Managing time online
How much time is too much time online? If you feel like the time you’re spending online is making you feel unhappy or having a …
Introducing the Online Safety Parent Toolkit
Our guide to help parents and whānau keep their child safe online
One of the things parents and whānau can do to provide better online experiences for young people is to talk regularly to their kids about online safety. While there might be a gap between what a parent knows about digital technology and what a child knows, parents can share life skills and experiences that children haven’t developed yet. As it can be hard to know how to start this conversation, Netsafe has created the Online Safety Parent Toolkit to guide you. Check out netsafe.org.nz/parenttoolkit
Tips & advice
What is the HDCA?
The Harmful Digital Communications Act (HDCA) was passed in 2015. It was introduced to deter, prevent and lessen the impact of harmful digital communications including online …
How to use anonymous feedback apps
Anonymous feedback apps are growing in popularity. Whether you’re using Tellonym, Sarahah or another platform it’s important to think through what might happen when using …
Advice for parents
Understanding young people’s online challenges
Young people find the internet an easier place to explore their identity, to challenge adult norms and boundaries, experiment with relationships and practice a range …
Screen time advice for parents
The internet has changed the way we work, rest and play. With so many ways to connect to friends, family and all kinds of content, …
Advice for parents about online grooming
As your child becomes more independent online, they can connect and communicate with people they don’t know. Often this is a positive experience, but sometimes …
Online scams
Understanding fake sextortion email scams
There has been a spike of reports about an email scam where the scammer pretends to have intimate recordings of a person in order to …
Common online scams
1. Cold calling scams While at times not technically an online scam, this is still one of the most reported scams we receive. Cold call …
Event ticket scams
Event ticket scams happen when tickets to an event are purchased from an individual or through a third party ticket resale website. The buyer later …
What's new from NetsafeLatest Content
Managing time online
How much time is too much time online? If you feel like the time you’re spending online is making you feel unhappy or having a …
Understanding fake sextortion email scams
There has been a spike of reports about an email scam where the scammer pretends to have intimate recordings of a person in order to …
Recent Work
Quarterly Report + 2018 Overview
This quarterly report includes a snapshot of reporting for 2018. New Zealanders reported over 13,000 instances of online scams and fraud and $33M in losses to Netsafe last year – up from $10.1M in 2017.
Introducing our Youth Action Squad – YAS!
In August 2018, Netsafe started looking for a group of young people to create a Youth Action Squad – Y.A.S! We put the word out …
Safer Internet Day 2019
Safer Internet Day is celebrated globally each year on 5 February and promotes the safe and positive use of digital technology. Coordinated in New Zealand by Netsafe, …
