Protecting our tamariki
WhānauGuard keeps your tamariki safe online — blocking dangerous apps and sites, managing screen time, and showing you where their devices are. You set the rules once; we enforce them on every device, automatically.
No credit card · No spying on private messages · Works on Windows, Android, iPhone & iPad
Everything a whānau needs, in one place
Every feature is built on official device-management capabilities — nothing covert, nothing fake, and full control in your hands.
Block everything, with full control
Turn off the apps and sites you don't want — Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, gambling, adult content, malware — with simple tick boxes. You set the rules; WhānauGuard enforces them on every device, automatically.
Whānau location tracker
See where your tamariki's device is right now, with accuracy and source (GPS, Wi-Fi, mobile network or home gateway). Opt-in, privacy-first — you decide when it's on, and every change is audited.
Screen time limits
Daily and weekly limits per tamariki, with usage broken down by category and app. No snooping on messages — just honest totals so the whole whānau can agree on healthy habits.
School mode
During class hours, education and productivity stay open while social media and games are blocked. Schedules are configurable per day, with parent-approved exceptions.
Bedtime mode
After lights-out, entertainment apps wind down while emergency calls and parent-approved contacts always stay available.
Tamper-proof by design
Signed policies, device certificates and heartbeat checks mean a child can't just uninstall or tweak their way around protection. If anything is tampered with, you're told immediately — and the dashboard never claims protection that isn't real.
Instant alerts
Get notified about blocked dangerous content, VPN attempts or protection gaps — grouped so you're not spammed. Push, email and Teams, tuned to avoid alert fatigue.
Threat intelligence
Malware, phishing and dangerous content are blocked from real threat feeds — not just a list of bad websites. Unknown content is classified, never blindly trusted.
AI assistant for parents
Ask 'why was this blocked?' and get a plain-English answer grounded in real events — never invented. AI suggests, parents decide, and no AI action ever bypasses a safety rule.
Emergency access
Sometimes a tamariki genuinely needs help or homework after hours. Parents can grant a time-limited, fully-audited override that automatically reverts. Safety first, flexibility when it counts.
Works offline too
If the internet drops, the last signed policy keeps enforcing on the device. Cloud outages never switch off protection.
Privacy by design
No keylogging, no hidden cameras, no reading private messages. We collect the minimum needed to keep tamariki safe, and we tell you exactly what that is. Built for NZ and international privacy principles.
Set up in three simple steps
From signup to protected — in minutes, not hours.
Create your whānau
Sign up in under a minute and add your tamariki. No device experience needed — the dashboard explains everything in plain language.
Protect devices with a QR code
Open the app on your tamariki's device, scan the QR code from your dashboard, and the device is protected. No typing long codes, no technical setup.
WhānauGuard does the rest
Set your rules once. Signed policies sync to every device, enforce even offline, and you get alerts only when something needs your attention.
Our commitment to tamariki
WhānauGuard was built with one mission: protecting Aotearoa's next generation. We believe every child deserves a safe digital environment, and every parent deserves the tools to provide it — without needing to be a cybersecurity expert.
Simple for parents. Strong protection for tamariki.
Honest about what we can — and can't — do
Apple (iPhone/iPad) restricts some controls at the operating-system level — we use Apple's official MDM and Screen Time capabilities and honestly show what isn't possible, instead of pretending.
No software can survive a full device factory reset by someone with unrestricted physical access — we use official device management so protection survives reboots, app uninstalls and ordinary tampering.
WhānauGuard is a safety platform, not a spying tool: no keylogging, no covert recording, no reading private messages.
Keep the internet useful, and your whānau safe.
Join the whānau using WhānauGuard to protect tamariki under 16 — with full parental control and total transparency.
Create your whānau