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Poster Campaign Urges Children to 'Connect with Hector'      
 
 
In October a new poster campaign was launched to help very young children, their families and school communities to connect with NZ’s Cybersafety Ambassador Hector Protector® on the Hector’s World™ website www.hectorsworld.com. 
 
Kaiser Family Foundation (USA) research published in 2006 found that 4% of children age 2-3 and 13% of 4-6 year olds use a computer daily and 10% of 4-6 yr-olds visit websites by themselves. This same study found that 69% of 0-6 year olds currently live in a home with internet access.
 
Commissioner of Police Howard Broad commended the campaign as “a critical step to inform schools and families with young children about Hector’s World™.”
 
The new posters (pictured above) were distributed to every registered early childhood service and primary school in New Zealand along with a letter from Education Minister Steve Maharey and the NetSafe resource order form.
 
Offered in both Te Reo Maori and in English, the posters are available free of charge* through the NetSafe Contact Centre on 0508 NETSAFE (0508 638 723) or queries@netsafe.org.nz. 
 
*Postage charges apply to packages containing 50+ items.
 Hector Protector® is an animated bottlenose dolphin who, along with his underwater friends helps children learn about how to keep safe on the internet and with mobile phones. The Hector’s World site hosts a range of free animated resources which use entertainment to get across complex safety messages.
      
         
NetSafe Provides Support to Teens on Bebo
 
NetSafe has recently joined popular social networking site Bebo.com to encourage more young people to access our help and information service. Since establishing the page in late 2007, over 100 young people have signed up as an online ‘friend’ of NetSafe’s, meaning they can access our Contact Centre staff instantaneously through the site with a click of a button.
Check out www.bebo.com/netsafe and send a link to young people you know.
      
         
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NetSafe Has Moved      
 
Level 3, 130 Broadway, Newmarket
NetSafe has moved from Queen Street in Auckland’s CBD, to new offices at level 3, 130 Broadway Newmarket. 
 
Operations Manager Lee Chisholm says “the new offices have better parking facilities for our visitors, and the building itself is significantly more attractive financially”. 

The new offices have been customised to suit NetSafe’s needs and include a large meeting and training space.  “We hope people feel free to drop in and say hi and take a look around” says Lee. 
 
Early in the New Year, NetSafe will hold an open day for visitors to come by and take a look at the new offices. 

NetSafe’s new Post Office Box number is PO Box 9386, Newmarket 1149, New Zealand and you can always reach us on 0508 NETSAFE (0508 638 723) or (09) 362 0971.