Making an Official Information Act request
NZ On Air is subject to the Official Information Act 1982. Under this Act you can request information from us.
Before you make a request check if the information is already public.
We try to be as transparent as possible, our transparency statement is available here. There is a huge amount of information already available on this site.
- Annual Reports - an annual summary of our performance
- Statements of Intent - these set our strategic intentions
- Research reports - we commission and publish research relevant to our sector
- Everything we fund - you can use the Search tool to find out if we have funded a piece of content, who received that funding and how much.
There is a handy guide to making Official Information Act requests produced by the Ombudsman. Read it here.
Send us your request
If the information is not found through a search or in any of the documents above, please send your Official Information Act request:
- By email to: info@nzonair.govt.nz
Please include the words OIA request in the subject line.
- By post to: The OIA officer, NZ On Air, P.O. Box 9744, Wellington
How will we deal with your request?
We will acknowledge your request as soon as possible and respond no later than 20 working days after we receive it. We will let you know if we need an extension if you have requested a large volume of information or we are having to consult with other parties.
The Act allows us to withhold information for specific reasons. If we do this we will explain why. You can find out more about witholding information in sections 6,9 and 18 of the Act.
If you are unhappy with our response, contact us in the first instance. You have a right to seek a review of the response by the Ombudsman.
NZ On Air transparency statement
This transparency statement explains how we collect, use and share information gathered about members of the public or other entities (directly or indirectly) in accordance with the Information Gathering Model Standards issued by the State Services Commission.
If you have any enquiries about our information gathering activities, or believe we have not acted in accordance with this statement, you should contact us at info@nzonair.govt.nz.
Information for producers and platforms
You should work on the assumption that any information provided to us as part of a funding application and all subsequent business with us may be released to a requester.
The Official Information Act obliges NZ On Air to release information unless it falls into a small number of exceptions under the Act: see in particular sections 9 and 6(d). If NZ On Air receives a request for information we will advise you and seek your comment: the final decision on any release of material is ours to make.
Please also note our release practice below.
Responses to OIA requests
From January 2018 NZ On Air is proactively releasing information in accordance with the Government’s commitment to the Open Government Partnership National Action Plan. This includes publishing responses to requests for information under the OIA.
NZ On Air’s responses to OIA requests are published below around one working week after the requestor has received their response. Our reply letter to the requestor explains what information, if any, has been withheld under the OIA and under which grounds.
NZ On Air treats scripts, proposals and other production material submitted with funding applications as confidential. Information that is confidential or personal is usually withheld under the OIA. Even if such information is released to a requestor it will not be included on this page, as it concerns the rights and interests of third parties.
The requestor's name and address will be removed where the requestor is a natural person.
We will keep responses on this page for 12 months after release and then remove them.
The latest Official Information Summary Report is here.
Past 12 Months OIA's
24-08-2023_OIA Response_PIJF Regional News Hub_Website
15-08-2023_OIA Response_Metro Magazine_Website
03-08-2023_OIA Response_PIJF Queries
26-07-2023_OIA Response_Teine Sā
26-07-2023_OIA Response_Beyond The Veil
26-07-2023_OIA Response_2 Cents 2 Much
26-07-2023_OIA Response_ABLE On Demand Captioning
23-06-2023_PIJF Funding Query_Website
23-06-2023_Sticky TV 2017_Website
24-05-2023_OIA Response_Various Questions about NZ On Air Funding
23-05-2023_OIA Response SIS The Show
02-05-2023_OIA Response_PIJF Cultural Competency Training
17-03-2023_Tax Payers Union - Blackwell & Ruth
10-03-2023_Stuff Limited Use of te reo
03-03-2023_OIA Response_Sis the Show
15-02-2023_OIA Response_Sis The Show
13-02-2023_OIA Response_Te Tiriti Framework
02-07-2023_OIA Response_New Music Single Funding
03-02-2023_OIA Response_Te Tiriti Framework For News Media
31-01-2023_OIA Response_Beyond 2023 Report
26-01-2023_OIA Response_Local Democracy Reporting
18-11-2022_OIA Response_Web of Chaos
18-11-2022_OIA Response_Media Query Directions
28-10-2022_Fire and Fury (Stuff Circuit)
27-10-2022_Overseas Animation Sales
29-09-2022_OIA Response_Princess of Chaos
12-09-2022_OIA Response_Skip Ahead and Ao-Terror-Oa
2022-08-31_OIA Response_RNZ Platform Funding
2022-08-25_OIA Response_Page Views (The Detail and Te Pae Tata)