Navigating the Online Landscape

Over the past four years we have assessed and monitored mental health and wellbeing outcomes for groups with highest mental health need including young people and rangatahi. We have also…continue reading

We live in a golden age of data. There is a nearly incalculable quantity of digital information, including from social media, available at the click of a button. This data…continue reading

This article looks at how the emergence of the disinformation field in Aotearoa-New Zealand is indicative of the territorial power of American platforms in policy settings. The country has been…continue reading

Social media figured strongly in many people’s experiences of, and responses to, the Christchurch mosque attack on 15th March 2019. This study aimed to examine the online moral practices of…continue reading

This study explores how often New Zealanders’ deliberately disconnect from the Internet (“digital disconnection”). Utilizing a nationally representative survey of 1,012 participants, the research investigates the frequency of disconnection from…continue reading

Digital disconnection is increasingly sparking widespread debate and action, with social media age restrictions and phone bans being enacted around the world. As more people are required or encouraged to…continue reading

This study investigated the perspectives of young people aged 12–18years from minority communities in Aotearoa New Zealand on how media and technology influence their mental health and wellbeing. Adopting a…continue reading

As witnessed globally with the rise of hate, authoritarian populism, racism, fascist movements, and calls to the genocide of minorities, online infrastructures exist at the core of campaigns threatening democraciesand…continue reading

Considerable research has focused on the important role of social media in migrant life. However, there is a lack of knowledge about how remote regional areas shape migrants’ use of…continue reading

Māori Peoples are at the cross roads with Artificial Intelligence and other emerging technologies; We can either turn right and decolonise and empower ourselves, or turn left and have status…continue reading

It is intended that this paper will allow modern day tech savvy and generation millennial Māori, ICT whānau, government organisations and their staff, Knowledge/Information workers and groups (non Māori) to…continue reading

These guidelines are primarily intended to be used by New Zealand government agencies/departments and organisations engaging with digital projects involving New Zealand and Māori Data. There is a recommendation for…continue reading

Digital optimists have claimed that Internet technology, and especially social media, would revolutionise politics and empower previously marginalised groups. The reality is somewhat different: online like offline politics is the…continue reading

The development of the Internet and social platforms was expected to have a profound impact on citizens’ ability to influence politics, transforming traditional methods of political communication. This article examines…continue reading

As students become increasingly active online, it is essential to help them navigate both the benefits and challenges of digital technology. According to the New Zealand Teens’ Digital Profile: A…continue reading

Netsafe is an independent, not-for-profit organisation with a mission to promote online safety among New Zealanders. In order to effectively meet New Zealanders’ needs, Netsafe commissions an annual survey (excluding…continue reading

Netsafe commissioned Sense Partners to update a 2018 report which estimated the societal cost of cyberbullying in New Zealand.1 There is a growing consensus that bullying and cyberbullying are harmful,…continue reading

Netsafe is an independent, not-for-profit organisation with a mission to promote online safety among New Zealanders. In order to effectively meet New Zealanders’ needs, Netsafe commissions an annual survey to…continue reading

In partnership with Netsafe, this research aims to help us understand the complex online experiences influencing the mental and emotional wellbeing of young people in Aotearoa New Zealand, as told…continue reading

Manatū Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage (“the Ministry”) is the steward of Aotearoa New Zealand’s cultural system, supporting the arts, heritage, media and sport sectors. Under the Public Service…continue reading