Posts in category Research

Nearly nine months after the Christchurch terrorist attacks, new research reveals that seven in 10 adults in New Zealand think that online hate speech is spreading …

Netsafe’s latest research uncovers important insights about New Zealand children’s experiences online and their skills in navigating these online experiences. Netsafe has released Ngā taiohi matihiko …

This research report presents findings from an exploratory study about the extent and nature of digital self-harm among New Zealand teens. Digital self-harm is broadly …

This snapshot report released January 2019 presents findings from a larger quantitative study about New Zealand adults’ experiences of harmful digital communications. The report focuses …

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 …

New Zealand’s first-ever report into the economic effect of online harm estimates the cost to individuals, communities and interventions to be $444m every year. The …

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 …

This factsheet is part of a larger quantitative research project led by Netsafe in partnership with the Ministry for Women exploring New Zealand teens’ experiences …