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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 3]
New Fund To Support Pasifika Storytelling On Screens Will Reach Into Wider Pacific Region
Wednesday, 15 November 2023, 11:12 am | NZ On Air
NZ On Air has announced a $1.9m fund to encourage the creation of stories from a uniquely Pasifika perspective, to be broadcast in Aotearoa New Zealand and throughout the Pacific region. The Aotearoa New Zealand Pacific Regional Media Fund is a new ... More >>
Mandatory Artist Creation Fee Announced As Part Of In-depth NZ On Air Music Review
Thursday, 2 November 2023, 9:10 am | NZ On Air
NZ On Air is refining its music funding approach to ensure homegrown musicians will receive an Artist Creation Fee on top of each New Music funding grant to create their music. The change comes after a newly released and in-depth review of NZ On Air's ... More >>
NZ On Air Announces Three New Drama Series And Two Popular Returning Series
Friday, 22 September 2023, 12:19 pm | NZ On Air
Local and international audiences have three brand new series to look forward to from talented New Zealand content teams, telling Aotearoa’s stories. Two series that debuted in 2023 have also secured a second year of support from Irirangi ... More >>
Strong Growth In On Demand Viewing – Latest Audience Trends From NZ On Air Research
Wednesday, 6 September 2023, 10:20 am | NZ On Air
NZ On Air’s Where Are The Audiences? research for 2023 shows audiences want their content when they want it – and that means on demand. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2309/99242009a22884043261.jpeg" width="315" height="720"> The latest results from the ... More >>
Increased Access To Live Leaders’ Debates Secured For The Deaf Community And NZSL Users
Tuesday, 5 September 2023, 12:08 pm | NZ On Air
Access for the Deaf community to view TVNZ 1’s three live debates for the 2023 General Election has been secured with the announcement that NZ On Air will provide funding to Deaf Aotearoa to provide New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) interpreters. ... More >>
Te Māngai Pāho And NZ On Air Announce $3m In Co-funding Support Of Māori Regional News Hubs
Friday, 28 July 2023, 9:12 am | NZ On Air
Irirangi Te Motu | NZ On Air and Te Māngai Pāho (TMP) have confirmed four recipients of funding as part of a co-fund to provide continued support to Māori Regional News Hubs, an initiative providing collaborative news services across 11 Iwi radio stations. ... More >>
Lifting The Lid On Aotearoa New Zealand – More Stories To Engage Audiences
Monday, 10 July 2023, 1:36 pm | NZ On Air
New content to engage and inform local audiences will be lifting the lid on a range of topics including historic abuse in care, family mysteries and the lives of young medical professionals in our hospital system. The first funding round of the new ... More >>
Almost $7m Of Creative, Engaging New Content For Tamariki On Its Way
Monday, 10 July 2023, 11:15 am | NZ On Air
Aotearoa New Zealand’s youngest audiences will continue to be engaged, entertained, and educated with a new $7m boost to content and games made for them by talented Kiwi creators. NZ On Air, under its new Children's Funding Strategy, aims to promote ... More >>
Quirky, Inspiring, Gritty, And Exploring Cultural Identity – New NZ On Air-funded Drama
Friday, 7 July 2023, 11:53 am | NZ On Air
Local screens will soon be graced with a dynamic line-up of drama series, including two brand new shows and three highly anticipated returns. These series will delve into various themes, offering a diverse blend of musical comedy, inspiring ... More >>
Inaugural NZ On Air New Music Pan-Asian Funding Recipients Announced
Thursday, 29 June 2023, 12:07 pm | NZ On Air
Fifteen artists have just been announced as the very first recipients of funding via a NZ On Air New Music Pan-Asian focus round, the first funding initiative of its kind to support the Pan-Asian music community in Aotearoa New Zealand. The new ... More >>
NZ On Air Looks Forward To Supporting Gaming Sector With New Rebate Scheme
Thursday, 15 June 2023, 2:12 pm | NZ On Air
NZ On Air is looking forward to supporting the gaming sector by delivering the new game development sector rebate scheme. The public media agency has been asked to administer the new scheme, announced in the May 2023 Budget. NZ On Air Chair Dr Ruth ... More >>
NZ On Air Awards Eight Kiwi Commercial And Regional Stations For Local Music Airplay
Thursday, 15 June 2023, 9:41 am | NZ On Air
Four nationwide radio networks and four regional stations have been given NZ On Air awards for playing more than 20 percent local music content over the airways in 2022. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2306/8ab35f3ec00ae9714921.jpeg" ... More >>
Jono’s Back On Screen And So Are N00bs
Tuesday, 6 June 2023, 9:00 am | NZ On Air
A much-loved broadcasting maverick is to get his own scripted comedy series. Jono Pryor, of Jono and Ben fame, is the creator and star of the new series, greenlit with funding from NZ On Air. Titled Vince , and screening on ThreeNow and Three, ... More >>
$8.5m Investment In Ambitious New Content For Tamariki
Friday, 2 June 2023, 9:46 am | NZ On Air
NZ On Air is investing $8.5m in six captivating new series specifically designed to engage our youngest viewers, both locally and internationally. This second children’s content funding round of the year focused on projects with aspirations for international ... More >>
NZ On Air and PIJF-funded projects winning across national and global stage
Sunday, 28 May 2023, 2:46 pm | NZ On Air
NZ On Air is thrilled to congratulate the Te Rito Journalism Project for its win for Best Innovation in Newsroom Transformation at the 2023 INMA Global Media Awards in New York. The Te Rito Journalism Project is a ground-breaking journalism cadetship ... More >>
PIJF Provides One-off Funding To Ensure Emergency Resilience In The Wake Of Cyclone Gabrielle
Thursday, 27 April 2023, 9:29 am | NZ On Air
NZ On Air’s Public Interest Journalism Fund (PIJF) has stepped in to ensure media in the Hawkes Bay and Tairawhiti are better prepared to serve their communities with vital public interest journalism in the wake of recent Civil Defence emergencies. ... More >>
NZ On Air Announces New Music Pan-Asian Fund
Thursday, 20 April 2023, 8:51 am | NZ On Air
New fund first of its kind for Pan-Asian music community in Aotearoa More >>
NZ On Air And Te Māngai Pāho Announce Over $6.5m In Funding For Māori Language Projects
Tuesday, 18 April 2023, 10:12 am | NZ On Air
Irirangi Te Motu|NZ On Air and Te Māngai Pāho have announced the successful applicants for the fifth co-funding round with six bilingual and fluent te reo Māori projects receiving in total up to $6,623,102. The fund sought high-quality, Scripted and Non-fiction ... More >>
Focus On Ongoing Success Of Existing Roles For Final PIJF Funding Round
Monday, 17 April 2023, 11:03 am | NZ On Air
Ensuring the sustainability and ongoing success of existing funded roles is the key focus of the final general round of the Public Interest Journalism Fund (PIJF). The seventh and final round will extend funding for 36 roles through into ... More >>
NZ On Air Ready To Roll With New Investment Strategy And $10m Additional Funds
Thursday, 6 April 2023, 11:55 am | NZ On Air
NZ On Air is rolling out a new strategy to address the ongoing transformation in the way local audiences connect with the stories and songs of Aotearoa, boosted today with an additional $10m in funding from government. NZ On Air Board Chair Dr Ruth ... More >>
