Media contacts
For information about Netsafe media releases and media queries only.
Email: outreach@netsafe.org.nz
For all other queries please call 0508 NETSAFE or email help@netsafe.org.nz
About Netsafe
Netsafe is an independent, non-profit online safety organisation. Netsafe provides online safety education, advice and support for people in New Zealand. Taking a technology-positive approach to the opportunities and challenges digital tech presents, Netsafe works to help people in New Zealand make the most of digital tech by providing practical tools, support and advice for managing online challenges.
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Reporting statistics and research reports
We publish our reporting statistics quarterly in our quarterly reports. This includes statistics about scam reports and complaints about harmful digital communications.
Netsafe has a dedicated research team looking at the experience of harmful digital communications in the NZ adult population and in the youth population. You can find our latest research reports in the research section of our website.
2018 Netsafe media releases
10 October 2018: Cyberbullying a $444M problem for NZ, new report reveals
1 August 2018: Netsafe steps up local fight to tackle child sexual abuse material online
27 February 2018: Taking away technology doesn’t keep us safe – NZ teens
20 Feb 2018: 2017 regional losses to scams and fraud revealed
1 February 2018: Unwanted contact online seriously affecting 1 in 10 Kiwi adults
25 January 2018: Kiwis lose over $10m to online scams in 2017
2017 Netsafe media releases
9 November 2017 – Netsafe tackles $257m cyber crime problem, with AI weapon against scammers
28 October 2017 – New research reveals how many young people share nude images
14 March 2017: Half of NZ high school students unsupervised online outside of school
7 February 2017: NZ ‘unites’ for a better internet on Safer Internet Day
2016 Netsafe media releases
22 December 2016: Cyberbullying not just a problem for kids
5 December 2016: Microsoft and Netsafe issue fresh warning about scammers
18 November 2016: Netsafe launches long awaited cyberbullying service
9 November 2016: Netsafe hosts NZ’s first ‘harmful digital communications’ focussed conference