Welcome to our online safety hub for parents and caregivers. In an increasingly connected world, ensuring the online safety of our children and young people has never felt more important. But as technology continually evolves, it has equally never felt harder to keep on top of it all. Our tips, guides and harm prevention education resources are designed to empower you with the knowledge and tools needed to raise a cyber-savvy generation whether they’re at home, at school, or at play.
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Ideas to help start open discussions about online safety with your family.
Find out the features of Snapchat, what you can do in it and the safety tools available. This guide covers what you can do in the app and how to use the privacy settings available.
A specially-designed Guardian Guide for New Zealand parents and carers, to support you to help teens navigate TikTok's platform.
We regularly run webinars for parents and caregivers on the topics that matter to them the most.
Check out our range of online learning modules designed for parents and young people, to build your knowledge of online platforms.
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Our Online Safety Parent Toolkit is available in five languages and contains a simple 7-step framework to support you as you navigate areas of online safety with your children.
You can use our template to create a family agreement on some shared behaviours and expectations about being safe and responsible online.
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Advice to help work out how much screen time is appropriate considering screen-use and personal circumstances.
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What is cyberbullying and what can you do if you experience it or see it? Advice for young people.
We worked with Spectrum Care to create plain language online safety guides and resources for people with an intellectual disability, and those who support them.
People use the internet in different ways and these guides can help them stay safe.
Helping tamariki to spot fake news provides some useful tips for how to think critically online and identify misinformation.
Help equip your tamariki to safely engage in message and chat forums online.
Top tips for parents when equipping tamariki with a device to take to school.
Our homes are more connected than ever. From apps, Wi-Fi and VPNs to streaming, device security or online shopping - we've got the advice you need.
Sometimes young people will see inappropriate, offensive or illegal content online even if they haven’t sought it out. Here's our advice on what you should do if this happens.
Netsafe’s helpline team provides free, confidential advice and support to people in New Zealand who are facing online abuse, have been scammed, or have an online safety question.
Your digital footprint is the trail of ‘electronic breadcrumbs’ you leave behind when you use the internet and it's important to think about the footprint you're creating.
Sharing your child’s milestones online is a quick and easy way to connect with friends and family. This is known as sharenting and might unknowingly expose your child to risk.
Hector's World
Designed for primary-aged children between 5 and 10 years-old, Hector's World is a fun animated series about online safety supported by parent conversation guides. Follow Hector and his friends as they navigate the digital seas and learn how to have fun and stay safe online...
You can contact Netsafe seven days a week for free, confidential and non-judgmental advice about an online issue impacting you or someone you know.
Our helpline is open weekdays from 8am til 8pm, and weekends & public holidays from 9am til 5pm.
