Online Safety is a Team Sport. Play Your Part - Netsafety Week 2026

About event organiser

Netsafe is New Zealand’s independent, non-profit online safety organisation. Embracing a technology-positive approach, they aim to help New Zealanders take advantage of the digital opportunities available while managing online challenges. They do this by providing practical tools, support, and advice.

Event information

Dates and location

August

2026

12:00 pm

8:00 pm

Format

Online

In person

Online & In-person

Cost

Free

About the event

For more information and to register for the webinar series, visit Netsafety Week 2026.

Netsafe have organised a series of webinars for this years Netsafety week highlighting that online safety in Aotearoa depends on coordinated action across individuals, whānau, communities, organisations and systems. The webinar series brings together those roles, combining insight, discussion and practical skills.

The webinars include:

Monday 17 August 2026, 12-1:15pm - Scamscape Aotearoa: Inside the Scams Targeting New Zealanders - and How to Beat Them
Monday 17 August 2026, 2-3pm - Supporting Young People in Digital Distress: Frontline Responses That Work
Tuesday 18 August 2026, 12-1:15pm - Free to Lead Online: Ending Abuse and Enabling Women's Participation
Tuesday 18 August 2026, 7-8pm - Raising Safe and Resilient Kids Online
Wednesday 19 August 2026, 12-1:15pm - AI and Online Safety in Aotearoa: Opportunities, Risks and Frontline Response
Wednesday 19 August 2026, 5-6pm - Young Changemakers of Aotearoa New Zealand: How Rangatahi Are Shaping Our Online World
Thursday 20 August 2026, 12-1:15pm - Safer Spaces for Rainbow Communities Online
Thursday 20 August 2026, 7-8pm - From the Manosphere to Dark Romance: Understanding Digital Subcultures and Young People
Friday 21 August 2026, 12-1:15pm - Holding the Line: Moderating Online Communities in Aotearoa New Zealand

Please direct all queries to the organisers: outreach@netsafe.org.nz.

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