learn more about Instagram and how you can help keep young people safe as they share their life in pictures
Exposure to pornography is recognised as a real risk for children online, ranking highly, alongside cyberbullying and contact with strangers. Recognising the important role parents play in protecting their children from risks online such as exposure to pornography, Netsafe New Zealand, alongside the Office of the eSafety Commissioner in Australia, and the Safer Internet Centre…
This report released December 2018 presents findings from a larger quantitative study about parenting and Pornography, digital technologies and online risks. It focuses on parents and caregivers’ awareness and attitudes regarding their child’s exposure to sexually explicit content online. The study was conducted in New Zealand based on a nationally representative sample. Summary of findings…
Netsafe is the New Zealand member of the Global Kids Online project*. Global Kids Online was developed by UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and the EU Kids Online network. The project aims to generate and sustain a rigorous cross-national evidence base around children’s use of digital technologies…
