PHOTO: GETTY IMAGESAn innovative pilot programme to help youth become leaders in addressing online harm and to identify the digital challenges that matter most to them is coming to Central Otago early next year. Netsafe’s Otago Young Digital Leaders Pilot has received a $350,000 grant from the Otago Community Trust to support the programme. Netsafe chief executive Brent Carey said recruitment for interested youth would begin in early in the new year, with Central Otago a part of the pilot from the outset. Central Otago would run alongside Dunedin for the first year of the programme. The programme would come at a critical time, as young people navigated an increasingly complex digital environment, he said.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 28, 2025 15:32 UTC