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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]
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 >>
Journalism Fund Supports Newsroom Cadetships To Boost Workforce
Monday, 11 July 2022, 12:03 pm | NZ On Air
Supporting a pipeline of cadets for workplace training within Aotearoa newsrooms is just one focus of NZ On Air’s latest round of Public Interest Journalism (PIJF) funding. For this fourth funding round, NZ On Air received a total of 39 applications ... More >>
NZ On Air Announces Awards For Local Music Airplay On Kiwi Commercial Stations
Saturday, 9 July 2022, 1:10 pm | NZ On Air
Four nationwide radio networks have received NZ On Air awards for reaching the voluntary 20 percent local music airplay threshold in 2021. ZM (28.29%), Mai FM (24.1%), The Edge (20.79%) and George FM (28.6%) all accepted awards for playing more than 20 ... More >>
Bringing Social Issues Into The Spotlight Amongst Latest Factual Content Funded By NZ On Air
Friday, 8 July 2022, 11:50 am | NZ On Air
NZ On Air has announced just under $10.4m of funding for Factual projects that include content bringing important social issues in Aotearoa into the spotlight. These include a new series that delves into the topic of extreme anxiety in the face of the COVID ... More >>
Two New Prime Time Drama Series And A New Comedy Panel Show Greenlit By NZ On Air
Thursday, 7 July 2022, 1:34 pm | NZ On Air
Local audiences have two new drama series to look forward to, showcasing stories that are grounded in Aotearoa and topical issues. A new series for TVNZ 2 and TVNZ+, The Bishop centres on a charismatic young pastor who forms an unlikely alliance with ... More >>
The World Will Soon Be Seeing More Of New Zealand On Screen
Monday, 30 May 2022, 11:23 am | NZ On Air
Nine projects selected in Final Production Funding Round of Te Puna Kairangi. A total of nine film and television projects have been offered funding in the final round of Te Puna Kairangi – Premium Productions for International Audiences Fund, ... More >>
