Digital Safety
Making the digital world a safer place
for everyone
The Digital Safety Group work with domestic and international agencies to help prevent New Zealanders
from online harm in relation to child sexual exploitation, violent extremist content and unsolicited commercial electronic messages.
Information about online safety
Report harmful content
Report spam
Guidance for online content hosts
Information about retaining illegal
content for evidential purposes.
Recent news/projects
- Nelson man sentenced to two years imprisonment for possessing child sexual exploitation material (9 April 2025)
- Over 1 million websites blocked, and 47 investigations conducted in 2023, finds DIA Digital Child Exploitation Team end of year reporting
- 2022 Digital Violent Extremism Transparency Report released
- DIA launch first NZ Government Transparency report
