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Four projects selected for Scripted series drama development

NZ On Air and the New Zealand Film Commission have announced further development funding of $80,000 each to four scripted series projects.

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NZ On Air and Te Māngai Pāho join forces to invest $4m in compelling Māori language content

NZ On Air and Te Māngai Pāho have teamed up to create a $4m factual co-fund, designed to support high-quality, prime-time Māori language content

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Regional news coverage to be boosted by Local Democracy reporting scheme

Eight journalists are being sought to work as local democracy reporters in regional newsrooms across New Zealand.

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Success in the quest to find fresh Asian and Pasifika storytellers and ideas

NZ On Air is backing three exciting new projects that break fresh ground in content for NZ audiences, and will propel careers.

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Three powerful media projects to commemorate one year since March 15

3 projects that will commemorate the 1 year anniversary of the March 15 terror attacks have been funded as the final initiatives from the Joint Innovation Fund

Latest Funding Round

July 2019 funding decisions

Newsletters

Newsletter July 2019

With no cake and only a little fanfare, we have turned 30!

Media Releases

Many more of our authentic NZ stories to be revealed

Important New Zealand stories revealing many different perspectives will be told, with the latest funding from NZ On Air for factual content.

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Homegrown drama and comedy on a winning streak

Three intriguing new Rautaki Māori dramas have won funding this week, alongside two returning favourites and a powerful true story.

Newsletters

Shorts Newsletter July

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NZ On Air reports improvement in diversity of key creatives in screen and music production

NZ On Air’s fourth Diversity Report shows a more diverse mix of content creators in key screen production roles, but there is still work to be done

Newsletters

Shorts Newsletter June