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NZ On Air
Connecting and reflecting our nation
NZ On Air invests in public media for many audiences. We find and support great audio and visual content that holds a mirror up to New Zealand and our people. We do this through the platform-neutral NZ Media Fund.
NZ On Air - Latest News [Page 12]
New animated TV series for young viewers
Tuesday, 6 October 2015, 12:44 pm | NZ On Air
A new animated pre-school series encouraging kids to explore simple science ideas is the first co-production funded by NZ On Air that is hoping to access the revamped NZ Screen Production Grant scheme. More >>
Digital projects expand range of local content
Monday, 5 October 2015, 2:10 pm | NZ On Air
Digital projects expand range of local content to engage diverse audiences Four innovative new digital projects have been selected from a very competitive field of applicants, along with three flourishing previously funded online projects for ... More >>
Diverse NZ stories reflecting diverse NZ culture
Friday, 2 October 2015, 12:53 pm | NZ On Air
Diverse NZ stories reflecting diverse NZ culture NZ On Air is pleased to expand the range of diverse factual programmes available on television including new programmes on music superstars, paralympic heroes and the characters you find in the halls of ... More >>
Million dollar fund renewed
Tuesday, 22 September 2015, 9:07 am | NZ On Air
Million dollar fund renewed for Canada/New Zealand interactive digital media initiative NZ On Air and the Canada Media Fund (CMF) have renewed their successful joint incentive for digital media co-production. More >>
New programmes feature te ao Māori
Friday, 31 July 2015, 5:00 pm | NZ On Air
New programmes feature te ao Māori As we celebrate Māori language week NZ On Air is pleased to announce support for a range of new television programmes that help to bring te ao Māori to broad New Zealand audiences. More >>
$20 million invested in new New Zealand drama
Tuesday, 28 July 2015, 10:51 am | NZ On Air
$20 million invested in new New Zealand drama Local stories will feature strongly in next year’s television line-ups with NZ On Air investing $20.3 million from its first funding round of the financial year in drama and dramatised documentary. More >>
Celebrating 50 years of a beautiful documentary series
Monday, 27 July 2015, 2:05 pm | NZ On Air
Rivalling Coronation Street in longevity, and the very best documentary series worldwide, Country Calendar will next year celebrate 50 years on air. NZ On Air has been backing the series since 1991. More >>
New local programmes in the pipeline
Friday, 24 July 2015, 12:05 pm | NZ On Air
NZ On Air is backing a raft of new local arts and culture television programmes to appeal to audiences across the spectrum. More >>
Providing local media content for children
Tuesday, 26 May 2015, 9:15 am | NZ On Air
NZ On Air is turning its attention to the future of local media content for children, launching a consultation on proposed changes to the types of children’s content it funds. More >>
More funding for TV captions to increase access
Wednesday, 20 May 2015, 11:49 am | NZ On Air
More funding for TV captions to increase access NZ On Air has increased funding to provide more captions and audio description on television programmes for the hearing and sight impaired. More >>
A blast from the past for knowledge geeks
Friday, 15 May 2015, 12:52 pm | NZ On Air
NZ On Air has agreed to support Cue Television from Invercargill to make a new series of the popular general knowledge quiz show for Prime. The original programme, based on the BBC format, screened from 1976 to 1989. More >>
A new approach to promoting NZ music
Monday, 4 May 2015, 9:31 am | NZ On Air
A new approach to promoting NZ music A new online initiative to get more people discovering and enjoying NZ music aims to increase the number of streams of tracks by NZ artists. More >>
NZ-made TV programmes are world-beaters
Friday, 17 April 2015, 12:27 pm | NZ On Air
Three NZ On Air-funded TV programmes have won medals at a prestigious international TV festival proving locally made content is up there with the best in the world. More >>
Local TV content holds its own in a fast-changing market
Thursday, 16 April 2015, 12:13 pm | NZ On Air
The NZ On Air Local Content Report 2014 released today shows a 3% increase in local television programming last year across the six free-to-air channels monitored. TheLocal Content Report has been recording the trends and changes in the local content landscape ... More >>
Bold new transmedia initiatives knock down borders
Thursday, 9 April 2015, 9:46 am | NZ On Air
NZ On Air and the Canada Media Fund (CMF) announced today a contribution of $1.2M (CAD) to three digital media co-productions. Of the total, NZ On Air will contribute 582,000 (CAD) and the CMF will contribute 618,000 (CAD) towards the projects. More >>
NZ On Air gives a boost to investigative journalism
Wednesday, 8 April 2015, 2:03 pm | NZ On Air
8 April 2015 NZ On Air gives a boost to investigative journalism NZ On Air will fund a new investigative journalism strand for TV3 called 3D Investigates. More >>
Diverse Māōri stories to be told in new documentaries
Friday, 13 March 2015, 12:53 pm | NZ On Air
Diverse Māōri stories to be told in new documentaries A number of diverse programmes featuring Māori stories have been supported by NZ On Air, bringing more of NZ’s unique culture and heritage to TV screens. More >>
Colourful line up of programmes get the green light
Thursday, 12 March 2015, 1:08 pm | NZ On Air
A nostalgic journey back to New Zealand of a by-gone era captured in amateur film footage, and more beautiful and awe-inspiring journeys through our oceans are just two of the colourful new documentary projects to secure NZ On Air funding. More >>
NZ On Air and Porirua City Council join forces
Thursday, 26 February 2015, 12:56 pm | NZ On Air
NZ On Air and Porirua City Council join forces to showcase the region through music Porirua City is the first local body to join forces with NZ On Air in a new incentive-based funding scheme which will encourage the filming of music videos outside of the main ... More >>
Preserving a place for breaking NZ music on radio
Wednesday, 17 December 2014, 12:45 pm | NZ On Air
New Zealand music buffs will continue to hear the newest local music on commercial radio stations throughout the country next year, with funding from NZ On Air confirmed for a total of 23 hours of local new music programmes a week across 11 networks. More >>
