Rebuilding confidence after bullying
Being bullied online can really knock your confidence and it can be hard to know how to get back to feeling normal again. We’ve put …
Netsafe AdvisoryNetsafe Advisory - 20th July 2018
Fake-tortian Email Scam Advisory - 20th July 2018
Netsafe has received a large number of scam reports of an email scam where scammers falsely claim to have recorded intimate visual recordings of people visiting adult sites. In some cases, the scammer includes the victim’s online password in the email header. Visit our information page if you have been affected.
Tips & advice
Tips for older Kiwis
For a lot of people, the new technologies developed in the last decade are significantly different than anything we’ve used for most of our lives. …
Social media vs reality
Social media makes it easy to create a version of yourself that doesn’t always tell the whole story. So how can you tell the difference …
Advice for parents
What are teens doing online?
The advice and information is based on Netsafe’s research around how young people in New Zealand are using digital technology and what issues are on …
Raising teens online
Young people still need some guidance from adults, so they know how to get help if they need it. We’ve created this interactive tool to help you work out what you should think about talking to them about.
Porn advice for parents
The internet has made it a lot easier for children and young people to access porn online. Most online porn is free of charge and …
Online scams
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 …
Email phishing scams
What is phishing? Phishing is when someone tries to get personal information (like bank account numbers and passwords), from a large audience, so they can …
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Rebuilding confidence after bullying
Being bullied online can really knock your confidence and it can be hard to know how to get back to feeling normal again. We’ve put …
What are teens doing online?
The advice and information is based on Netsafe’s research around how young people in New Zealand are using digital technology and what issues are on …
Recent Work
New Zealand teens’ digital profile
This Factsheet presents findings regarding New Zealand teens’ use, and attitudes towards, digital technologies and online safety. These findings are part of a larger quantitative …
$10M in scam losses in 2017
In 2017, Kiwis reported losing $10.1 million dollars to online scams and fraud to Netsafe. The largest single loss reported was $480,000 to an investment …
