To celebrate the launch of the new Hector’s World animated series we’re offering up the opportunity for one lucky family to win an epic prize bundle! Designed with family fun in mind, this prize pack has something for everyone, providing online and offline entertainment for all the whānau. Valued at over $4,000 the prize bundle…
Educating, Entertaining and Empowering Tomorrow’s Digital Citizens Hector’s World is a New Zealand made animated educational series – with full resource suite for school and home – designed to inspire online safety conversations with primary-aged children. Developed by Netsafe, New Zealand’s leading online safety non-profit organization, this project builds on the successful first launch…
A guide to Snapchat. Find out the features of Snapchat, what you can do in it and the safety tools available.
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (11 to 17 September 2023) this year challenges individuals and groups to set and achieve reo Māori goals from greeting everyone in te reo Māori to speaking solely in te reo Māori. Below is a selection of the support materials we have previously translated for our staff, whānau, communities. DOWNLOAD OUR…
Lea Faka-Tonga – Tonga Language week (3 September – 9 September). This week is about encouraging use of the language, celebrating and promoting it. So we thought it could be helpful to pull together all of our previously translated materials into one, easy-to-find place. Netsafe can support you if you feel someone has breached this…
Getting your first phone is a milestone for many children, but with 87% of parents worried about what their children are viewing online* , smartphone safety is a huge concern. To encourage conversations about smartphone safety with children, 2degrees has teamed-up with UK Grime Icon, Scrufizzer, and Netsafe, to create the First Phones Programme. The…
Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa – Samoa Language week (28 May – 3 June). This week is about encouraging use of the language, celebrating and promoting it. So we thought it could be helpful to pull together all of our previously translated materials into one, easy-to-find place. In the spirit of Samoan Language Week, we…
Netsafe has created the Online Safety Parent Toolkit to get parents and whānau talking about online safety. As young people spend more time online, it’s important that parents and whānau can teach their child to have a safe online experience. This page lets you download a PDF copy of our Online Safety Parent Toolkit to…
Digital self-harm is an emerging trend amongst teenagers – although anyone might undertake this behaviour. It can be hard for parents to deal with which is why we’ve explained more about digital self-harm below and how you can support. You can contact Netsafe on behalf of them for help and advice, or your child can…
TikTok is one of the fastest growing social media apps. It’s a platform for creating, sharing and discovering short videos. As young people enjoy being on it, TikTok and Netsafe have partnered on the TikTok Family Safety Toolkit to help you and your child safely navigate some of the online challenges and have fun. What is…
