By RNZ
Families value age ratings and content warnings for online content, but many are not using parental controls on streaming services.
New research from Te Mana Whakaatu, the Classification Office, showed 84 per cent believed age ratings were important when deciding what their children should watch, and most people understood them.
However, a third said they did not use parental controls, such as passwords for certain content or different profiles for children based on their age.
More than half of parents and caregivers with tamariki and rangatahi at home (53 per cent) said they or someone in their household used parental controls for streaming services, and 11 per cent were unsure.