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Meet the team

Meet the team behind the local content funding decisions. Here we meet the staff working at NZ On Air to ensure the best local content gets made.

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Aotearoa’s superdiversity celebrated in hours and hours of new screen content

New Zealand’s superdiverse communities, stunning landscapes, history and modern issues feature in a stellar line up of new informative content coming to screens

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NZ On Air’s latest $12 million investment in stimulating content for tamariki

New Zealand tamariki have much to be excited about, with just under $12.5 million in funding confirmed...

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Telling our stories – unique NZ dramas headed for our screens

A crime that divided the nation, the Tuhoe police raids, and a disabled woman’s struggle to be seen without a label are 3 new dramas heading to local screens

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More laugh therapy ordered for New Zealanders

New Zealand audiences have plenty to laugh about, with a resurgence of comedy shows available on local screens.

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RNZ and NZ On Air Launch Compelling New Documentary Series Matangireia

A compelling new RNZ / NZ On Air video and podcast series exploring the political legacies of six former Māori MPs has been launched at Parliament.

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Only one chance: Have a say in getting the skills mix right for the creative workforce

The government is reforming New Zealand’s vocational training sector. Vocational training includes the learning that happens at schools and polytechs and...

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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.

Newsletters

Shorts Newsletter September

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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.