Wellington SeniorNet

06/08/2026

Netsafe is hosting a series of free public webinars featuring New Zealand and international experts tackling some of today's biggest online safety challenges. Register for the sessions you'd like to attend. If you can't join live, register anyway and they will send you a recording after the session.

Some topics of interest:
* Scamscape Aotearoa: Inside the Scams Targeting New Zealanders and How to Beat Them (17 August, 12.00pm)
* AI and Online Safety in Aotearoa: Opportunities, Risks and Frontline Response (19 August, 12.00pm)

Netsafety Week 2026 is a nationwide campaign in New Zealand promoting safer online experiences. Explore tips and resources to engage your community.

09/03/2025

Some changes coming up that those with older phones might need to be following. No need to panic though. There'll be plenty of time to get sorted and we at SeniorNet can help.

Tens of thousands of handsets and other devices are likely to become redundant by the end of the year as NZ shuts down the 3G phone network.

28/02/2025

27/01/2025

We're back from our summer break with our weekly one-on-one Help Centre and our regular monthly Special Interest Groups (Android, iPhones/iPads, Photography, Apple Mac, and Q&A sessions). If your New Year's resolution was to get on top of your digital challenges then come and check out what we have to offer.
See our website for details https://wellingtonseniornet.co.nz

27/07/2024

This is your chance to get to get to grips with all the basic functions of your Android smartphone. Individual tuition and hands on with a limit of 6 people per session. Three sessions on Thursday mornings 8, 15 and 22 August. See our website on the details of the sessions and how to book.
https://wellingtonseniornet.co.nz

30/06/2024

It's back to basics with our Smartphone Basics classes starting this Thursday. For iPhone users they'll be on 4, 11 and 18 July. There'll be 3 classes for Android phones in August. The sessions cover sending texts, making calls, using the camera, sending emails, maps and other useful things. See our website for details and how to register https://wellingtonseniornet.co.nz

21/06/2024

We could be posting every day about scams of various sorts but this Netsafe scheme to foil scammers is one worth posting on our page. It's easy to join up and be part of the action.

Re:Scam, our ingenious bot designed to waste scammers' time, has been busy since Monday.

In just one week, it has responded to over 4,500 scam emails, keeping scammers busy for 359 hours! Those are hours the scammers couldn't spend trying to scam other Kiwis. So thank you to everyone who has joined us this week.

If you want to be part of the movement, just forward any scam emails you receive to [email protected]

23/05/2024

If your phone makes a terrible racket on Sunday evening don't worry. It's an emergency mobile test.
https://www.civildefence.govt.nz/resources/news-and-events/news-and-events/nationwide-test-of-emergency-mobile-alert-system-this-sunday #:~:text=On%2026%20May%2C%20there%20will,Emergency%20Management%20Agency%20(NEMA).

30/04/2024

Needing some assistance and advice on how to cope with passwords? If you use the same password for everything you do online and want to adopt a better practice this webinar is for you. It's on Tuesday 10 May at 10.30am and you can register at this website.
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6LUIiI3VRF2Iz4SnYOcJ_Q?fbclid=IwAR1S_ualjRe5_AfxywLhKU3tex2kYv9EW2YPsfg-1Ga4wyq7_0dXJbaqEwM_aem_Ab35yJP8BgNZRVHgRhvxJW7EDfzvAd3usa9wbezKOJvqhXdTqteTkjR5cHg2PTvztmW18-drtMtPbRPzSHx2QatF #/registration

25/04/2024

Last week we held the first of our Windows Special Interest Group, held by popular demand. We have several Special Interest Groups which meet once a month: Android, Apple Mac computers, iPhones and iPads, Photography and Question and Answer sessions. See the details on our website
https://wellingtonseniornet.co.nz/index.php/what-we-offer/