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Our latest media releases, research releases, industry newsletters and jobs.
PIJF Profiles

In PIJF Profiles, we chat to some of the journalists NZ On Air has supported into media roles and get a snapshot of the work they do.
Shorts Newsletter - 24 August

November 2022 Scripted, Factual, Content Development and Industry Development round information
Shorts Newsletter - 19 August 2022

A farewell to Sir Toby Curtis, and the annual Showtools Screen Industry Health Check Survey.
Shorts Newsletter - 4 August 2022

With the local body elections fast approaching, now is a good time to remind all PIJF recipients of the guidelines on publishing opinion.
Te Rito Programme: Addressing Diversity in Newsrooms

Six months ago, Te Kakenga (TK) Kawiti-Bishara was a subscription agent working for Stuff in Palmerston North and dreaming of a career in journalism.
PIJF exceeds expectations reaching 36 million page views in first year

New Zealanders have embraced public interest journalism, with 36m page views of funded stories since the Public Interest Journalism Fund began.
July 2022 Newsletter

Funding details from the July round, an update from our CE, an introduction to our Head of Music, and resources from the Aotearoa Screen Publicists Collective.
July 2022 Funding Decisions

The latest Scripted, Factual, Platform, IDF and Public Interest Journalism decisions from our July 2022 funding round.
Shorts Newsletter - 14 July 2022

Resources for Children's content producers, Contagion partnership announcement, Matariki 2023 RFP reminder and more.
Journalism fund supports newsroom cadetships to boost workforce

Supporting a pipeline of cadets for workplace training is just one focus of NZ On Air’s latest round of Public Interest Journalism (PIJF) funding
Awards for local music airplay on Kiwi commercial stations

Four nationwide radio networks have received NZ On Air awards for reaching the voluntary 20 percent local music airplay threshold in 2021.
Bringing social issues into the spotlight amongst latest Factual content funded

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.
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