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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 22]
Half Million-plus for Art and Music TV Shows
Thursday, 6 May 2004, 10:38 am | NZ On Air
NZ On Air has announced the investment of more than half a million dollars in arts, culture and performance television programmes for broadcast on TVNZ’s two networks. More >>
NZ On Air’s Research Programme for 2004
Monday, 26 April 2004, 1:50 pm | NZ On Air
NZ On Air has announced its 2004 research programme to investigate the role and importance of local content on television and radio in New Zealand. More >>
A New Face in Auckland
Friday, 23 April 2004, 12:50 am | NZ On Air
NZ On Air has a new representative ‘on the ground’ in Auckland, the agency announced today. Kathryn Quirk has just been appointed Auckland Client Relations Manager, and will take up the position in a few weeks. More >>
Laughter and Intrigue On New Zealand TV
Wednesday, 14 April 2004, 3:04 pm | NZ On Air
NZ On Air funding allocated in February will provide new comedy and the return of a popular children’s drama series. More >>
TV Targets for 2004
Friday, 19 December 2003, 10:54 am | NZ On Air
New Zealand's main free-to-air channels have demonstrated once again, their commitment to locally produced programmes by agreeing to television local content targets for 2004. Chairman of the now year-old Television Local Content Group, former TVNZ Chief ... More >>
More Are Watching Locally Made TV
Friday, 12 December 2003, 10:22 am | NZ On Air
New Zealanders in their droves continue to watch and enjoy locally made documentaries on television, but now other programmes are catching up. That's according to NZ On Air's latest research report, the NZ On Air Public Information and Opinion Monitor ... More >>
What's Around the Corner for NZ Broadcasting?
Thursday, 20 November 2003, 10:49 am | NZ On Air
As the Government opens the debate on the future of public broadcasting in New Zealand, new NZ On Air research indicates that similar discussions are happening elsewhere in the world. The Future of Public Broadcasting: The Experience in Six Countries, ... More >>
Richness, Breadth and Diversity
Thursday, 13 November 2003, 12:43 am | NZ On Air
Funding allocated at NZ On Air's October meeting will ensure the needs of a widely diverse range of special interest television audiences are met in the year ahead. More >>
Unique New Zealand Stories On Air
Wednesday, 12 November 2003, 1:36 pm | NZ On Air
New Zealand television viewers can look forward to rare insights into the lives and work of three leading art and literary figures, an update on an iconic documentary 25 years on, and the intriguing and sad story of a woman out-of-place, thanks to ... More >>
NZ On Air Passes 1,000 music videos
Thursday, 30 October 2003, 1:41 pm | NZ On Air
NZ On Air's funding of more than 1,000 music videos will be celebrated at a function in Auckland tomorrow night. More >>
A Turning Point
Thursday, 2 October 2003, 11:35 am | NZ On Air
Despite the increasing number of choices available to radio and television audiences and Internet users in the 21st century, New Zealand public service broadcasting is now even more relevant than before, according to NZ On Air's Annual Report 2002/2003, ... More >>
The Brand New with the Tried-and-Almost-True
Wednesday, 3 September 2003, 11:26 pm | NZ On Air
NZ On Air's August funding decisions will see almost $7 million invested in a range of locally produced television drama that includes the return of a popular Mâori supernatural series, alongside two feature films and a new drama series revolving ... More >>
Who Tunes in to Local TV?
Monday, 1 September 2003, 10:50 am | NZ On Air
New NZ On Air research shows that most regional television viewers are watching their local channel for local news and sport, but the majority of them consider the programmes to be of a lower standard than those on mainstream channels. The Regional TV Research ... More >>
NZ On Air Programmes Clean Up at TV Awards
Monday, 25 August 2003, 9:16 am | NZ On Air
Many of the Afta New Zealand Television Awards presented in Auckland last night were won by NZ On Air-funded programmes, or by cast or crew who worked on them. More >>
NZ On Air Sets Direction
Monday, 4 August 2003, 9:34 am | NZ On Air
Powerful stories, world-class production and vivid expressions of New Zealand identity and culture will greet audiences across a range of television channels and radio stations in the next five years as NZ On Air follows through on its intention to ... More >>
New Challenges for NZ Broadcasting
Thursday, 31 July 2003, 12:26 am | NZ On Air
A year of change has prompted NZ On Air to take stock, and propose new initiatives to support and promote the value of local content on television and radio in New Zealand. That's according to the agency's Statement of Intent for 2003/2004 – tabled ... More >>
Dazzling Your Senses
Monday, 14 July 2003, 5:00 pm | NZ On Air
A feast of style, colour and entertainment will explode onto New Zealand television screens in coming months, with NZ On Air announcing funding for three widely diverse projects for screening on TV One. More >>
Art Travels
Monday, 7 July 2003, 9:12 am | NZ On Air
Following on closely from its May symposium to identify and define the future of locally made television documentaries, NZ On Air has just announced three new documentary projects that have been allocated funding totalling almost $1.2 million. Intrepid ... More >>
Milestone year for New Zealand television
Wednesday, 14 May 2003, 9:38 am | NZ On Air
Last year saw the biggest increase in locally made television programmes in nearly 10 years, according to a survey released by NZ On Air today. More >>
Deconstructing Documentaries
Tuesday, 29 April 2003, 4:35 pm | NZ On Air
New Zealand television viewers have an almost insatiable appetite for locally made documentaries. However recent NZ On Air research has found that there is room for a shift in the types of programmes being produced, and the way their subject matter ... More >>
