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Culture in the Digital Age Long-term Insights Briefing 2025 – Te Ahurea i te Ao Matihiko He Whakamāramatanga mō ngā Tirohanga Wā Roa 2025
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
Posted on 12 October 2026 |
Māori in Digitech Futures Report – Ngā Anamata Māori i te Hangarau Matihiko 2024 – 2025
The Futures 2024/2025 report highlights key challenges, strengths and future opportunities for Māori in the Te Ao Matihiko – the digital and technology space. A wānanga series was launched in…continue reading
Posted on 12 October 2026 |
Submission on the inquiry into the harm young New Zealanders encounter online
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
Posted on 12 October 2026 |
Social media monitoring by New Zealand agencies: policy and legal landscape, risks, and considerations
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
Posted on 12 October 2026 |
Platform imperialism and disinformation in Aotearoa-New Zealand
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
Posted on 12 October 2026 |
Navigating moral practice online : a qualitative study of New Zealand social media users after the Christchurch mosque attacks
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
Posted on 12 October 2026 |
Digital New Zealanders: The Pulse of Our Nation
The Government’s cross-agency Digital Economy Work Programme aims to support all New Zealanders to fully participate in the fast moving digital economy. The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE)…continue reading
Posted on 12 October 2026 |
Data is a Taonga: Aotearoa New Zealand, Māori Data Sovereignty and Implications for Protection of Treasures
This study is going to examine what is meant by Indigenous sovereignty and its importance in relation to Indigenous claims to data sovereignty. To do this, I will first examine…continue reading
Posted on 12 October 2026 |
AI and Online Safety: Emerging Risks and Opportunities
This paper aims to analyse and provide insights into the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) on online safety. It seeks to identify key trends, challenges, and strategies for addressing online…continue reading
Posted on 12 October 2026 |
Cyberbullying in New Zealand: $1bn cost in 2023
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
Posted on 12 October 2026 |
Annual Population Survey Report – 2023 Results
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
Posted on 12 October 2026 |
Annual Māori Population Survey Report – 2023 Results
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
Posted on 12 October 2026 |