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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]
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 >>
NZ On Air Ready To Respond To Change Of Direction On Public Media
Wednesday, 8 February 2023, 3:55 pm | NZ On Air
NZ On Air welcomes the decision from Cabinet today providing certainty for the public media sector. “Our funding strategy is flexible and future-focused, and we are able to quickly respond both to audience and media environment changes, without being ... More >>
New Data Shows Radio Airplay Continues To Play Key Role In Showcasing Kiwi Music
Thursday, 2 February 2023, 9:02 am | NZ On Air
The latest data from NZ On Air shows radio airplay still plays a key part in amplifying New Zealand music alongside music streaming. While the Top 10 Most Streamed songs list in 2022 is dominated by Kiwi bands Six60 and L.A.B, the Most Played Radio hits ... More >>
Latest Journalism Funding Round Provides Substantial Commitment To Asian Audiences
Wednesday, 7 December 2022, 12:59 pm | NZ On Air
A ground-breaking project aimed at supporting New Zealand’s Asian audiences has received support in the latest round of the Public Interest Journalism Fund (PIJF). The first year of a new RNZ Asian Unit producing news and current affairs content ... More >>
Clean Sweep For Comedy In NZ On Air’s Latest Scripted Funding Round
Monday, 5 December 2022, 11:11 am | NZ On Air
Local comedy is getting a boost in 2023, with six new and returning series receiving up to $5.8m funding in NZ On Air’s latest Scripted funding round. A fresh Scripted comedy series for TVNZ+, The Queen, The Club, The Boy, The Girl And Everything In ... More >>
New Insights For NZ Media Platforms And Content Creators Trying To Reach Young New Zealanders
Tuesday, 29 November 2022, 10:11 am | NZ On Air
The challenges of reaching New Zealand youth with local content have been laid out in comprehensive new research into what media they’re consuming and why. NZ On Air’s industry benchmark Where Are The Audiences research has this year homed in ... More >>
Funding Announced For New Motherhood Anthology Series And Inaugural Matariki Children’s Project
Monday, 21 November 2022, 11:09 am | NZ On Air
Irirangi Te Motu | NZ On Air and Te Māngai Pāho have announced funding for a new motherhood anthology series and landmark Matariki children’s project. The motherhood anthology series, which is the second TVNZ Scripted anthology series funded by NZ ... More >>
NZ On Air, Screen Australia And TikTok Announce Every Voice 2022 Recipients
Tuesday, 15 November 2022, 10:03 am | NZ On Air
Eight teams of emerging creatives have been selected to receive funding through Every Voice 2022, a joint initiative between NZ On Air, Screen Australia and TikTok. Now in its second year, Every Voice aims to support a new generation ... More >>
NZ On Air Funds Digital-first Content For Tamariki Across The Motu
Tuesday, 27 September 2022, 3:18 pm | NZ On Air
NZ On Air has invested in the production of 16 dynamic new local series and games – available to tamariki across a wide range of digital and traditional media platforms. In the first funding round since the release of NZ On Air’s new Children’s Content ... More >>
NZ On Air Scripted Funding Supports Talented New Aotearoa Storytellers
Tuesday, 27 September 2022, 12:06 pm | NZ On Air
NZ On Air has invested in six drama and comedy projects that support the development of talented emerging and mid-career screen practitioners. Miles From Nowhere is a darkly inventive new series that tells the story of a young Muslim songwriter ... More >>
Under-represented Audiences The Focus In Latest Factual Content Funded By NZ On Air
Friday, 23 September 2022, 4:54 pm | NZ On Air
Stories about and for under-represented communities feature in the latest Factual funding project announcements from NZ On Air. These include series that delve into issues affecting Māori, Pasifika and Chinese communities, as well as those living ... More >>
Key Focus On Industry Development For Penultimate Journalism Funding Round
Friday, 23 September 2022, 9:16 am | NZ On Air
A focus on supporting industry development in Aotearoa newsrooms has continued to be a key priority for NZ On Air’s latest round of Public Interest Journalism (PIJF) funding. Six Industry Development funding initiatives have been successful in this ... More >>
Public Interest Journalism Fund Exceeds Expectations, Reaching 36 Million Pages Views In First Year Of Funding
Friday, 29 July 2022, 10:06 am | NZ On Air
New Zealanders have embraced public interest journalism, with 36 million page views of funded stories since NZ On Air's Public Interest Journalism Fund (PIJF) began one year ago. In that time, NZ On Air data shows that PIJF content has been viewed ... More >>
