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Next funding deadline

5 August 2021

For: Targeted audiences, Tamariki and HEIHEI

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Funding Mō ngā tono

Scripted & Factual

We support public media content for audiences on many different platforms. Over $80m a year is available across five funding rounds.

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Music

We fund great local songs. Between $10,000 and $40,000 is available per project, to be used for recording costs, making video content, and promotion.

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Platform funding

We provide operating funding to a number of targeted platforms and services providing important public media content. This is a closed fund with only one round per year.

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Media Releases

19 Jul 2021

NZ On Air, Screen Australia and TikTok nurture emerging voices with new Every Voice initiative

Tik Tok, NZ On Air and Screen Australia have today announced the launch of Every Voice, a new initiative to support diverse and distinct creators
Brutal Lives

Media Releases

16 Jul 2021

NZ screen and comedy talents receive NZ On Air funding for new engaging content

A new Jewish comedy series and the return of a successful Tongan drama are among a new batch of scripted content to be made for online and broadcast TV audience
Alice Snedden’s Bad News

Media Releases

16 Jul 2021

23 new and returning Factual projects to hold a mirror up to New Zealand society

NZ On Air has announced over $9m of funding for Factual projects that reveal powerful insights about Aotearoa’s past, present and future.
The Detail

Media Releases

15 Jul 2021

First funding injection for Public Interest Journalism boosts reporting and training across the motu

Stories examining issues of importance to a wide range of communities, and programmes designed to upskill and increase the number of journalists are...