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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.

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 is celebrated globally each year on 5 February and promotes the safe and positive use of digital technology. Coordinated in New Zealand by Netsafe, …

Today we launched a new digital campaign targeted at young people around the issue of sharing nudes online without consent – also known as image-based …

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 …

This report released December 2018 presents findings from a larger quantitative study about parenting, digital technologies and online risks. It focuses on parents and caregivers’ …

Online hate speech has been a topic of public concern and research interest for some time. This report presents findings from an exploratory study regarding the …

On 10-11 October 2018 Netsafe and the Australian Office of the eSafety Commissioner co-hosted The Crossroads 2018 Trans-Tasman Online Safety Conference. The theme of the …

The Netsafe Schools programme helps schools establish, develop and promote online safety, citizenship and wellbeing in their school community. The programme is free to join, …

Netsafe CEO Martin Cocker shares his thoughts about the Harmful Digital Communications Act, the media and free speech. Coverage of a high profile complaint under the …