These are services that can act on this kind of situation in New Zealand. Each listing shows when we last checked it.
If a child is in danger now, call emergency services in New Zealand.
Emergency services · New Zealand
Verified 30 Oct 2026Call 111
The emergency number for Police, Fire and Ambulance. People with hearing or speech difficulties can register for 111 TXT.
Child helpline · New Zealand
Verified 30 Oct 2026Free call 0800 376 633, free text 234, or webchat
A helpline for young people in New Zealand, by phone, text, webchat or WhatsApp, at any time.
Online safety regulator · New Zealand
Verified 30 Oct 2026Report online harm, or chat online
New Zealand’s online safety organisation. Free support and advice on online abuse, harassment, sextortion and bullying, and a way to report online harm.
Directory of services · International
Verified 30 Oct 2026A directory of child helplines around the world, listed by country with their contact details. Child helplines are run by organisations in each country to listen to and support children and young people.
Hotline for child sexual abuse material · International
Verified 30 Oct 2026Explains how to report sexual images or videos of children found online, and links to the hotline for your country. You report the web address, not the files, and you do not need to give your name. INHOPE’s secretariat is not itself a hotline and cannot receive reports.
Help removing images · International
Verified 30 Oct 2026A free service that helps remove or stop the online sharing of nude, partially nude or sexually explicit images or videos taken of you before you were 18. It creates a digital fingerprint of the image on your own device, so you do not send the image to anyone, and you can stay anonymous. It works on public or unencrypted platforms that have agreed to take part.
Directory of services · International
Verified 30 Oct 2026A directory of free, confidential helplines and crisis lines in many countries, searchable by country and by topic, for emotional support and crisis situations including thoughts of suicide.
