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 18]

MakingTracks Grants - August Announcement

Monday, 29 August 2011, 5:03 pm | NZ On Air

Synth Rock, Hip Hop, Pop, Indie Punk, R & B, Alt Country, Rock, Ethereal Pop, Reggae, Dubstep, Synth Pop, Dance Electronica, Funk, Metal, Soul and … More >>

Platinum Drama Success

Tuesday, 23 August 2011, 8:54 am | NZ On Air

NZ On Air is celebrating the success of its Platinum Fund drama investments with Billy achieving record ratings for TV One . More >>

NZ On Air Announces Platinum Funding

Monday, 15 August 2011, 1:14 pm | NZ On Air

NZ On Air has announced new programmes supported by its Platinum Fund for screening in 2012. The projects are being given the green light just as many of the fruits of last year’s round hit the screens including Tangiwai which topped the ratings ... More >>

Something For Everyone: Strong TV Documentaries for 2012

Thursday, 11 August 2011, 1:38 pm | NZ On Air

A new documentary series, Golden Mozzies , looking at seven Māori families living on Australia’s Gold Coast, leads a wide range of New Zealand stories supported by NZ On Air in its latest funding round. The TV3 series will explore emigration ... More >>

NZ On Air Announces First MakingTracks Grants

Thursday, 28 July 2011, 5:30 pm | NZ On Air

NZ On Air has announced the first grants to be made under its new MakingTracks music funding scheme. Thirty-three artists are receiving support in this inaugural round. Thirteen will get up to $10,000 to help meet the costs of both recording a song and ... More >>

Happy Birthday What Now

Thursday, 21 July 2011, 12:52 pm | NZ On Air

A very special programme this Sunday will see the return of previous presenters including Danny Watson, Frank Flash, Jason Fa’afoi and Tamati Coffey in the studio alongside the current hosts Charlie Panapa, Gemma Rose Knight, Johnson Raela and of course ... More >>

NZ On Air Launches Making Tracks

Thursday, 12 May 2011, 12:34 pm | NZ On Air

NZ On Air Launches Making Tracks Today NZ On Air launched a new music funding programme to invest in a greater diversity of New Zealand music. More >>

Home grown television numbers holding their own

Wednesday, 20 April 2011, 10:29 am | NZ On Air

NZ On Air, which invests in a diverse range of New Zealand broadcast content, has just released its annual Local Content Report. This report measures the amount of local programming on the six main free to air television channels. More >>

NZ On Air congratulates What Now on 30 years

Thursday, 24 March 2011, 12:00 pm | NZ On Air

Iconic children’s series What Now returns live to our screens this Sunday 27 March, beginning what will be its thirtieth year of production - a New Zealand record for a children’s programme. More >>

TV Current Affairs series confirmed

Friday, 10 December 2010, 1:27 pm | NZ On Air

Highly regarded current affairs programmes Q+A and The Nation will return to New Zealand television screens next year, with funding from NZ On Air. More >>

New research about mainstream Maori television

Tuesday, 7 December 2010, 11:40 am | NZ On Air

New research into mainstream Maori television programmes shows that programmes about and by Maori for a broad audience can have a positive impact. The research, conducted by Hinewehi Mohi, Stacey Morrison and Scott Morrison, working with Tim Thorpe, was ... More >>

NZ On Air’s Good Year

Wednesday, 10 November 2010, 1:35 pm | NZ On Air

Broadcast funding agency NZ On Air today released its annual report for the year ended 30 June 2010 after it was tabled in Parliament. NZ On Air investments provide wide-ranging Kiwi perspectives, stories and music for many different New Zealand ... More >>

Kiwis value having New Zealand on air

Friday, 29 October 2010, 2:19 pm | NZ On Air

Research commissioned by NZ On Air has emphasised the value New Zealanders place on having local content on our airwaves. More >>

NZ On Air Backing Canterbury

Thursday, 14 October 2010, 10:23 am | NZ On Air

NZ On Air is getting behind the Canterbury region by funding the live broadcast of Band Together: Concert for Canterbury. More >>

$13 million investment for NZ children

Tuesday, 12 October 2010, 1:38 pm | NZ On Air

Today NZ On Air announced investments of nearly $13 million into New Zealand children’s television programming to screen in 2011. More >>

$500,000 for new service for blind audiences

Thursday, 12 August 2010, 3:58 pm | NZ On Air

NZ On Air today announced funding has been made available for a new service for vision impaired and blind audiences. More >>

NZ digital content takes off

Tuesday, 22 June 2010, 11:47 am | NZ On Air

Three innovative projects for online audiences have been supported, thanks to NZ On Air investment through its million-dollar Digital Content Partnership Fund. There were 49 strong applications for this third year of the contestable Fund. “With ... More >>