New Zealand's DIA Digital Safety team faces job cuts, raising fears over online child exploitation and extremism.

Job cuts at New Zealand's Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) Digital Safety team, totaling 60 permanent and 66 fixed-term roles, have sparked concern over increased online child exploitation and violent extremism. The Public Service Association warns that the loss of expertise and inability to proactively monitor threats put New Zealanders at risk. Despite savings of $12 million annually, critics urge the DIA to reinvest in the team to protect against online harm.