The Ministry of Education says in a one-month period 300,000 searches for pornographic material were blocked on school networks.
Ministry representatives appeared before the Education and Workforce select committee to discuss a petition calling for better, more inclusive sex education.
Associate deputy secretary Pauline Cleaver said the ministry is working on a plan to give teachers more skills and tools to manage more sensitive issues, such as consent, sexual violence, and the harmful impact of pornography. Read more