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New Zealanders show growing caution towards AI, privacy risks, and online misinformation, with 67% seeing misinformation as a serious issue, the 2025 survey finds.

A new study by InternetNZ reveals half of New Zealanders now spend four or more hours online daily, with significant usage noted among younger adults.

Growing concern over misleading online information grips 65% of New Zealanders, with women and the elderly expressing the greatest worries.

A substantial 72% of New Zealanders are apprehensive about AI misuse and under-regulation, highlighting a significant knowledge gap.

73% of New Zealanders, particularly women and adults aged 30-49, express high concern about children accessing inappropriate content online.

Over half of New Zealand's internet-capable workforce want to increase remote working, according to InternetNZ's latest findings; however, employer restrictions remain a significant barrier.

InternetNZ's upcoming research, unveiling NZ's attitudes to the online world and AI, also highlights increasing concerns about cyberbullying and online harm.

An independent review has found systemic racism at InternetNZ, which saw it react too slowly to a video that encouraged the slaughter of Māori.

The country code top-level domain of Aotearoa New Zealand - .nz - is now powered by the registry solution based on the CIRA Registry Platform.

It’s one of the most fundamental aspects of any business - large or small - but once it’s set up, it’s often never given a second thought.

Do rangatahi in Aotearoa understand the importance of being safe online, or has lifelong exposure to the internet resulted in widespread complacency?.

InternetNZ has announced the appointment of its new chief executive, with Vivien Maidaborn taking over the role from interim chief Andrew Cushen in October.

Long story short, it's often the case that misinformation, threat and extremism link closely to cybersecurity issues and cyber harm.

A technology industry leader is urging the government not to shy away from policing social media platforms in New Zealand.

Encountering the term 'dark web' might bring thoughts of criminal activity and harmful behaviour to mind, but what exactly is it, and is it all bad?.

InternetNZ group chief executive officer Jordan Carter has announced he is stepping down after almost 20 years with the organisation.

New Zealanders are becoming increasingly worried about their personal data privacy, according to a new InternetNZ survey.

Lack of community engagement threatens success of New Zealand's new online safety Code of Practice, say organisations.

New DNS vulnerability discovered by InternetNZ could result in global Denial-of-Service attacks on authoritative servers, including .nz.

InternetNZ urges NZ political parties to sign its five-point plan for digital inclusion ahead of the election.