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Wellington UniVentures has been helping implement the programme in New Zealand schools since 2014. As part of Bullying-Free New Zealand Week, Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon visited Seatoun School to learn about the programme’s impact from students. “Coming to Seatoun School today has just reinforced how important it is for a school to try and eliminate bullying.
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Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon speaking to kids at Seatoun School about the KiVa programme. “It was great to listen to the students, as young as they are, they are very clear about what is bullying.” “We know, from all the reports, that a bully is a bully for life if not taught how not to be a bully and how to be a better person.”
Cyberbullying in the spotlight at Kerikeri event
14 May, 2021 05:15 PM
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Netsafe says cyberbullying isn t more prevalent than it was 10 years ago but new technology has given bullies potent new methods for harassment. Photo / NZME
Netsafe says cyberbullying isn t more prevalent than it was 10 years ago but new technology has given bullies potent new methods for harassment. Photo / NZME
Online safety group Netsafe is holding an information session in Kerikeri next week
to help parents protect their kids from cyberbullying. While Netsafe says the proportion of young people subjected to cyberbullying has been fairly steady over the past decade, new technology has created more potent tools for bullies.