Shorts Newsletter 4 June 2026

The Te Māngai Pāho - Irirangi Te Motu | NZ On Air Reo Māori Co-Fund is now open for applications.

The co-fund, which will distribute approximately $8m, is seeking proposals for high quality Scripted, Scripted Development and Non-fiction reo Māori screen content for a broad audience.

Applications and proposals will be considered by a panel of assessors including Te Māngai Pāho kaimahi, NZ On Air staff and external professionals, as part of a contestable process.

You can find the RFP for the Reo Māori Content Co-Fund here.

To apply, you must first register with Te Pūahatanga, Te Māngai Pāho’s online application system. Registrations can take up to three days to process so make sure you register well in advance of the funding deadline.

Applications close on 27 August 2026, with successful applicants announced on 30 October 2026. To find out more about the co-fund, go to the Te Māngai Pāho website.

Information webinar

Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air kaihāpai (advisors) will be available to provide more detail on priorities, processes and criteria of the co-fund – as well as answer your questions – at a webinar on Wednesday 17 June 2026 at 1pm. To RSVP, just email funding@nzonair.govt.nz and put ‘Co-fund webinar’ in the Subject line. The Zoom link will then be sent to you prior to the session.

NZ On Screen has recently relaunched with a new look website plus a major new feature – a transactional video-on-demand service that will bring a growing selection of exclusively Aotearoa films to Kiwi audiences.

After nearly two decades of making local screen stories freely accessible, the NZ On Screen platform will now also offer pay-per-view rentals of feature films, expanding how audiences can discover and watch some of New Zealand’s most iconic content. NZ On Screen is run by the Digital Media Trust and funded by NZ On Air.

The new pay-per-view library includes more than 120 titles spanning four decades of filmmaking – from landmark classics to cult classics and contemporary hits – alongside thousands of TV shows, short films, documentaries, backgrounders and profiles already on the site and free to enjoy.

With no subscription required and pay-per-view rentals priced at $6.99 or under, the new offering strengthens NZ On Screen’s role in helping local stories remain visible, accessible and easy to find.

To find out more, go to nzonscreen.com.